What Your Child Really Means When They Say "I Hate Maths"

What Your Child Really Means When They Say "I Hate Maths"

What Your Child Really Means When They Say "I Hate Maths"Dawn Strachan
Published on: 06/08/2026

"I hate maths." It's a sentence many parents hear. Sometimes it's English. Sometimes it's science. Sometimes it's school altogether. Our instinct is often to reassure them.

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Nothing Nice About Negative Numbers!

Nothing Nice About Negative Numbers!

Nothing Nice About Negative Numbers!Dawn Strachan
Published on: 02/09/2024

Negative numbers seem to blow the minds of so many because there seems to be so much to remember: this happens when I multiply, but if I add and I have this, I need to do this! In this post I try to simplify (in a quick nutshell) them for you

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How to work out Equivalent Fractions

How to work out Equivalent Fractions

How to work out Equivalent FractionsDawn Strachan
Published on: 15/07/2024

This post will take you back to the very basics of fractions and their equivalents

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Substitution

Substitution

SubstitutionDawn Strachan
Published on: 11/07/2024

Substitution is about swapping letters for a given value, as with many aspects of algebra once explained it is actually far easier than it initially seemed. Any questions, please do ask

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