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The Primary Maths Podcast

The Primary Maths Podcast is where classroom conversations meet big ideas. Each week during term time, join me, Jon Cripwell, and co-host Becky Brown as we chat with inspiring guests from across the world of education - teachers, leaders, researchers and more - about what really works in primary maths. Whether we’re tackling maths anxiety, diving into lesson design, or exploring the joys and challenges of leading maths across a trust, we keep things practical, thought-provoking, and rooted in the

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Summer Special: Making Sense of Time: Why Teaching...

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2025/08/12

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 of digital displays, they explore how our approach to teaching time might need a rethink in light of how children experience the modern world.They discuss:Why telling the time is more cognitively demanding than many realiseThe case for introducing digital time first and why it might make life easier for

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39:36

How Big Is a Billion? And Can You Plan Around a...

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2025/08/05

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 is an Education Content Lead at Twinkl, working on digital maths resources including the Twinkl Maths app.In this second summer special, Jon and Sally explore two big ideas:The Maths of LifeHow big is a billion? Inspired by a question from Jon’s daughter, we unpack the history, scale and meaning of this

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Summer Special: The Surprising History of School...

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2025/07/29

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 from, how they’ve changed, and whether they were really designed so children could help with the harvest. (Spoiler: not quite.) Along the way, I explore the rise of seaside holidays, the Grand Tour, and what steam trains had to do with it all.Then, I tackle a great listener question: how do we balance

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01:23:26

Metacognition in Maths: The Secret To Building...

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2025/07/22

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 powerful concept of metacognition and what it looks like in real classrooms, from early years to upper Key Stage 2.Jon also explains why a 12-inch pizza is nearly four times the size of a six-inch one, and how that misconception links directly to our work as teachers.Later, Jon is joined by Nathan

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01:19:41

Kate Frood Taught Maths Every Week as a Headteacher -...

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2025/07/15

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.Kate shares how her “Mrs Frood Maths” lessons became a model for coaching and inclusion, why stealth differentiation works better than labels, and how to reclaim joy and challenge in problem solving.Plus, in Maths of Life, Jon investigates why a 1/3 pounder burger failed in 1980s America – and what it

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01:15:19

How Number Talks Transformed Teaching from Nursery to...

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2025/07/08

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 Nursery to Year 6.We explore:✔️ What Number Talks are and why they matter✔️ How they boost fluency, reasoning and oracy✔️ Practical tips for rolling them out across your school✔️ The importance of vocabulary (yes, even in EYFS!)✔️ Why strong pedagogy matters more than any scheme✔️ Embedding sustainable

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01:14:55

Teaching Maths in Small Schools: Mixed-Age Classes,...

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2025/07/01

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 conversation with two inspiring educators whose work spans classroom teaching, national leadership, and system-wide school improvement.👥 Our guests:Aimée Tinkler has been a teacher and school leader for over 20 years, including 8 years as a headteacher in Derbyshire. She is President-elect of the Chartered

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01:19:24

What Makes Great Teaching? – Lessons from John Tomsett

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2025/06/24

In this episode of The Primary Maths Podcast, Jon and Becky are joined by John Tomsett, renowned education consultant, former headteacher of Huntington School, and author of influential books such as "This Much I Know About Great Teaching".John brings decades of educational leadership and classroom experience to an insightful conversation about the true essence of great teaching and learning. He shares his "10 principles of great teaching," drawing from extensive observations and research across

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01:03:50

Talking Maths Anxiety and Confidence with Dr Heidi...

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2025/06/17

In our very first episode, we’re joined by Dr Heidi Kirkland - teacher, researcher, and co-author of Maths Anxiety: Solving the Equation - to explore why even confident mathematicians can feel anxious about maths, and what we can do about it in the classroom.We chat about:Why self-belief matters more than abilityWhat anxiety might look like in a maths lesson (spoiler: not always what you expect)The role of language, teacher behaviour, and culture in shaping confidenceHow to build a classroom where

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