If not now, then when? …. I’ve been a bit vague about my trip up North a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been ill this weekend – hence the “radio silence” … flipping flu!!. I didn’t mean to veil the whole thing in an air of mystery but a few weeks ago I got asked … Read more
It’s the eve before the 30th June 2015 … let’s call it forevermore “SAMs Eve”. If I’m honest I’m worrying that I’m going to get visits from (ok so it’s a poor frame of reference but you gotta give me points for trying!!): The ghost of “GCSE’s past” who’ll take me to scenes from … Read more
Following my call to Nick Gibbs office on Monday (Post -> HOTLINE TO NICK GIBBS OFFICE ) I chased for an update on the “Good” pass having sent a link to my blog post where I mentioned the students caught up in the grade-shift upwards. It’s great to see that Mark Dawe from OCR is “on song” … Read more
I know, I know! I promised to post a blog on Monday but it’s all a bit mental at the minute – I have about 300 emails in my “justmaths” inbox (so bear with me as I work through them … I am trying but at this rate it may be the Summer holidays!). Yesterday … Read more
Just a quickie post and I’m intending on posting a “proper” post this evening but it’s been a truly mental couple of days. Friday was an early start as I travelled to Manchester as part of my day job as a teacher for a “getting ready to teach the new GCSE” training event **waves to … Read more
So it wasn’t a dream – when I wrote THIS POST. On the one hand we’ve got answers and I applaud that, but on the other hand I’m not convinced this has been thought through in terms of its implications. Let’s take a step back to September when the original grade equivalencies were set out … … Read more
I am gutted that I can’t make the Maths Conference that is going on this weekend in London – I’ve been invited to another “thing” … don’t get too excited, it’s just I don’t know how much I can and can’t say about it yet but if I get the “green light” I will let … Read more
I’m writing this late! I’m hoping I’ll wake up in the morning and it’s all been a dream. Please tell me I dreamt Nicky Morgan is about to say that a “5” is the new pass? Tell me this -> SCHOOLSWEEK ARTICLE comes up with a page error …. I’m not saying it should be a … Read more
I have never been more disappointed in someone than I am in David Cameron right now. I am also exasperated, frustrated and a tad annoyed. Read until the end .. I promise you .. it’s worth it! This has now become so, so, soooooo much more than the accreditation process and do you know what? This situation … Read more
Last weeks guest posts from Julia Smith ( To Infinity and beyond ) and Ian Hollis ( Why I turned up for Saturday School ) went down a storm so I cheekily emailed Darren Macey at OCR to see if he fancied a visit to my blog … he said yes!! (and who wouldn’t? … have you noticed the blog has had … Read more
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