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The Mathematicians’ Library: The Books That Unlocked the Power of Numbers

2025-09-112025-09-08Tom BriggsPortfolioLeave a comment

Far from an academic “maths book”, it is a book about maths; about the role that this most ancient of human endeavours has played in the development of humanity, and where its achievements have prompted – and been prompted by – growth in disciplines that many people in the modern world see as entirely separate.

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Talk: Using History as a Pedagogical Tool for Enhancing Affective Development and Academic Performance in Year 7 and 8 Mathematics Classrooms at the BSHM’s RiP event

2025-02-222025-06-26Tom BriggsPortfolioLeave a comment

Talk: Using History as a Pedagogical Tool for Enhancing Affective Development and Academic Performance in Year 7 and 8 Mathematics Classrooms

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Research Project: Aligning Heritage Science to UK Primary Science Curricula

2022-06-302025-03-06Tom BriggsPortfolio1 Comment

“The project arose from an earlier event which highlighted the potential for heritage science themes to help build bridges between arts and science teaching in schools whilst spreading awareness of an aspect of museum and gallery work that is often hidden behind the scenes.”

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Mathematics in Indonesia: An Infographic

2020-12-222022-11-17Tom BriggsPortfolio3 Comments

My first assignment for my MA in Education (module: International Perspectives on Education) was to produce an infographic looking at an aspect of education in another country. See the result here!

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