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Internal Review and Professional Learning Design Lead

On the edge

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 28 November 2024
An ice cream cone with 3 scoops of ice cream, some cherries and sprigs of leaves. They are arranged on a blackboard which has a range of mathematical drawings on it
Join Lucy Rycroft-Smith as she weighs in on what the definition of an ‘edge’ is and therefore how many edges a cone ‘should’ have
Teaching maths

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Gap-gazing, trailblazing, and bar raising

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 16 May 2024
A graph made up of four bar charts, on top of a purple fabric effect background. A hand is poking up the second bar from the bottom to be even higher
Lucy Rycroft-Smith considers the evidence around sex 'gaps' in mathematics education
Considering the research

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A brief history of Barbie and mathematics

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 26 July 2023
A Barbie doll sitting down on the floor, with a range of mathematical blocks and tools behind her. There is also a blackboard with the words 'Math class is tough!' written on it.
Lucy Rycroft-Smith recounts the not-so-rosy history of Barbie and mathematics
Mining for maths

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The thinking inside the box

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 26 June 2023
Abstract blue smoke against a black backdrop
Have you ever thought about the quality of the air in your classroom? Join Lucy and Darren as they build a DIY air filtration device
Mining for maths

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Hexaflexablog

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 25 March 2022
The three sides of the Cambridge Mathematics hexaflexagon design shown side by side
Have you heard of a hexaflexagon? Learn how to make one with Lucy Rycroft-Smith
Mining for maths

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