Mr Barton Maths Podcast

#220 AI in Education with Dan Meyer

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I welcome back to the show Dan Meyer, a prominent figure in maths education and edtech. Dan shares his insights on AI's role in e...

#219 AI in Education with Simon Woodhead (Eedi's Chief Data Scientist)

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I welcome my friend and Eedi co-founder, Dr Simon Woodhead. We dive into the evolution of educational technology, data collection, an...

#218 AI in Education with Carl Hendrick

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Education expert Carl Hendrick discusses the transformative potential of AI in education, emphasising how AI can enhance learning science, curriculum ...

#217 AI in Education with Adam Boxer

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Discover the nuanced debate around AI's role in education through an in-depth conversation with science teacher and author, Adam Boxer. We explore...

#216 AI in Education with Barbara Oakley

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this insightful interview, Dr. Barbara Oakley shares her unique journey from struggling with math to becoming a distinguished engineering professor...

#215 AI in Education with Daisy Christodoulou

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this in-depth interview, Daisy Christodoulou explores the evolution of AI in education assessment, focusing on the capabilities and limitations of ...

#214 Research in Action 31: Early Years Financial Literacy with Iro Xenidou-Dervou

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Craig and Iro Xenidou-Dervou explore the emerging field of early financial literacy, discussing its significance in children&#39...

#213 Research in Action 30: Supporting families with mathematics with Vic Simms

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Mr Barton Maths podcast, Professor Victoria Simms discusses her research on children's mathematical thinking and the import...

#212 Research in Action 29: Explanations and reasoning with Chris Shore

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Mr. Barton Maths podcast, Craig is joined by Chris Shaw, a mathematics educator with nearly 30 years of experience. They discus...

#211 Research in Action 28: Considering uncertainty when interpreting educational research with Hugo Lortie-Forgues

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Hugo Lortie-Forgues discusses his background in psychology and education, focusing on misconceptions in learning fractions and t...

#210 Research in Action 27: Technology and learning with Andrew Manches

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Andrew Manches, a Professor of Children and Technology at the University of Edinburgh, discusses the intersection of technology ...

#209 Research in Action 26: Linguistic influences on number processing with Silke Goebel

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Silke Goebel, a professor at the University of York, discusses her research on number processing in children, the cognitive and ...

#208 Atomisation in Action – episode 4 (with Kris Boulton and Duncan Grantham)

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kris Boulton and maths teacher Duncan Grantham join me to discuss creating maths resources using AI. You can access the shownotes here: mrbartonmaths....

#207 Atomisation in Action – episode 3 (with Kris Boulton and Lee Wheeler)

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kris Boulton and maths teacher Lee Wheeler join me for the third in our monthly deep-dives about how to apply the principles of Atomisation in the cla...

#206 Mastering classroom management with Ollie Lovell and Mark Dowley

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ollie Lovell and Mark Dowley have written a fantastic book - The Classroom Management Handbook. In this conversation, we dive into three of Ollie and ...

#205 Why CPD is broken and how to fix it with Adam Boxer

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Science teacher and educational guru Adam Boxer joins me to discuss why he thinks the way CPD is traditionally delivered in schools is broken, and how...

#204 Developing a lesson structure – episode 5 (with Ollie Lovell)

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Regular listeners will know that each month, I get together with my good friend and podcasting arch-enemy Ollie Lovell. This is the fifth in our serie...

#203 Atomisation in Action – episode 2 (with Kris Boulton and Lee Wheeler)

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kris Boulton and maths teacher Lee Wheeler join me for the second of our series of Atomisation in Action episodes, where we discuss the benefits and c...

#202 AI and Education – episode 3 (with Neil Almond)

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, Neil Almond, creator of the amazing Teacher Prompts newsletter, returns to the show. We begin by reflecting on some recent developments ...

#201 Atomisation in Action – episode 1 (with Kris Boulton and Lee Wheeler)

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first in what I hope will be a new series of episodes focusing on Atomisation and its potential impact on student learning. Access the sho...

#200 AI and Education – episode 2 (with James Radburn)

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second instalment in a series of episodes examining the role of AI in education. On this episode, I am joined by James Radburn. As you wil...

#199 Developing a lesson structure – episode 4 (with Ollie Lovell)

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this engaging conversation, Craig Barton and Ollie Lovell discuss various teaching strategies, focusing on the 'Do Now' structure in classr...

#198 AI and Education – episode 1 (with Neil Almond)

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I hope this will be the first of a series of episodes investigating AI's role in education. Specifically, I am interested in how AI can save teach...

#197 Developing a lesson structure – episode 3 (with Ollie Lovell)

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the third in our series of conversations where we seek to agree upon a maths lesson structure. This time around, we continue our discussion of...

#196 Developing a lesson structure – episode 2 (with Ollie Lovell)

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ollie and I tried something different. I’ve been working with a school to help develop a departmental lesson structure with their m...

#195 Developing a lesson structure - episode 1 (with Ollie Lovell)

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ollie and I tried something different. I've been working with a school to help develop a departmental lesson structure with their mat...

#194 A chat about Ollie Lovell's lesson

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ollie Lovell sent me a recording of a maths lesson he had recently taught in a school he has been supporting. I suggested we discuss the lesson, centr...

#193 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 14 (with Ollie Lovell)

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Craig Barton and Ollie Lovell discuss various topics related to teaching and professional development. They touch on the importa...

#192 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 13 (with Ollie Lovell)

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Craig and Ollie discuss various topics, including their health, their rankings as education influencers, and the importance of b...

#191 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 12 (with Ollie Lovell)

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Craig Barton and Ollie discuss various topics including recovery from illness, feedback, and teaching methods. They explore diff...

#190 Atomisation and Unstoppable Learning with Kris Boulton

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kris Boulton returns to the podcast to discuss atomisation and how it can lead to unstoppable learning for our students. You can access the show-notes...

#189 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 11 (with Ollie Lovell)

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Craig Barton and Ollie Lovell discuss various teaching strategies and approaches. They cover topics such as the importance of ch...

#188 Ten ways to get amazing GCSE maths results with Jo Morgan

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Barton and Jo Morgan discuss Jo's career journey and the context of her school. They then dive into the topic of achieving amazing GCSE resu...

#187 How to coach responsively with Josh Goodrich

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Craig Barton interviews Josh Goodrich, the co-founder and CEO of Step Lab, about his experience as an English teacher and his work in...

#186 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 10 (with Ollie Lovell)

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this conversation, Craig and Ollie discuss various topics including Brian Johnson's quest to beat the aging process, fitness goals, teaching re...

#185 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 9 (with Ollie Lovell)

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This month Ollie Lovell and I discuss the following things: Why change needs a deep understanding (08:15) The power of using critical evidence dur...

#184 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 8 (with Ollie Lovell and Zach Groshell)

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Craig, Ollie, and special guest Zach Groschel discuss various topics related to education. They start by introducing themselves and d...

#183 How to help students remember things with Nick Soderstrom

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cognitive psychologist, Nick Soderstrom, joins me to talk about all things memory and retrieval. We discuss the important distinction between learning...

#182 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 7 (with Ollie Lovell)

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Teacher, author and my arch-rival podcaster, Ollie Lovell, joins me from the land Down Under for the seventh of our monthly chats. We each share three...

#181 Mark McCourt: Tips for teachers, Mastery, Reflections and Retirement

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Where to begin? Mark McCourt has done it all. From maths teacher, head of maths, head teacher, Ofsted inspector, CEO, founder, and the creator of Math...

#180 Surviving and thriving an Ofsted inspection with Ofsted's Maths Subject Lead Steve Wren

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The episode features a conversation with Ofsted's Maths Subject Lead, Steve Wren. We discuss everything from inspections, subject deep-dive, lesso...

#179 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 6 (with Ollie Lovell, Emma Turner and Tom Sherrington)

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For this special episode (kindly sponsored by Casio Education), Ollie Lovell and I are joined by Emma Turner and Tom Sherrington to discuss coaching, ...

#178 Research in Action 25: The impact of the home environment on maths attainment with Vic Simms

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vic Simms is a Professor of Developmental Psychology at Ulster University. Her recent research interests have been in understanding the influence of t...

#177 Research in Action 24: Dyscalculia latest developments with Kinga Morsanyi

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kinga Morsanyi is a developmental psychologist, and currently a Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Cognition at Loughborough University. Her main focus i...

#176 Research in Action 23: Economy versus Efficiency with Dave Hewitt

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Hewitt taught in schools for 11 years, including as Head of Department working with all-attainment classes from Years 7-11. Dave has since been w...

#175 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 5 (with Ollie Lovell)

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Teacher, author and my arch-rival podcaster, Ollie Lovell, joins me from the land Down Under for the fifth of our monthly chats. We each share three t...

#174 Research in Action 22: Early years mathematics with Camilla Gilmore

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Camilla Gilmore is the Developmental Psychology and lead of the Centre for Early Mathematics Learning. She has done research for 20 years focused on l...

#173 Research in Action 21: Developing culturally responsive mathematics education with Jodie Hunter

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jodie Hunter is a visiting professor at Loughborough University from Massey University, New Zealand. We discuss developing culturally responsive math...

#172 Research in Action 20: How teachers use (and don't use) research with Paul Howard-Jones

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Howard-Jones joins me to discuss how and why teachers use (and don't use) research to inform their teaching. This is part of my Research in ...

#171 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 4 (with Ollie Lovell)

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Teacher, author and my arch-rival podcaster, Ollie Lovell, joins me from the land Down Under for the fourth of our monthly chats. We each share three ...

#170 How to secure 100% student engagement with Pritesh Raichura

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Science teacher, Pritesh Raichura, shares his insights about how to ensure 100% of our students are listening, thinking and understanding at each stag...

#169 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 3 (with Ollie Lovell)

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Teacher, author and my arch-rival podcaster, Ollie Lovell, joins me from the land Down Under for the third of our monthly chats. We each share three t...

#168 How to lead a maths department with Femi Adeniran and Matt Findlay

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Experienced heads of department, Femi Adeniran and Matt Findlay, join me for an epic conversation about leading a maths department. We cover everythin...

#167 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 2 (with Ollie Lovell)

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Teacher, author and my arch-rival podcaster, Ollie Lovell, joins me from the land Down Under in the second of our monthly chats. We each share three t...

#166 Tools and Tips for Teachers: Episode 1 (with Ollie Lovell)

30 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Teacher, author and my arch-rival podcaster, Ollie Lovell, joins me from the land Down Under in the first of our monthly chats. We each share three th...

#165 How to be more evidence-informed with Peps Mcrea

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Peps McCrea makes his third appearance on the podcast, this time to take a deep dive into how we can be more evidence-informed as teachers. We discuss...

#164 How to plan a maths lesson with Craig Latimir

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I talk to fellow maths teacher, Craig Latimir, about his process for planning a lesson... and it takes us 3 hours. But this is one of ...

#163 How to observe a lesson with Adam Boxer

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Science teacher and author, Adam Boxer, joins me to discuss his process for observing colleagues teach and then giving them feedback. Adam's appro...

#162 Beyond survival - a conversation with Jamie Thom

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Thom interviewed me for his excellent Beyond Survival podcast - a show aimed at supporting new teachers. Jamie asked me to share five tips that ...

#161 The future of the Mr Barton Maths podcast

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here are the links to the things discussed in the show: Tips for Teachers website Tips for Teachers podcast Tips for Teachers newsletter Tips for...

#160 Ollie Lovell: relations, regulation, leadership & tools for teachers

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ollie Lovell is a maths teacher from sunny Australia. He is also a head of department, blogger, research ravager, pioneering podcaster, and best-selli...

#159 Introducing... Tips for Teachers!

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast is a taster of my new project: Tips for Teachers (check out the website here: tipsforteachers.co.uk ) Each...

#158 Adam Boxer: explanations, retrieval and maths & science working together

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Boxer is a science teacher, author and creator of Carousel Learning. He joins me to discuss the key ideas from his book: Teaching Secondary Scien...

#157 Dan Draper: Overlearning and conceptual leaps

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I have been a big fan of Dan’s work for a few years now. Along with last episode’s guest, Paul Rowlandson, Dan’s blog is one of the few I have n...

#156 Paul Rowlandson: Getting mixed up with interleaving

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paul is a maths teacher with a strong interest in research - so much so that he is now embarking upon a doctorate. He also holds the prestigious title...

#155 Jo Morgan - depth and sequencing of the maths curriculum

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jo is a legend of the maths teaching community. Her website, resourceaholic, is the go-to site for many teachers to find hand-picked, curated, top-qua...

#154 Tom Harbour: engaging parents in their children's learning

18 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tom is the CEO at Learning with Parents. Regular listeners might recall that I was lucky enough to attend Tom’s session at the virtual MA conference...

#153 Research in Action 19: Teaching mixed-attainment with Tom Francome

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode from season 2 of the Research in Action mini series, where I interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughb...

#152 Research in Action 18: Comparative judgement with Ian Jones

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode from season 2 of the Research in Action mini series, where I interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughb...

#151 Research in Action 17: Executive function with Camilla Gilmore

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode from season 2 of the Research in Action mini series, where I interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughb...

#150 Research in Action 16: Writing a maths curriculum with Colin Foster

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode from season 2 of the Research in Action mini series, where I interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughb...

#149 Research in Action 15: Children’s early understanding of number with Francesco Sella

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode from season 2 of the Research in Action mini series, where I interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughb...

#148 Research in Action 14: Counting in the animal kingdom with Krzysztof Cipora

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode from season 2 of the Research in Action mini series, where I interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughb...

#147 Research in Action 13: The self-explanation effect and how experts read maths differently with Lara Alcock

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode from season 2 of the Research in Action mini series, where I interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughb...

#146 Research in Action 12: Inquiry as a way of being with Barbara Jaworski

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode from season 2 of the Research in Action mini series, where I interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughb...

#145 Research in Action 11: University transition and oral assessments with Paola Iannone

16 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an episode from season 2 of the Research in Action mini series, where I interview a researcher from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughb...

#144 Christian Bokhove: Coherence, textbooks and research best bets

30 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Christian is an Associate Professor of Maths Education at the University of Southampton. In this conversation we discuss the importance of coherence i...

#143 Anne Watson and Kris Boulton in conversation

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anne Watson and Kris Boulton join me to discuss their answers to 8 big questions in maths education: 1. What do you see as the goals of mathematics ed...

#142 Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021 – Day 3

10 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) and I as we reflect on what we learned from Day 3 of the Mathematical Association 2021 virtual conference, discussing topic...

#141 Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021 – Day 2

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) and I as we reflect on what we learned from Day 2 of the Mathematical Association 2021 virtual conference, discussing topic...

#140 Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021 - Day 1

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) and I as we reflect on what we learned from Day 1 of the Mathematical Association 2021 virtual conference, discussing topic...

#139 Michael Pershan: Teaching with worked examples - part 2

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a follow-up to Part 1, US teacher, blogger and author Michael Pershan joins me to compare and contrast our two approaches to delivering worked exam...

#138 Michael Pershan: Teaching with worked examples - part 1

19 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a podcast cross-over episode, Ollie Lovell from the wonderful  Education Reading Room podcast interviews US teacher, blogger and author  ...

#137 Doug Lemov: Tips for the return to classrooms

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Lemov returns to the podcast to share tips for the return to classrooms. Sharing takeaways from 3 books - Teach like a Champion 3.0, Teaching in ...

#136 CLASSIC EPISODE (April 2017): Dani Quinn - Part 1 - Michaela School, Planning Lessons, Low Stakes Tests

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a reissue of a classic episode from back in April 2017. When changing podcast provider, the original episode didn’t copy across, and as it i...

#135 Jo Morgan: tips and resources for teaching online

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jo Morgan returns to the show to discuss how she is approaching online teaching 6 months on from when she first experienced it. It turns out lots has ...

#134 Ollie Lovell: Cognitive Load Theory in Action

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ollie Lovell returns to the show to discuss one of our favourite subject - Cognitive Load Theory. But instead of going over the usual stuff, Ollie tal...