TO TEACHERS OF STUDENTS AGED 4-16 YEARS OLD GLOBALLY -> Tomorrow, February 21st, marks exactly one month remaining until the submission deadline for our YMSA competition on March 21st. Please help promote this competition far and wide. More info: mathsthroughstories.org/competitions.h…

Benefits of teaching maths through story * meaningful contexts * visualisation * talk and vocabulary * accessibility and enjoyment Read the blog from MathsThroughStories.org here: fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/ox… Louise Pennington FCCT (She/Her) Oxford Primary Voice 21 Oracy

ONE WEEK left. The YMSA submission deadline is 17:00 (UK time) this Friday (21 March 2025). We very much look forward to reading and judging mathematical story picture books from students aged 4-16 years old around the world 😊

Uni of Reading Dr. NatthapojVinceT's ‘Maths Through Stories’ project is making mathematics teaching more accessible and more enjoyable for learners everywhere through the power of storytelling and children's imagination. mathsthroughstories.org MathsThroughStories.org IoE Uni of Reading

I enjoyed writing this latest blog post for Oxford University Press on key pedagogical benefits of teaching and learning maths through storytelling. I used some of the books in OUP's brand-new 'Stories for Maths' series as mini case studies. Read it here: fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/ox…

🎉 THE RESULTS ARE IN! My 2025 Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition saw a record 1,361 entries from 127 schools across 20 countries! 🌍 👏 Meet this year’s winners: 🏆 Amelia Ng (6) 🇨🇳 🏆 Samara Dhankar (11) 🇮🇳 🏆 Gisele Chong (16) 🇳🇿 📖 mathsthroughstories.org/ymsa2025.html

✈️ For much of spring, I was based at UNESCO and OECD (Paris) & World Bank (DC) to share key findings of my UKRI Policy / What Works Fellowship project on improving recruitment & retention in education RCTs. Grateful to hosts & partners! Read more here: natthapoj.org/news-and-blog-…

Honoured to deliver a keynote on mathematical storytelling for the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization’s maths centre, reaching ~300 teachers from across the region (including Indonesia, the world’s 4th-largest education system). More at: mathsthroughstories.org/news/dr-nattha…

🌴🐠 Just back from leading a national MathsThroughStories.org consultation workshop in the Maldives, hosted by Maldives National Uni & supported by Research England. 50+ stakeholders (incl. Deputy Ministers) explored the power of mathematical storytelling 👉 More: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

Reading research is helping teachers in the Maldives use storytelling to make maths lessons more engaging and effective. Read how Dr. NatthapojVinceT IoE Uni of Reading, founder of MathsThroughStories.org, is transforming how mathematics is taught across the Maldives. 🔗 rdg.ac/4licfFL

I've recently wrapped up an amazing 20-month UK Research and Innovation Policy / What Works Fellowship at the EEF. A truly rewarding experience. A reminder that the application deadline to join the next cohort is tomorrow (15 July): ukri.org/opportunity/uk… Uni of Reading Economic and Social Research Council

Highlights from my recent national Maths Through Stories implementation consultation workshop with over 50 Maldivian teachers, teacher educators, curriculum developers and policymakers.

Here are reactions from the Vice Chancellors of the Uni of Reading and The Maldives National University on my recent national MathsThroughStories.org implementation consultation workshop in the Maldives. 👉 More information and highlights here: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

His Excellency Nick Low (British High Commissioner to the Maldives) commenting on my research-based MathsThroughStories.org initiative to support Maldivian students to learn maths more effectively and enjoyably by creating short mathematical story picture books: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

Today (26/07/2025) marks 60 years of diplomatic relations and friendship between the Maldives and the UK. I am proud to help, in a small way, strengthen these ties through my MathsThroughStories.org initiative, supporting Maldivian students' maths education: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

Work with me at Uni of Reading on this exciting The Leverhulme Trust-funded study investigating impact of storytelling on secondary students’ maths learning. Team includes Dr Ros McLellan (Cambridge University) & Dr Flavia Santos (University College Dublin & UCL) Deadline 15/08/25 jobs.ac.uk/job/DOC158/pos…

Dr. Úna McCarthy-Fakhry (UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Headquarters, Paris), who co-facilitated my national Maths Through Stories implementation consultation workshop in the Maldives, shares her reflections on the event. Read more: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Uni of Reading Connecting Research MathsThroughStories.org

Dr. Cassie Hague (OECD, Paris), who co-facilitated my national Maths Through Stories implementation consultation workshop in the Maldives, shares her reflections on the event. Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event. mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives

Sushil Upreti (UNICEF Maldives) highlights the synergy between my MathsThroughStories.org initiative in the Maldives & UNICEF's work on foundational learning: mathsthroughstories.org/news/maldives Grateful to Research England for funding this policy engagement event. Uni of Reading Connecting Research