Update November 2025:
I will be starting work this week to update and improve the website. One suggestion has been to put a list of key points at the start of each chapter, so you do not have to read the whole thing to decide that it actually is not relevant!
Good idea- if you have any other suggestions please message me at stillknitting@gmail.com
I have already updated the useful links section with my list of publications. These can be found FOC on Academia.edu You do not have to join to access material held on the platform.
Best wishes to all,
Jenny
Update 2024: I have recently retired from the FE college, although I really miss it and might go back part time! I do some marking work for Sheffield Hallam University, and have just achieved a Doctorate in Education (EdD). When I have finished my 'minor corrections' I will up date this website and add more resources, links to published work etc.
For now, this is my current list, excluding the two chapters in 'This worked for me!', edited by Fiona Allan, and published by the ATM in 2024.
Happy ESOL maths teaching everyone!
Original greeting: Hello!
My name is Jenny Stacey, and I teach at a medium-sized FE college in the Midlands. My subjects are Maths, from Entry 1 to GCSE, and ESOL, English for Speakers of Other Languages, at Entry Level. I have been teaching ESOL Maths since 2005 and have built up a small bank of knowledge, worksheets and ideas for teaching sessions, which I hope you may find useful if you are involved in delivering Maths to learners whose first language is not English.
My learners have ranged from those with excellent maths skills to those with a very low level of skills, and from those with very little English to some working towards Level 1 or 2. Some are only looking to help their children or improve their job prospects, but others have needed a Maths qualification for their onward journey into nursing, teaching or other professions.
I hope you find the site useful and have as much fun teaching Maths as I have! I will be editing the site from time to time to improve and update it. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please do get in touch.
This material is protected by copyright. You may print off resources to use or adapt, but please reference my work wherever possible. All other sections should be referenced and acknowledged in any other work. If you are in any doubt, please e-mail me at stillknitting@gmail.com .
There is no liability on my part for any of the information, resources or ideas presented on this website, or any incidents or actions arising from them. The views presented are my own and come from my teaching experience and academic research. I include a list of references for those interested in pursuing further study in this field.
My thanks go to my colleagues, past and present who have helped and encouraged me in this project, especially Sarah for proof reading.
JMS 2013/14