Memories

EDIT: I’ve come back to this and want to apologise for this brain dump  …  I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about when it started. It just happened. Blogging Tourettes … Tonight I can’t sleep. It’s the night before GCSE results day and for the last two years we’ve gone into results … Read more

Learning something new ..

Long time no write/speak/read … whatever! Apologies if you’re expecting some maths related stuff … this is as far away from maths as you can get but I promise you its related to teaching. Anyway, strap yourself in .. grab a cuppa and settle down to read something that may make you laugh, shouldn’t make … Read more

Formula Sheets

So long time no speak! Lifes been busy don’t you know! Actually it’s more than that … the world has changed and so have I. I’ve wanted to get on here and “just write” like I used to pre-covid but every time I’ve thought about it I’ve stopped myself for fear of upsetting someone or … Read more

The why?

Why we do what we do has been on my mind recently (I mean teaching!). It’s been the most bizarre 18 months of most of our lives and the world feels like it has got a lot smaller. Yesterday I saw an ex student. I was walking into a supermarket (masked up) and outside there … Read more

“Exams” exams ??

Dear Teachers, I hope you’re keeping well and that your TAGs have been put to bed or at the least you can see the end is in sight! Just a note to say that you’re all doing an amazing job but also to ask if any of you guys got the memo … apparently … … Read more

Teaching but not as you know it …

A scroll through my timeline is full of tweets with yet another great idea … so much so, that at times I seriously can’t keep up and I’m finding it all a little exhausting and some of these are making me feel a little inadequate. Which is why I’m sharing this … not in a … Read more

Ofqual consultation PART 1

EDIT: Sorry for the length … I got a little carried away and have cut this into 2 blog posts! I’ve now been mulling this over for 24 hours as I didn’t want to blog about the consultation released by Ofqual on Friday afternoon in the heat of the moment. I am also not commenting … Read more

Secret Link