Choosing the Right Manipulative: What Really Matters - with Jo Austen
How do we decide which manipulative to use in a maths lesson, and why does that choice matter so much?In this episode, I am joined by Jo Austen for a practical conversation about manipulatives, models...
3 Feb 1h
AfterMaths: Engagement, Calculators and Maths Anxiety
In this Aftermaths episode, Jon and Becky reflect on what it really means to do maths rather than watch it.The conversation begins with Jon sharing an experience from a recent maths education conferen...
30 Jan 43min
Sums of Anarchy: Why Maths Isn’t the Problem – How We Teach It Is
In this episode of The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon is joined by Sums of Anarchy co-founder Dominique Miranda to explore why so many people decide early on that maths “isn’t for them” – and what we can ...
27 Jan 54min
AfterMaths: Scaffolding, Contactless Cash and 11 Missing Days
In this week’s Aftermaths, Jon and Becky unpick two words that are everywhere right now — scaffolding and adaptations — and ask whether we’re accidentally reinventing differentiation under a new name....
23 Jan 47min
Problem Solving Isn’t a Task -with Steve Lomax & Tom Manners
Problem solving is one of those phrases we all use in maths – but do we actually mean the same thing when we say it?Too often, it becomes shorthand for a set of word problems at the end of a lesson, o...
20 Jan 1h 15min
AfterMaths: Money, Maths and the Cost of Making Learning Passive
In this week’s Aftermaths episode of The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon and Becky cover a lot of ground — from coins and contactless payments to SATs survival tips, curriculum updates, and why talking abo...
16 Jan 42min
What Year 6 Teachers Should (and Shouldn’t) Be Doing for SATs Right Now
SATs season can feel overwhelming — especially in Year 6. In this special interview-style episode, Jon is joined by Becky Brown to talk honestly and practically about how to prepare pupils for KS2 Mat...
13 Jan 50min
AfterMaths: Resolutions, Routines & Reality in the Classroom
In the first Aftermaths episode of 2026, Jon and Becky reflect on New Year resolutions, why so many of them fail, and what this means for teachers specifically. Drawing on national data, Teacher Tap i...
9 Jan 38min
