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Mark McCourt
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Mark McCourt
@EmathsUK
Chief Executive @AcademyTrust; Chairman @advschools; Chairman @Frequencyltd
Oundle, England
emaths.co.uk
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    May 15, 2024
    Today’s KS2 maths reasoning paper is a failure at a national level, one which will serve only to put pupils off maths. There is nothing wrong with tough questions in maths. Mathematicians love the challenge of overcoming difficult problems. But that’s not the same thing at all
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Nov 11, 2024
    Dear @British_Airways, I would like to tell you about an incident I witnessed involving your staff. An adult with learning disabilities was becoming increasingly agitated and scared as he was confused about how to get to his flight. The way in which three members of your staff
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Jul 29, 2024
    Replying to @StuartLock
    Every dad
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Feb 3, 2024
    I’ve posted this many times over the years, but seems appropriate again… MAT CEO pay should be capped at 10x the lowest paid member of staff. Want to pay yourself a fortune? Then start by paying your cleaners more.
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Dec 10, 2023
    Still the best set of school job adverts ever…
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    May 13, 2023
    The best way to teach mathematics is in mixed ability classes.
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Apr 29, 2023
    Until schools and colleges enforce a complete ban on mobile phones, our education system is just pissing in the wind.
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Aug 9, 2024
    Today's activity is an old favourite. A mental calculation task that has caused a lot of excitable competitiveness! These are such good fun and great for keeping the old grey matter alive and kicking! Download the full pack of 51 number races here: emaths.co.uk/teacher-resour…
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Jul 29, 2023
    On this day, 10 years ago, I founded La Salle Education. It has been an incredibly difficult but hugely rewarding decade in which an initial idea has grown into something wonderful. Here is a short thread on some of my reflections… and a rather big personal announcement.
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    May 29, 2025
    NEW BLOG: Stop Designing ‘Relevant’ Curricula for the Poor emaths.co.uk/blog/general-e…
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    May 22, 2024
    Level completed
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Sep 23, 2023
    The changes to the Teacher Pension, which include making it possible for teachers to reduce their retirement age by 3 years, are interesting. Older teachers get better results, have huge institutional knowledge, are more expert. Losing them earlier means losing something great.
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Jul 26, 2024
    Today's activity caused a lot of debate... Ask the kids to come up with suitable questions to populate the flow chat accurately and then name the quadrilaterals. Full doc here: emaths.co.uk/teacher-resour…
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    Mark McCourt
    @EmathsUK
    Jan 9, 2024
    In around 12-18 months, all schools will be told they are to be forced to follow the National Curriculum. This will see millions of hours of curriculum development by teachers across England trashed. If you or your MAT is about to write a new curriculum, perhaps take a pause.
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