Teachers:
Mrs. Christie
Mr Beighton
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teaching at Bishop Barrington since September 2000. His previous teaching
posts have been at Shotton Hall Comprehensive School, Peterlee and
Bishopsgarth School in Stockton.
Mr Beighton obtained his teaching qualifications at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he also achieved a degree in History. His hobbies include, football, reading and playing chess. He is an avid supporter of Sheffield United Football Club and also runs the Year 9 football team.
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Mr. Lumley
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Mr Lumley has been
teaching at Bishop Barrington since January 2001. Mr Lumley previously
taught for a short time at St John's Comprehensive.
He obtained his academic qualifications from St Andrews University, in Scotland, achieving an MA in Economics, whilst also studying many other subjects, such as: maths, music, statistics, philosophy and biblical studies. Mr Lumley's hobbies include listening to various types of music, reading books about history, walking, eating Marmite and drinking tea. He also feels that this photograph does him an injustice, as he looks much more frightening in real life.
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Mr Neville Davison
Neville has been teaching at Bishop Barrington School for 36 years, and previously taught at Tofthill School.
Neville trained at Bede College at Durham University. He enjoys fell walking, hiking, camping and travelling to alpine areas.
Mrs. K. Hammerton – Careers Education, Math's and Examinations Officer
Kathleen
has taught at Bishop
Barrington School for 18 years. She studied at Exeter University and Darlington College of Arts, and Rolle College in
Exmouth. she also completed a careers qualification with the Manchester
metropolitan university.
Kathleen's interests include music, and caravan rallies with the caravan club concert band she enjoys playing golf and going to ceilidhs
Internet sites:
Maths league
The Math's League is dedicated to bringing challenging mathematics materials to students. The Math League specialises in math contests, books, and computer software designed to stimulate interest and confidence in mathematics for students from the 4th grade through high school. It builds student interest and confidence in mathematics through solving worthwhile problems.
BBC Maths - Mega maths tables
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths
The Megamaths Tables web site is an interactive site for practicing and testing times tables. It helps revision and understanding of digits, multiples, factors, prime numbers, multiplication, and equations. There is a wide range of exercises and it is a fun way to practice and test knowledge of tables.
Maths net
http://www.anglia.co.uk/education/mathsnet/intro.html
This site has a multitude of exercises that encompass a wide-range of mathematical issues for all – from algebra to graphs, and much more! There are puzzles to solve, as well as interesting maths trails to explore.
SMARD – Maths database search
SMARD is the Secondary Mathematics Assessment and Resource Database. It provides an opportunity for secondary math's teachers to share quality assessment and resources. Most of the assessment and resources available from this site have been classroom-tested, and much of it is non-traditional. You are invited to browse through our collection, select what you want and take it away. And you are certainly invited to contribute to the database!
Maths GCSE help
GCSE Answers is where you'll find answers to many of your problems with GCSE Mathematics. If you’d like some help to get the grades that you need, just visit this site for mathematics tutorials and much more! The information on this site is drawn from the GCSE Mathematics syllabus published by the GCSE examining boards.
The Maths Forum
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/discussions/
The Math Forum's discussion archives include mathematics and math education-related newsgroups, mailing lists, and Web-based discussions.