Ofsted GCSE Maths comments

Widely reported today are problems with Maths teaching in secondary schools.  Only half of all lessons are good enough according to ofsted who go on to say that one of the main reasons is that lessons are often too focussed on process and not on application.

Music to my ears frnakly - that's the whole point of functional skills, application of skills and it means that if we can get the teaching and practice of functional skills right, it can make a huge difference to the overall teaching of Maths.

I'm off to develop some examples of maths applications!