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Articles by Rob Beckett

Rob Beckett
Rob is a Teacher of Mathematics in South East London as well as an MA Mathematics Education student at UCL Institute of Education.
@RBeckett_Yd   www.rbeckettyd.wordpress.com    All articles by Rob
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Chalkdust is published by Chalkdust Magazine, based in the United Kingdom. ISSN 2059-3805 (Print). ISSN 2059-3813 (Online).