Back-to-Front Maths is the best tool I have had to move my staff towards a national curriculum. As a consequence my staff are understanding the requirements a lot better and are able to make informed, consistent, professional judgements about student achievement and their pedagogy has improved significantly...
Head of Department, Sunshine Coast

I learn alongside my students as we investigate concepts together! I have witnessed a distinct improvement in my students’ willingness to be creative with maths and in the communicating and reflecting their ideas. Back-to-Front Maths is an integral part of my teaching...
Teacher, Brisbane

For an old dinosaur who really needs to be put out to pasture, it has changed the way I teach maths and given me and the children a renewed interest and approach to maths...
Teacher, Sunshine Coast

This is the first time that our school has Back-to-Front Maths. Never before have I seen teachers feeling so confident that they are delivering the best possible program to their students. Many teachers with years of experience have mentioned how they feel that for the first time they are teaching maths properly to their students...
Deputy Principal, Brisbane

Our teachers and students have moved forward in leaps and bounds! What a wonderful experience to help teachers and students move forward in terms of constructive teaching. Thank you Tierney!
Deputy Principal, Brisbane

I love the way the concepts and ideas have been broken down into smaller, logical steps seems to help my students who are in the lower maths group. We seem to be having more frequent "ah ha moments."...
Teacher, Sunshine Coast

I feel far more confident when introducing new mathematical concepts to my class. The 'Backwards Questions' are a wonderful challenge for the students. Your books have become an integral part of my Maths lessons, and they have assisted me in catering to the diverse range of abilities within my class...
Teacher, Brisbane

I love how the students work together in pairs putting their heads together, scribbling down ideas in their journals of how they attacked the problem and so forth. I can see problem solvers developing! It has been wonderful to see this instead of the usual looks on their faces of total disconnection with the maths...
Teacher, Gympie

My students now look at what is in front of them with a more enquiring mind and utilise the mathematic content that they already possess, instead of waiting for the teacher to 'teach them' how to do it...
Teacher, Sunshine Coast

My students are now able to articulate how they are thinking, what strategies they applied, and how effective they were in solving problems...
Teacher, Gold Coast