Tag: education
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Top January Chess Events for Educators
Hi Everyone, The January blog is a list of special chess themed events for educators of all subjects and chess fans. 1/ First up is the Recreational Maths Colloquium in Lisbon. Running from the 26th to 29th January. LogiqBoard’s very own co-creator and Fide Education Secretary Rita Atkins will be presenting Mathematical Games on the…
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Travel, Teaching and Triumphs: My 2024 Journey
Happy New Year! I hope you all had some time to enjoy yourselves and reset. Seeing friends, family or simply resting. I wanted to finish 2024 with a blog but it didn’t quite happen in time. A little late but here it is… My 2024 highlights as a LogiqBoard Teacher 💫 Writing I’ve loved blogging…
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Highlights from the CSC Chess Training & some Christmas puzzles ⛄️
Hi everyone. Welcome to my December blog, a little late I know but I’ve been recovering from the Winter flu. This blog is all about the day before. The most wonderful day at the Chess in Schools and Communities Chess training day. The CSC Training was held at the London Emirates stadium, home to Arsenal…
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Four Colours Suffice: Engaging Maths for the Primary Classroom
Chessy Maths part 2 Today’s blog is about a wonderful shape and space task called Four Colours Suffice. I recently carried out this task with years 3, 4, 5 and 6 (from 7 – 11 years old) in my North London primary school. Most Fridays I teach chess and strategy games during the 45/50 minute…
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Maths leaders hold the key! Unlocking maths skills through chess…
How do you follow a blog about The Global Chess Festival and my travels to Budapest? My travel blogs will always be my favourite write-ups but October’s second blog is also up there on my top blog list. 🖤 Maths leaders training day 🎲 Last Tuesday I attended a Maths leaders training day in North…
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Highlights from the Global Chess Festival in Budapest, Hungary
I’m back from a wonderful few days in the beautiful city of Budapest where Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival coincided with the 45th Chess Olympiad. Chess players from around the world represented their nations. Congratulations to the Indian team who won gold in both the open and women’s section! Today’s blog is all about my…
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Decoding Chess Notation: Language and Flexibility in Chess Learning
A few weeks ago I taught a lesson on chess notation. My 9 and 10 year old students made notes on the symbols read chess notation and recreated the opening to a game. Some children went further and continued the game as they recorded their own moves. Codebreakers I pitched the lesson as a language…
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A day in the life of a trainee chess tutor♟
Hi everyone.There’s a month to go until schools close for Summer here in London. Instead of winding down, the weeks have got busier. In addition to my normal teaching days I’ve been shadowing chess tutors for Chess In Schools. This is part of the induction process. I wanted to see as many teaching styles as…
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Cherubs Magazine: Promoting Maths and Games in Family Education
Introducing Cherubs family magazine 💫 Last month I shared some of my chess articles from R.I.S.E. education magazine. Today I’m sharing another magazine. It’s the gorgeous Cherubs family magazine, a quarterly UK based magazine also available online. The wonderful creator and editor Sevim Safer (see selfie below 📸) gives me the opportunity to write articles…
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LogiqBoard joins the Joint Maths Conference!
Just over a week ago LogiqBoard and Chessplus joined together to present at the Joint Maths Conference in the English town of Stratford-upon-Avon. The ‘Shape Up’ Conference brought together the five main maths associations with teachers, maths enthusiasts and leaders in maths education. LogiqBoard + Chessplus Unite Myself and John Foley, director of ChessPlus Limited…
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