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Did You Know? Notes from the History of Maths

‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ In January 1916, Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), a self-taught mathematician working as a clerk in Madras, sent a letter to G.H. Hardy (1877-1947), one of the most famous English mathematicians of the day. Ramanujan sent letters to two others but… Read More

Did You Know? Notes from the History of Maths

‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ In January 1916, Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), a self-taught mathematician working as a clerk in Madras, sent a letter to G.H. Hardy (1877-1947), one of the most famous English mathematicians of the day. Ramanujan sent letters to two others but… Read More

Did You Know? Notes from the History of Maths

‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ In January 1916, Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), a self-taught mathematician working as a clerk in Madras, sent a letter to G.H. Hardy (1877-1947), one of the most famous English mathematicians of the day. Ramanujan sent letters to two others but… Read More

Shakespeare Teaching Ideas for Key Stage 2

The result at Collins are five plays: The Tempest, Midsummer’s Night Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Twelfth Night, rewritten in story form for younger readers. These are a great introduction to the world of Shakespeare but how can we use them effectively to help pupils immerse themselves in the rich language of Shakespeare’s world? Read More

Getting the Most from Group Work

On a recent TeachMeet training course at Manchester College, I was lucky enough to watch some great speakers looking at things such as Going Google, using Kloodle (more on this in a later blog) and raising attainment strategies. One of the other topics covered was a recap ways of how… Read More

Chemical Anniversaries: 1766 – John Dalton and the Atom

John Dalton was born two hundred and fifty years ago. During his lifetime he saw many changes to chemistry, many the result of his own work. His contributions are an important part of school science today. John was born in the village of Eaglesfield, Cumbria in north-west England,… Read More

World Book Day 2016: What’s Your Favourite Book?

What we read can say a lot about us. Books instil a sense of identity and purpose, exposing us to unique situations and offering insight into areas we would never otherwise encounter. What we read during our time in school – be it for an assignment or pleasure – often determines… Read More
Exam Hall

New GCSE 2016 AQA Textbooks

Well – they’ve arrived! Collins Education proudly announce the arrival of new GCSE textbooks to support the 2016 AQA specifications.  OK – this might seem a little more gushing than the usual offerings in this column but you’ll have to forgive, albeit momentarily, a modicum of… Read More

Maths Countdowns

Countdowns are fun, nerve-wracking and prepare us for something exciting that will happen when we get to zero. In this series of activities we look at countdowns, which, at this time of year includes the countdown to Christmas, most often denoted in the chocolate advent calendar. Read More

Christmas and the Environment

Christmas time with thoughts of turkey dinners and Christmas presents rarely provides an opportunity for us to think of the environment but in these two activities, we can get children thinking about the other cost of Christmas and maybe think about how they can do something about it. Read More