Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI
@mrmattock.bsky.social
Secondary Maths Subject Lead for Leicester and Leicestershire SCITT. Maths Teacher and Leader in England for 20+ years. Author of Visible Maths, Conceptual Maths and Leading Maths.
Friday night is pre- #mathsconf drinks night. Great to see so many people out for the first Friday/Saturday of term for #mathsconf41 @lasalleed.bsky.social @atulrana.bsky.social @garethshadick.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social
September 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Friday night is pre- #mathsconf drinks night. Great to see so many people out for the first Friday/Saturday of term for #mathsconf41 @lasalleed.bsky.social @atulrana.bsky.social @garethshadick.bsky.social @oxunipress.bsky.social
Reposted by Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI
Lots of talk about GCSE resits recently...
I’ve got some time before my new job in January & I’d like to do something useful so...
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Grade 3 ➡ Grade 4 by November
GCSE Maths resit webinars and online classes with Jo Austen
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September 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Lots of talk about GCSE resits recently...
I’ve got some time before my new job in January & I’d like to do something useful so...
💻 FREE Grade 3 ➡️ 4 weekly webinars (Mondays, 5pm) 💻
🧑💻🧑💻 🧑💻 Small group (max 6) live lessons @ £15 each 🧑💻🧑💻🧑💻
More info & sign up:
grade3to4bynovember.carrd.co
I’ve got some time before my new job in January & I’d like to do something useful so...
💻 FREE Grade 3 ➡️ 4 weekly webinars (Mondays, 5pm) 💻
🧑💻🧑💻 🧑💻 Small group (max 6) live lessons @ £15 each 🧑💻🧑💻🧑💻
More info & sign up:
grade3to4bynovember.carrd.co
My first speaking session since leaving my role at Twinkl. Feels weird but strangely enjoyable to be preparing to speak at the next Complete Mathematics conference #Mathsconf41 using my old style PowerPoint template, rather than the Twinkl template.
August 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
My first speaking session since leaving my role at Twinkl. Feels weird but strangely enjoyable to be preparing to speak at the next Complete Mathematics conference #Mathsconf41 using my old style PowerPoint template, rather than the Twinkl template.
My #MathsConf41 workshop choices:
1 - Greg Thomas & Tom Brown
2 - Vicky Wood
3 - Peter Mattock
4 - Zoe Griffiths
5 - Paul Coffey & Natalie Thompson
Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf41
1 - Greg Thomas & Tom Brown
2 - Vicky Wood
3 - Peter Mattock
4 - Zoe Griffiths
5 - Paul Coffey & Natalie Thompson
Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf41
Complete Mathematics - MathsConf41
Mathematics tuition for primary, secondary and FE. Home schooling. Math improvement.
completemaths.com
August 27, 2026 at 5:12 PM
My #MathsConf41 workshop choices:
1 - Greg Thomas & Tom Brown
2 - Vicky Wood
3 - Peter Mattock
4 - Zoe Griffiths
5 - Paul Coffey & Natalie Thompson
Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf41
1 - Greg Thomas & Tom Brown
2 - Vicky Wood
3 - Peter Mattock
4 - Zoe Griffiths
5 - Paul Coffey & Natalie Thompson
Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf41
So today marks my last day working for @twinklbeyond.bsky.social. I have loved spending the last year (and a bit) working on my passion - to support maths educators everywhere in making maths teaching and learning as strong as it possibly can be.
August 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
So today marks my last day working for @twinklbeyond.bsky.social. I have loved spending the last year (and a bit) working on my passion - to support maths educators everywhere in making maths teaching and learning as strong as it possibly can be.
Reposted by Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI
If you like them let me know and please do share/RT to spread the word a bit.
It might help someone out of a planning hole!
@mathsjem.bsky.social @1stclassmaths.bsky.social @drbennison.bsky.social @mrmattock.bsky.social @draustinmaths.com
#EduSky #UKMathsChat #TeamMaths
It might help someone out of a planning hole!
@mathsjem.bsky.social @1stclassmaths.bsky.social @drbennison.bsky.social @mrmattock.bsky.social @draustinmaths.com
#EduSky #UKMathsChat #TeamMaths
April 28, 2026 at 5:43 AM
If you like them let me know and please do share/RT to spread the word a bit.
It might help someone out of a planning hole!
@mathsjem.bsky.social @1stclassmaths.bsky.social @drbennison.bsky.social @mrmattock.bsky.social @draustinmaths.com
#EduSky #UKMathsChat #TeamMaths
It might help someone out of a planning hole!
@mathsjem.bsky.social @1stclassmaths.bsky.social @drbennison.bsky.social @mrmattock.bsky.social @draustinmaths.com
#EduSky #UKMathsChat #TeamMaths
Reposted by Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI
📝New episode! How do we motivate pupils to write?
Listen to the last episode of our series unpacking the Writing Framework, in discussion with @nicolaromaine.bsky.social.
🎧 Link: youtu.be/aYSrspjKF0I
#twinklbeyondenglish
@twinklbeyond.bsky.social
Listen to the last episode of our series unpacking the Writing Framework, in discussion with @nicolaromaine.bsky.social.
🎧 Link: youtu.be/aYSrspjKF0I
#twinklbeyondenglish
@twinklbeyond.bsky.social
How do we motivate pupils to write? (Writing framework 8)
YouTube video by The English Teacher Feature Podcast
youtu.be
July 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM
📝New episode! How do we motivate pupils to write?
Listen to the last episode of our series unpacking the Writing Framework, in discussion with @nicolaromaine.bsky.social.
🎧 Link: youtu.be/aYSrspjKF0I
#twinklbeyondenglish
@twinklbeyond.bsky.social
Listen to the last episode of our series unpacking the Writing Framework, in discussion with @nicolaromaine.bsky.social.
🎧 Link: youtu.be/aYSrspjKF0I
#twinklbeyondenglish
@twinklbeyond.bsky.social
Thanks very much to David Ridings for inviting me to contribute to his great new website exploring different aspects of my maths career and thoughts on maths education through 17 questions.
I hope people enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed answering them!
teach17.com/2026/07/21/1...
I hope people enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed answering them!
teach17.com/2026/07/21/1...
17 Questions with Peter Mattock: Making Mathematics Visible, Connected and Meaningful
Peter Mattock is an experienced maths teacher, leader and author. In these 17 questions, he discusses effective maths teaching, problem-solving, teacher development and the importance of helping pu…
teach17.com
July 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Thanks very much to David Ridings for inviting me to contribute to his great new website exploring different aspects of my maths career and thoughts on maths education through 17 questions.
I hope people enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed answering them!
teach17.com/2026/07/21/1...
I hope people enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed answering them!
teach17.com/2026/07/21/1...
Last month I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with @marymyatt.bsky.social Myatt for the Twinkl Educational Publishing 'Leading With' podcast to talk all things curriculum, including how leaders can improve their curriculum.
July 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Last month I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with @marymyatt.bsky.social Myatt for the Twinkl Educational Publishing 'Leading With' podcast to talk all things curriculum, including how leaders can improve their curriculum.
My latest "Understanding #mathshacks video" is now out. This video examines a lovely test for divisibility by 8.
See the #mathstrick, and why it works, here: youtu.be/7jeMuXbo9do
See the #mathstrick, and why it works, here: youtu.be/7jeMuXbo9do
July 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
My latest "Understanding #mathshacks video" is now out. This video examines a lovely test for divisibility by 8.
See the #mathstrick, and why it works, here: youtu.be/7jeMuXbo9do
See the #mathstrick, and why it works, here: youtu.be/7jeMuXbo9do
This is absolutely terrible for my fellow #Leicestershire colleagues - many of whom will have planned holidays for that week as their #schools will have already broken up for the summer.
schoolsweek.co.uk/sats-results...
schoolsweek.co.uk/sats-results...
SATs results delayed by Pearson marking fiasco
Results will now be delivered on 16 July, says exams giant, over a week later than planned
schoolsweek.co.uk
July 2, 2026 at 12:39 PM
This is absolutely terrible for my fellow #Leicestershire colleagues - many of whom will have planned holidays for that week as their #schools will have already broken up for the summer.
schoolsweek.co.uk/sats-results...
schoolsweek.co.uk/sats-results...
A wonderful afternoon delivering my sessions at the @barnsleycollege #Maths FE meet today. People seem genuinely enthused at the potential impact of a few carefully chosen models and representations to support learners to make sense of mathematical structure.
June 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A wonderful afternoon delivering my sessions at the @barnsleycollege #Maths FE meet today. People seem genuinely enthused at the potential impact of a few carefully chosen models and representations to support learners to make sense of mathematical structure.
My latest hard-to-teach article focuses on teaching set notation at GCSE.
Find it difficult to get pupils to understand set notation, and how to apply it to Venn diagram shading? Read my top tips here:
www.twinkl.co.uk/news/gcse-ma...
Find it difficult to get pupils to understand set notation, and how to apply it to Venn diagram shading? Read my top tips here:
www.twinkl.co.uk/news/gcse-ma...
QE Insights - Twinkl
Stay up-to-date with changes and events in primary education using our handy news feed. Includes articles from trusted sources about the web.
www.twinkl.co.uk
June 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
My latest hard-to-teach article focuses on teaching set notation at GCSE.
Find it difficult to get pupils to understand set notation, and how to apply it to Venn diagram shading? Read my top tips here:
www.twinkl.co.uk/news/gcse-ma...
Find it difficult to get pupils to understand set notation, and how to apply it to Venn diagram shading? Read my top tips here:
www.twinkl.co.uk/news/gcse-ma...
After 20 years in #maths #education I thought I knew everything there was to know about #fractions. That is until a video crossed my path with a beautifully simple result.
Read my latest (relatively short) blog post to find out what the result was: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/06/an-a...
Read my latest (relatively short) blog post to find out what the result was: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/06/an-a...
An absolutely lovely fraction result
In my new job at Twinkl I get the time to dig into a lot more of what people are saying in the world of maths education than I have in the p...
educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com
June 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
After 20 years in #maths #education I thought I knew everything there was to know about #fractions. That is until a video crossed my path with a beautifully simple result.
Read my latest (relatively short) blog post to find out what the result was: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/06/an-a...
Read my latest (relatively short) blog post to find out what the result was: educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/06/an-a...
Very excited to announce that I have had my first article, 'On the flipping of coins', and co-written with my former pupil & maths PhD candidate Ashleigh, published in the @amiemathematics.bsky.social's journal 'The Mathematical Gazette'.
Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XWV7W...
Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XWV7W...
June 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Very excited to announce that I have had my first article, 'On the flipping of coins', and co-written with my former pupil & maths PhD candidate Ashleigh, published in the @amiemathematics.bsky.social's journal 'The Mathematical Gazette'.
Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XWV7W...
Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XWV7W...
As a former Beaver and Scout, I was delighted to see today that my employer Twinkl Educational Publishing is supporting the The Scouts by sponsoring two new badges and providing free resources to help get kids reading.
Check out the details here: www.twinkl.co.uk/twinkl-paren...
Check out the details here: www.twinkl.co.uk/twinkl-paren...
Twinkl Parents x Scouts
Twinkl has partnered with The Scouts Association to help Squirrels and Beavers earn their reading badges.
www.twinkl.co.uk
June 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM
As a former Beaver and Scout, I was delighted to see today that my employer Twinkl Educational Publishing is supporting the The Scouts by sponsoring two new badges and providing free resources to help get kids reading.
Check out the details here: www.twinkl.co.uk/twinkl-paren...
Check out the details here: www.twinkl.co.uk/twinkl-paren...
Only 1 month to go until the Secondary Day of @twinklbeyond.bsky.social Festival of Tutoring! 🎉
I’m so excited to be talking about the trickiest maths topics in KS3 at this year’s festival.
If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to join us:
www.twinkl.co.uk/r/16beje
I’m so excited to be talking about the trickiest maths topics in KS3 at this year’s festival.
If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to join us:
www.twinkl.co.uk/r/16beje
Primary Resources - KS2, KS1, Early Years (EYFS) KS3, KS4, Twinkl
Instant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, teaching ideas at Twinkl!
www.twinkl.co.uk
June 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Only 1 month to go until the Secondary Day of @twinklbeyond.bsky.social Festival of Tutoring! 🎉
I’m so excited to be talking about the trickiest maths topics in KS3 at this year’s festival.
If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to join us:
www.twinkl.co.uk/r/16beje
I’m so excited to be talking about the trickiest maths topics in KS3 at this year’s festival.
If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to join us:
www.twinkl.co.uk/r/16beje
The Richmond Project have produced a 'Spotlight on Financial Literacy' report in the UK.
In this article for @twinklbeyond.bsky.social QE Insights, I examine the key findings of the report: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/nearly-...
In this article for @twinklbeyond.bsky.social QE Insights, I examine the key findings of the report: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/nearly-...
QE Insights - Twinkl
Stay up-to-date with changes and events in primary education using our handy news feed. Includes articles from trusted sources about the web.
www.twinkl.co.uk
May 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The Richmond Project have produced a 'Spotlight on Financial Literacy' report in the UK.
In this article for @twinklbeyond.bsky.social QE Insights, I examine the key findings of the report: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/nearly-...
In this article for @twinklbeyond.bsky.social QE Insights, I examine the key findings of the report: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/nearly-...
Very pleased to have my blog educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/04/they... featured in this month's @edaptuk.bsky.social policy insights newsletter (bit.ly/4vhQFG2) as part of their 'bloggers in the spotlight' section - although I should point out I haven't been an Assistant Principal for a year.
May 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Very pleased to have my blog educatingmrmattock.blogspot.com/2026/04/they... featured in this month's @edaptuk.bsky.social policy insights newsletter (bit.ly/4vhQFG2) as part of their 'bloggers in the spotlight' section - although I should point out I haven't been an Assistant Principal for a year.
Reposted by Peter Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI
📚Catch up with the latest education policy news, in our May Policy Insights newsletter:
bit.ly/4vhQFG2
🖊️ Including blog posts from
@mrmattock.bsky.social @daisychristo.bsky.social @gemmamh.bsky.social
🎙️ Podcast of the month: The English Teacher Feature
bit.ly/4vhQFG2
🖊️ Including blog posts from
@mrmattock.bsky.social @daisychristo.bsky.social @gemmamh.bsky.social
🎙️ Podcast of the month: The English Teacher Feature
May 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
📚Catch up with the latest education policy news, in our May Policy Insights newsletter:
bit.ly/4vhQFG2
🖊️ Including blog posts from
@mrmattock.bsky.social @daisychristo.bsky.social @gemmamh.bsky.social
🎙️ Podcast of the month: The English Teacher Feature
bit.ly/4vhQFG2
🖊️ Including blog posts from
@mrmattock.bsky.social @daisychristo.bsky.social @gemmamh.bsky.social
🎙️ Podcast of the month: The English Teacher Feature
Just four weeks to go until the first ever FE specific maths teachmeet event at Barnsley College.
Hear from me, Emma Bell, @edsouthall.bsky.social and @mrmetacognition.bsky.social!
The event is completely free, but you must register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Hear from me, Emma Bell, @edsouthall.bsky.social and @mrmetacognition.bsky.social!
The event is completely free, but you must register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
May 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just four weeks to go until the first ever FE specific maths teachmeet event at Barnsley College.
Hear from me, Emma Bell, @edsouthall.bsky.social and @mrmetacognition.bsky.social!
The event is completely free, but you must register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Hear from me, Emma Bell, @edsouthall.bsky.social and @mrmetacognition.bsky.social!
The event is completely free, but you must register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Today is @nationalnumeracy.bsky.social day #nationalnumeracyday!
Time to revisit this article I wrote for TES magazine nearly a decade ago, looking at how we can support the development of numeracy across schools.
www.tes.com/magazine/arc...
Got any advice to add? Share it below in the comments.
Time to revisit this article I wrote for TES magazine nearly a decade ago, looking at how we can support the development of numeracy across schools.
www.tes.com/magazine/arc...
Got any advice to add? Share it below in the comments.
Five ways maths teachers can persuade secondary colleagues to embed numeracy
One director of maths offers his tips on getting secondary staff to meet the curriculum obligation to develop numeracy in every subject at secondary
www.tes.com
May 20, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Today is @nationalnumeracy.bsky.social day #nationalnumeracyday!
Time to revisit this article I wrote for TES magazine nearly a decade ago, looking at how we can support the development of numeracy across schools.
www.tes.com/magazine/arc...
Got any advice to add? Share it below in the comments.
Time to revisit this article I wrote for TES magazine nearly a decade ago, looking at how we can support the development of numeracy across schools.
www.tes.com/magazine/arc...
Got any advice to add? Share it below in the comments.
@ofqual.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy have released the results of their latest @yougov.co.uk survey wave on the perception that different groups in society have about GCSE, A-Level and Applied General Qualifications.
Read my analysis of the key insights here: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/key-fin...
Read my analysis of the key insights here: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/key-fin...
QE Insights - Twinkl
Stay up-to-date with changes and events in primary education using our handy news feed. Includes articles from trusted sources about the web.
www.twinkl.co.uk
May 19, 2026 at 12:36 PM
@ofqual.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy have released the results of their latest @yougov.co.uk survey wave on the perception that different groups in society have about GCSE, A-Level and Applied General Qualifications.
Read my analysis of the key insights here: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/key-fin...
Read my analysis of the key insights here: www.twinkl.co.uk/news/key-fin...