Julia Smith

The queen of GCSE maths re-sit teaching, Julia Smith, joins us on the Tips for Teacher podcast to share her 5 tips:

1. Practice, practice, practice…not until you can get it right but until you cannot get it wrong (04:24)

2. Revision should start from day one of a course, not at the end (12:57)

3. It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it…and that’s what gets results (23:13)

4. Fluency in the four operations is a cornerstone of developing mathematical understanding (33:27)

5. How to deal with students who say they hate maths or are no good at maths (44:28)

Access the show notes and audio transcription of the episode, plus a load more audio and video tips here: tipsforteachers.co.uk