About the TMSJ Network

The Teaching Maths for Social Justice Network was established in April 2021 and has grown to over 250 members.

The TMSJN aims to:

  • Share teaching ideas, resources and practices amongst its members.
  • Provide mutual support and encouragement.
  • Disseminate ideas to other practitioners beyond the Network.

Activities of the TMSJN include the following:

  • Seminars and workshops with presentations and discussions.
  • Engaging with research literature on TMSJ and discussing its relevance to classroom practice.
  • Developing, sharing and disseminating teaching resources focused on TMSJ.
  • Developing, sharing and disseminating professional development materials.
  • Fostering, supporting and disseminating collaborative research projects in schools.

Use this link to register your interest in the TMSJ Network and to find out about future events and activities*: https://forms.gle/sofuAwtA2PHex49m9

*Note that your data will be stored securely and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It will only be used to contact you in relation to the TMSJN; it will not be shared with other parties; you can request at any point for your details to be removed from the TMSJ database by emailing pwright002@dundee.ac.uk.

The Network is currently convened by Pete Wright, Senior Lecturer in Education at University of Dundee (see more about Pete’s work below).

The following members of the TMSJN Advisory Group meet periodically, contribute ideas and support the activities and events of the network:

~ Graeme Austin (Head of Maths, Luton Sixth Form College)
~ Sandra Beckford-Henry (Secondary School Mathematics Teacher)
~ John Bibby (Retired Maths Educator and Populariser – OU, MatheMagic, Maths Year 2000)
~ Karen Brockway (Mathematics Teacher, CLSG)
~ Tiago Carvalho (Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form)
~ Mari Chikvaidze (Teacher / Lecturer of Mathematics and STEM Educator)
~ Alba Fejzo (Secondary school teacher)
~ Suman Ghosh (Lecturer in Maths Education – UCL)
~ Jane Goodland (Teacher and PhD student)
~ Gamze Inan (PhD Student in the University of Cambridge)
~ Gwen Ineson (Brunel University, London)
~ Balbir Kaur (She/Her) (Assistant Professor at University of Nottingham)
~ Mariam Makramalla
~ Cristina Mio (Teacher educator)
~ Azadeh Neman (Dartford Grammar School)
~ Lisa Pollard (Director of Education – Palladian Academy Trust)
~ Hilary Povey (Professor Emerita, Sheffield Hallam University)
~ Suchi Srinivas (PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge)
~ Sinéad Vaughan (Teacher Educator)

Pete has written extensively about his collaborative research with teachers on issues of social justice in the mathematics classroom. You can find out more about his work by following these links:

A short video based on Pete’s presentation at the TMSJN Introductory Event.

Download the accompanying PowerPoint presentation here.