Maths-Whizz

If you saw our post yesterday, here's the answer for you! It's 1 OR 9. It just depends on whether you choose to multiply or divide first - there’s no ‘correct’ order, only convention. And here's Slate's article, to give you more detail! @Slate https://slate.com/…/facebook-math-probl em-why-pemdas-doesnt…

We shared this article on our US social channels recently and the responses were, well, varied! Can you find the answer?http://ow.ly/utOL50uQugj

"Mathematics is an art, and it's time we embraced it as one" - food for thought this Monday morning as our Dir of Education, Dr Junaid Mubeen pens his views on why school maths is a desecration of the subject via @tes http://ow.ly/vl8M50uQtBo. Do you agree? @fjmubeen

'It's not about ... right or wrong': Staunton Teacher of the Year aims to make math fun https://www.newsleader.com/…/stauntons- 2019-tea…/1330938001/

How do we bring maths to life for Maths-Whizz students? We have a new student experience to keep them engaged and to keep them learning! Find out more here. #MathsIsFun whizz.com https://youtu.be/V9zDZZbH-FY

Just a few more weeks to go until the end of the school year, which means there's still homework to be done! Get yourself ahead with our top tips for homework sites to help you. https://www.whizz.com/blog/top-5-free-mat hs-homework-sites/

Who says maths and literature don’t mix? At Whizz Education, while numerals will always be our number 1, we don’t mind flicking through a book or two! Try our recommended reads to get your children excited about maths! #MathsIsFun https://www.whizz.com/blog/best-maths-sto rybooks-for-kids/

Students can lose up to 2.6 months worth of learning over a 6 wk summer break. But it doesn't have to be this way! Look out for our new activity pack, for every year group, available from 1 July via whizz.com #MakingMathsStick Here's a sneak peak of what's to come!

At Whizz, we work in two week sprints, each one named after a different mathematical concept or term. We're in sprint F, for fractal. For those of you who don't know. It's this!

Pleased to have contributed to Radhika Palany's article on successful digital transformation in this month's Dialogue Review. Read the full article here https://buff.ly/2HCkRGR @DialogueTweets

Not long now! Looking forward to seeing our very own @fjmubeen deliver a no doubt enlightening talk next month @TEDxNorwich http://ow.ly/D8C850uDQxz

And our final cakey challenge of the day, in support of @alzheimerssocietyuk #CupCakeDay: we’ve given our cakes a number value from 1 to 4. Can you rearrange the cakes to add up to 9,000? If not, convince us as to why not!

In support of @alzheimerssocietyuk #CupCakeDay, here’s our second cakey maths challenge for you: how many different combinations of our 4 cakes can you create from all of these?

Today we’re supporting the @alzheimerssocietyuk #CupCakeDay with a trio of cakey maths problems for you! Here’s the first: What’s the probability if you pick 4 cakes at random, that you would have one of each flavour?

Courtesy of @Independent today, girls are less likely than boys to say they are 'clever', despite achieving higher grades than boys. There's clearly still a way to go to build confidence in students' ability across the board! http://ow.ly/1lQl50uD1fp

Summer learning loss-when students are not actively learning for extended periods, months’ worth of knowledge slips away. Here, data from the Maths-Whizz virtual tutoring platform quantifies the loss & highlights the impact of a summer learning plan. https://www.whizzeducation.com/…/reject ing-the-inevitabili…/

Courtesy of BBC Newsround, an amazing mathematical discovery about bees!://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48524640< br>

'Maths anxiety' may be fuelling a national crisis, researchers say in this article courtesy of The Telegraph We are focussed on reducing this phenomena so find out how your child or your school can benefit from Maths-Whizz http://ow.ly/VsRp50urOSn