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Internal Review and Professional Learning Design Lead

Mind reading

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 02 April 2020
The mathematical sum 27 + 89
Lucy Rycroft-Smith explores how we visualise methods of addition
Teaching maths

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Handwashing and mathwashing

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith & Darren Macey, 13 March 2020
A line graph showing 4 sets of data in different colours
Join Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey as they discuss mathematical models and the COVID-19 epidemic
Mining for maths

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Modelling dough

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 07 February 2020
Three different types of doughnuts placed on a wooden surface
Lucy Rycroft-Smith delves into doughnuts and asks whether ring varieties are better for you
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Toilet UX: a hot button issue

by Ray Knight & Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 22 November 2019
A toilet with push buttons of two different sizes, in a tiled room
Join Ray Knight and Lucy Rycroft-Smith as they discuss the user experience of toilet buttons
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Clandestine design

by Lucy Rycroft-Smith, 04 October 2019
A pencil being sharpened
Lucy Rycroft-Smith ponders the buttons found in a lift and whether they are well designed
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