About Connor Whelan

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As a member of the content team at Third Space Learning, Connor helps to ensure that teachers everywhere can enjoy the blogs and resources created by the team.

Everything You Need To Know About The KS1 & KS2 SATs 2020

SATs 2020 is on the horizon once again. How quickly it comes round each year! With so much going on in the modern […]

By Connor Whelan 8 min read

The Third Space Learning Impact Report 2019: Breakdown For SLT & Governors

The start of a new school year is always a time for reflection and reboot. Over the summer here at Third Space Learning […]

By Connor Whelan 7 min read

Review Of Maths SATs 2019: Results Of Our Teacher Survey! What Do You Think?

In our review of the Maths SATs 2019, results have been gathered from teachers all across England. As we’ve done every year since […]

By Connor Whelan 11 min read

New Ofsted Framework 2019 & Consultation Results: What Schools Need To Know [Free Inspection Checklist]

On May 14th, the new 2019 Ofsted Framework and consultation results were published, and this final version of the inspection framework is the […]

By Connor Whelan 9 min read

What Do Third Space Learning Pupils Think Of Their 1-to-1 Sessions? Find Out What They Had To Say!

With the Easter holidays here (or at least fast approaching) for many, we wanted to take this opportunity to look back at what […]

By Connor Whelan 3 min read

Year 6 SATs Revision Plan – How We Used 650,000 Maths Lessons To Create A Three-Phase SATS Preparation Plan

Take a look at our 3-phase SATs revision plan.

By Connor Whelan 9 min read

The Best Of BETT 2019: Our Review Of This Years Show!

Worried you may have missed something at the show and are now looking for a review of BETT 2019? Fear not, we are […]

By Connor Whelan 8 min read

How We Support Schools Before, During And After Our 1-to-1 Maths Interventions

Find out more about how we support all of our schools throughout their 1-to-1 maths interventions.

By Connor Whelan 7 min read

2018 Year In Review: 232,073 Maths Lessons Taught, 214,776 Resources Downloaded And Almost 1,000 New Schools!

2018 was quite a year for TSL, so take a look at what we've been up to!

By Connor Whelan 4 min read

SATs 2019 – When Are The SATs Test Dates And What Do You Need To Know?

Find out everything you need to know about the 2019 SATs.

By Connor Whelan 8 min read

7 Spooky Halloween Maths Activities For Primary Schools: Terrifying Tasks For Your Class To Solve

7 spooky Halloween maths activities for your school.

By Connor Whelan 5 min read

How Education Technology Supercharges Our Primary School Maths Tuition And How You Can Use It Too

Education Technology – from the blackboards of the 1800s through to the AI headsets of today, classroom tech has had a rich and varied […]

By Connor Whelan 7 min read

The Third Space Learning End Of Year Report – What Did Teachers Have To Say About Us?

The beginning of July marks the period of the year when school reports get sent out, and it is no different for us […]

By Connor Whelan 5 min read

World Cup Maths Problems And Investigations For Your School

For anyone that doesn’t know already, the World Cup is just around the corner and this gives us the perfect chance to introduce […]

By Connor Whelan 5 min read

KS2 SATs 2018: Maths Papers Question Breakdown

The KS2 SATs papers have been released; here's our analysis of the questions and domain coverage

By Connor Whelan 14 min read

La Salle Education’s Maths Mastery Day: Our Influences

Our design team travels to La Salle Education's CPD event to learn more about teaching for mastery

By Connor Whelan 2 min read

The Best Way to Prepare for KS2 SATs

Like you, we’ve been preparing hard for the National Assessments, commonly referred to as SATs.

By Connor Whelan 2 min read