Summer Special: Leading Maths - Why Subject Leadership Matters More Than Ever
In this episode of The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon and Becky celebrate the role of the maths subject leader. Whether you’ve been leading maths for years or have just been handed the responsibility as S...
19 Aug 202527min
Summer Special: Making Sense of Time: Why Teaching Time Is Harder Than You Think
In this bite-sized summer special of The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon and Becky tackle one of the trickiest topics in primary maths: telling the time. From the quirks of analogue clocks to the ubiquity ...
12 Aug 202529min
How Big Is a Billion? And Can You Plan Around a Scheme Without Losing Yourself?
Summer Special #2: Mastery Schemes vs Teacher Subject Knowledge – and the Maths of Big NumbersThis week, Sally Cole joins Jon as guest co-host while Becky continues her well-earned beach break. Sally ...
5 Aug 202539min
Summer Special: The Surprising History of School Holidays – and a Maths Question Answered
This week on The Primary Maths Podcast, we're kicking off a special run of summer episodes with something a little different.I’m digging into the history of school summer holidays – where they came fr...
29 Jul 202518min
Metacognition in Maths: The Secret To Building Resilient Learners - with Nathan Burns
How do we help children become confident, independent mathematical thinkers, not just answer-getters?In this episode of the Primary Maths Podcast, Jon Cripwell and Becky Brown explore the surprisingly...
22 Jul 20251h 23min
Kate Frood Taught Maths Every Week as a Headteacher - Here's Why
What happens when a headteacher keeps teaching? This week, Jon and Becky speak to Kate Frood OBE – a former headteacher who spent 22 years teaching weekly maths lessons alongside school leadership.Kat...
15 Jul 20251h 19min
How Number Talks Transformed Teaching from Nursery to Year 6 (with Omar Jennings)
In this episode of The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon speaks with headteacher and mastery specialist Omar Jennings about how Number Talks have transformed teaching and learning across his school – from Nu...
8 Jul 20251h 15min
Teaching Maths in Small Schools: Mixed-Age Classes, Mastery and Oracy
In this episode of The Primary Maths Podcast, we explore the unique joys and challenges of teaching maths in small schools and mixed-age classes. Jon Cripwell and Becky Brown reflect on their conversa...
1 Jul 20251h 14min
