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proud and aspirational

I am so pleased with having everything sorted in my classroom and I have effectively kept it that way for one day! Woohoo. So to ensure this continues I need to spend some time every day tidying up.

I have so many ideas for what I want to do this term. (These are only a few.)
Pay a bit more attention to my tutor group.
Keep on top of my marking.
Create some G&T resources.
Read articles from maths journals.
Read Lessons in Play.
Read and read some more.

God, help me to use my time wisely. I feel full of aspirations and I’m looking forward to accomplishing a lot. But I know myself and that I get sidetracked by other things (and often good things) and my own laziness. Please help me to learn balance and also to motivate myself.

almost autumn

This is the season that fills me with dread, and also anticipation. New classes, students, and busyness. Prepping frightens me. I have some good classes this year, and also some challenging ones. Father, please assist me in getting to know these students and having ideas to help them successfully. May I be more on top of things so that I can keep my head clear for teaching them well. Help me especially with marking–my downfall every year. (That sounded a bit defeatist already!) Can I make a breakthrough with marking??

And the gifted and talented job. What does it really mean? I have not really devoted much time to finding out. But here are the ideas I have: enrichment club (two: one for each KS?), competition entries, competition training, a trip out. I shall now try to find out if there is any government guidance to help me.

Places to look again next time
Centre for Innovation in Maths Teaching
STEMNET
Crux online journal pages
the renewed Secondary Framework for maths
Maths Challenge and the Team Maths Challenge
Teaching G&T Students from the Standards Site
What Works Well in maths

I ordered a book: Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils: Mathematics. I hope it is good!