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Maths Appeal

Podcast by Bobby Seagull, Susan Okereke & Jenny Nelson

Maths teachers and maths champions Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke are on a mission to make maths more accessible to everyone! Series 4 of Maths Appeal is brought to you in partnership with Pearson, and these monthly episodes running from Autumn 2026 to Summer 2027 are targeted at fellow maths teachers, heads of department, school leaders and maths influencers, with the aim of building a community of maths educators.Maths Appeal series 1-3 features discussions about key maths topics, maths puzzles

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32:20

Maths Appeal Ep 11 - 2D & 3D Shapes / Catherine Breslin

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2019/02/25

Bobby and Susan tackle 2D and 3D shapes, and Puzzle King Bobby sets a puzzle related to a Rubik's cube with a casual West Ham reference thrown in for good measure. Our guest is machine learning scientist Catherine Breslin who gets us excited (and slightly terrified) about voice recognition devices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:30

Maths Appeal Ep 10 - Angles and Lines / Anne-Marie...

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2019/02/18

Bobby and Susan talk about angles and lines, explaining how they teach the subject to their students and the common challenges faced by people getting to grips with it. Bobby's puzzle features pizza - not for the first time - and Susan speaks to the brilliant Anne-Marie Imafidon, co-founder of Stemettes. Anne-Marie explains how the idea for Stemettes came about and why it's more about creativity than curriculum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:55

Maths Appeal Ep 9 - Statistics / Anne-Marie Imafidon...

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2019/02/09

The podcast could be described as above average this week as Bobby and Susan get to grips with statistics. Puzzle King Bobby puts on his dancing shoes for a Strictly-themed puzzle, and our guest is the brilliant Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, co-founder of Stemettes. In the first of a two-part interview, Anne-Marie tells us about her early love of maths, passing 2 GCSEs at the age of 10, and why she loves Galois theory just as much as she loves Beyonce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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34:35

Maths Appeal Ep 8 - Probability / Simon Singh

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2019/02/04

Probability is everywhere, and Bobby and Susan are here to prove it. From the weather, to the national lottery, with dice-throwing in between, the two discuss teaching probability and common pitfalls students face. This week's guest is Simon Singh, maths champion and science author. He chats to Susan about maths education and his favourite maths apps and online resources. Oh, and Bobby's puzzle is a thing of joy. This time it's about breakfast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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33:19

Maths Appeal Ep 7 - Language of Algebra / Ken Cheng

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2019/01/28

Welcome, fellow Mathsketeers! This week, Bobby and Susan discuss the language of algebra and why it's so important. Bobby sets a puzzle related to the topic, and it just so happens to feature one of Susan's heroes. Our guest is the comedian Ken Cheng who tells us about his maths story which involves learning long division when he was young, studying Maths at Cambridge, dropping out to be a full-time online poker player and then discovering comedy. We finish off with a maths fact and we'd love to

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28:48

Maths Appeal Ep 6 - Percentages / Gareth Jones (AKA...

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2019/01/20

Get your maths on with Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke! This week they tackle percentages and Bobby's corresponding puzzle has a musical flavour to it. Our guest is science and maths champion Gareth Jones, who you may know as Gaz Top from TV show How 2 or more recently from his podcast Gareth Jones on Speed. He took the time to chat about his love of technology and he even offers up a Maths Fact of his own! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:40

Maths Appeal Ep 5 - Multiplicative Reasoning / Mike...

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2019/01/13

This week, Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke discuss multiplicative reasoning. It's a bit of a mouthful, but there's a lot to say about it! The guest is Mike Ellicock, Chief Executive of National Numeracy, who chats about the organisation's aims to help people of all ages gain confidence in maths. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:29

Maths Appeal Ep 4 - Additive Reasoning / Danielle...

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2019/01/06

Bobby and Susan discuss how they approach additive reasoning in the classroom, and Bobby sets one of his soon-to-be-legendary puzzles based on that topic. This week's guest is Danielle Newnham, co-founder of F Equals, who chats to Susan about her maths journey, working in tech and the need for visible women role models in the world of STEM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:20

Maths Appeal Ep 3 - Fractions & Decimals / Alex Bellos

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2018/12/30

Bobby and Susan get to grips with fractions and decimals, and Bobby's puzzle this week features his fashion icon, the Waistcoat Wearer Gareth Southgate. Our guest is maths writer and broadcaster Alex Bellos - the self-styled 'foreign correspondent of maths' - who chats to Susan about the power of storytelling and why maths is not as geeky as it used to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:41

Maths Appeal Ep 2 - Types of Numbers / Johnny Ball

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2018/12/23

Bobby and Susan get to grips with types of numbers and Bobby follows this up with one of his puzzles. While you're working that out, we'll hear the second part of Bobby and Susan's chat with Johnny Ball about attitudes towards maths and the maths curriculum - and a little later, Bobby and Susan have a go at a maths rap.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:24

Maths Appeal Ep 1 - Place Value / Johnny Ball

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2018/12/14

In the first episode of Maths Appeal, Bobby and Susan get to grips with place value and we hear the first part of their interview with maths legend Johnny Ball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Maths Appeal - Podcast Trailer

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2018/12/05

Bobby Seagull and Susan Okereke are two maths fans on a mission: to make maths accessible to everyone! Welcome to Maths Appeal, a brand new podcast aimed at students, fellow maths teachers and anyone who fancies learning something new or brushing up on their number knowledge! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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