Sophie Bessemer

Sophie Bessemer

Content Team

Third Space Learning

An experienced education publisher, editor and primary school governor, Sophie started up the Third Space Learning blog in 2017. She's always looking to share successful practice and ideas from other teachers and school leaders so get in touch if something's worked in your school that you'd like to write about.

Third Space Updates

“I Was Wrong About Third Space” – A Headteacher’s Review

2 min read | 23 May 2024 | For UK Readers

Free Year 6 SATs Maths Papers That Every Teacher Will Need For KS2 SATs

4 min read | 02 August 2024 | For UK Readers

Review of Maths KS2 SATs 2017: the Good, the Bad and the Even Better If

6 min read | 19 November 2022 | For UK Readers

21 Best Free Year 6 SATs Revision Resources for 2024 (Maths)

6 min read | 02 August 2024 | For UK Readers

Games & Activities

Shrove Tuesday Maths Activities: Topical Maths

2 min read | 19 June 2023 | For UK Readers

Games & Activities

Heart Month Maths Activities: Topical Maths [1]

2 min read | 18 November 2022 | For UK Readers

Primary Worksheets & Practice Questions

The Future Of Assessment In Schools According To The Headteachers Roundtable Group

6 min read | 15 January 2024 | For UK Readers

Maths and SATs Boosters: How To Get The Most Out Of Maths Revision For Your Year 6 Pupils

3 min read | 06 August 2024 | For UK Readers

Take Control of Your New Maths Curriculum Planning: Ofsted Maths Factfile [New Resource]

5 min read | 23 May 2024 | For UK Readers

KS2 SATs Results 2016 Are In… What next?

3 min read | 01 July 2024 | For UK Readers

Topic guides:

Average speed formula

4 min read | 02 June 2024 | For UK Readers

Describing probability

5 min read | 08 June 2024 | For UK Readers

Direct and indirect proportion

5 min read | 19 August 2023 | For UK Readers

Inverse proportion formula

5 min read | 19 August 2023 | For UK Readers

Factors and multiples

5 min read | 30 May 2023 | For UK Readers

5 min read | 06 June 2023 | For UK Readers

Iteration maths

7 min read | 06 June 2023 | For UK Readers

Loci and construction

5 min read | 13 June 2023 | For UK Readers

Simplifying fractions

4 min read | 09 July 2023 | For UK Readers

Area of a pentagon

6 min read | 24 May 2024 | For UK Readers

Angles in a hexagon

5 min read | 08 July 2024 | For UK Readers

6 min read | 02 August 2023 | For UK Readers

Trigonometry table

8 min read | 18 September 2023 | For UK Readers

5 min read | 27 August 2024 | For UK Readers

Prove algebraically

4 min read | 20 June 2023 | For UK Readers

Greater than sign

4 min read | 31 July 2023 | For UK Readers

4 min read | 31 May 2024 | For UK Readers

Trig identities

4 min read | 25 August 2024 | For UK Readers

Rounding decimals

3 min read | 31 July 2023 | For UK Readers

Expected frequency

3 min read | 01 June 2023 | For UK Readers

Linear inequalities

4 min read | 19 February 2024 | For UK Readers

Area of a hexagon

6 min read | 15 April 2024 | For UK Readers

Equivalent expressions

3 min read | 31 July 2023 | For UK Readers

Recurrence relation

6 min read | 19 February 2024 | For UK Readers

Theoretical probability

4 min read | 28 May 2024 | For UK Readers

Compound measures

4 min read | 26 April 2023 | For UK Readers

Mutually exclusive events

3 min read | 23 July 2024 | For UK Readers

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