Mel Muldowney I’m going to try to keep this short and sweet. On Friday I tweeted a poll asking a simple question: The given options were: Grade 4,Grade 4 for 2 yrs then a 5 or Grade 5. As of this morning (5th November) 521 people have responded (the poll still has another day to run) and … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, whilst wrapped up with my quilt, suffering with a bout of manflu I used the opportunity to have another look at the SAMs, specimens and practice papers alongside marking and collating the results from my year 10 class following their recent assessments. Additionally, I spent this down-time looking at the similar … Read more
Last Thursday saw me and Seager driving to the proposed venue for our “thang” next June and he only went and got us lost again!! We eventually arrived safe and sound … and also late! Our visit involved confirming that the venue could hold the number of people we’ve got in mind and to also … Read more
A few weeks ago I had a phone call to say that a parcel had arrived for me in reception. I’d thought it was just something my hubbie had ordered from eBay and could wait – the new beard trimmer he had ordered a week or so before (that we were both desperate for!) had … Read more
The file for the November maths calendar and also solutions for October found below: November -> monthly-maths-november October Solutions -> monthly-maths-october-solutions
The above was me last week!! You can’t have failed to notice that last week, in a speech about primary assessment Justine Greening announced that the government “will not introduce statutory mathematics and reading resits on children’s arrival in year 7.” It seems that sense (for once) has been seen and all the kerfuffle that … Read more
We’ve just finished our first assessment cycle (well .. one more paper to go with year 9’s tomorrow!) and we’ve done the whole RAG’ing of questions and reviewed the papers so when someone asked me last week if we re-test students it really made me think. The answer is no we don’t but I definitely … Read more
I love teaching my year 9 group. I’ve taught them for 2 years now and in the main, they are really up for having a go at most things I give them and they usually try their best. There are times when they’re a little loud but they are such a fun group to teach. … Read more
I am rubbish with knowing news that I have been sworn to secrecy with; When it comes to my hubby and friends they know not to expect too much at any celebration event because I’ve got myself in a right tizz about what they’ve got that I force them to open their pressies weeks before … Read more
File for October maths calender and also solutions for September found below: October -> monthly-maths-october September Solutions -> monthly-maths-september-solutions
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