Find out what teachers and students have to say about their experiences of using the fx-CG50 in the classroom
Teachers and students across the UK are discovering the benefits of the fx-CG50. Explore our case studies and hear how the fx-GC50 is making maths easier. Learn how schools have benefited from the calculator, how they’ve implemented it and how they use it to address their challenges.
Learn how Oxted School in Surrey made the switch to the fx-CG50 and developed better student engagement. Explore their strategy for creating discussion-based lessons and helping students solve problems that were previously beyond their skillset.
Learn how Hamstead Hall Academy in Birmingham boosted results by up to 10 marks when the fx-CG50 was integrated into lessons. Not only did they dramatically improve grades across GCSEs and A-Levels, but also increased student confidence and gave them the best possible chance to learn.
Learn how Highcliffe School in Dorset adopted the fx-CG50 when the A-Level maths curriculum was updated to include more advanced topics. Discover how the maths department created a buzz around the calculators, engaged every student and helped them perform beyond their previous capabilities.
“Before we’ve looked very much at the mechanics of what the calculator can do to make everything quicker and simpler whereas now we are looking at it as a tool to develop the experience and really develop the understanding rather than just a basic calculation tool.”
Daniel Crowhurst
Head of Maths
Oxted School
“Students are very used to using Casio calculators so... they know roughly where a lot of the buttons are anyway."
Lorraine Bennett
KS5 Coordinator for Maths
Oxted School
“We wanted to take a new approach to teaching, which involved the graphic calculator specifically."
Steven Stodart
Deputy Head of Maths
Oxted School
"They gave us a bit more scope for development in the way that we teach."
Daniel Crowhurst
Head of Maths
Oxted School
“My learners, who are less confident in attempting a hard problem, can visualize it when using the graphic calculator. It gives them an entry onto the onto the problem.”
Eleri Golledge
Maths Teacher
Hamstead Hall Academy
“Casio is ideal in terms of pushing the innovation that we strive for across the whole school and particularly the Maths Department.”
Jonathan Mortimer
Executive Principal
Hamstead Hall Academy
“The fact that students can verify and check answers on the calculators means they start believing in themselves, so we’ve seen a change in the culture within the Maths Department.”
Melios Michael
Head of Maths
Hamstead Hall Academy
“They can essentially leave an exam and they know full well they’ve got a certain amount of marks in the bag.”
Eleri Golledge
Maths Teacher
Hamstead Hall Academy
“They [the students] were quite excited for them to be honest. I used to use it in my year 11 lesson last year, when I had a top set year 11, so when I would get it out there was interest they were looking at it like “oh can I have a look” and so when it came to the fact about buying them, they just did.”
Jess Kelly
Assistant Director of Learning (Maths KS4)
Highcliffe School
“I think the initial training helped to form our decision, because we all had seen it before and when the year kind of started we knew sort of what they looked like and the functionality that they did."
Steve Cooper
Director of Learning (Maths)
Highcliffe School
“I think the training and the loan set really did help otherwise we would have really been very much in the dark about what it was and whether we would have been willing to go for it or not.”
Rachel Chipchase
Assistant Director of Learning (Maths)
Highcliffe School
“I think their confidence today definitely grew.”
Jess Kelly
Assistant Director of Learning (Maths KS4)
Highcliffe School