The Perfect Maths Lesson
By Ian Loynd
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Ian Loynd
Ian Loynd has a wealth of experience as a teacher, school leader, governor, author, educational consultant and trainer. He is currently assistant head teacher at a large comprehensive school in Cardiff. Prior to this, Ian worked in pastoral leadership as Director of Studies and as a secondary mathematics teacher. He works regularly alongside teachers, students, parents and community groups as a speaker and trainer.
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The Perfect Maths Lesson - Ian Loynd
Introduction
Delivering the perfect maths lesson is no simple task. My aim in this book is to provide practical ideas and common-sense methods that can help every teacher to be excellent, and uncover the essential strategies that help teachers appear to walk on water (or at least secure an ‘outstanding’ judgement)!
The ‘perfect’ maths lesson?
Teachers have the most important job in the world. At a time when expectations and accountability are at an all-time high, delivering excellence in the classroom has never been more difficult. The perfect maths lesson is about getting it right for inspectors by first getting it right for the children you teach. This book aims to be a pragmatic and down-to-earth guide, recognising that, although no teacher is perfect, their lessons can be. It is about learning and teaching as much as it is about surviving that dreaded lesson observation.
Jackie Beere (2012b) has provided us with a concise overview of the elements of the perfect (Ofsted) lesson. This book builds on her insights but is written with maths teachers and maths lessons in mind. But, like hers, much of this book can (and should) be applied in all areas of the curriculum. It is not designed to be a mechanistic checklist of expectations which inspectors will tick for compliance. Instead, The Perfect Maths Lesson explores the common features of outstanding maths lessons and the characteristics and habits of outstanding maths teachers. You’ll find plenty of Ofsted guidance referenced throughout this book, but bear in mind that this advice has been selected because it is good for children and useful for teachers. Great teachers know what works well for their students despite what Ofsted, or anybody else, has to say on the matter. After all, teachers are not in it for the income; they are in it for the