1 September 2017 | Teaching
Here you go … calendar: Monthly Maths – September 2017 The original post containing the sheet for August 2017 can be found here and the Solutions (for August 2017) are available here – > Monthly Maths – August 2017 v2 – SOLUTIONS
29 August 2017 | AQAEdexcelResourcesTeaching
As usual I’m sharing excel workbooks that you can use to analyse your cohort level data from Edexcels ResultsPlus … unfortunately these ones don’t have the “multiprint” option (…yet! … I’m working on it!) but I’ve put a blank version in the workbook too as we’ve always printed the blank versions off and got students ... Read more
23 August 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s been a while since I blogged; The main reason is that we’ve had this little man in the photo join us but seeing as I am sat here (once again!) unable to sleep I thought I’d write something. For some reason this years annual sleepless nights (I don’t sleep a lot anyway!) seems worse ... Read more
31 July 2017 | BlogNEW GCSE 9-1Resources
Here you go … Monthly Maths – August 2017 v2 calendar. The original post containing the sheet for July 2017 can be found here and the Solutions (for July 2017) are available here – > Monthly Maths – July 2017 – SOLUTIONS
29 July 2017 | BlogEdexcel
Just a quickie … I’m working through my emails/to do list and so I’m going to apologise in advance because you may find some posts published over the next few days/weeks that seem quite random as I tick things of that bloomin’ list! Anyway … if you use Pearson/Edexcel and your subject is one of the ... Read more
19 July 2017 | BlogFrom the Coal Face
This is being written as a separate post (a sort of sister post to this one) because this isn’t about me. OK … its partly about me … but mainly about an amazing group of year 8 students! Today proved that to me that what we do as classroom teachers matters – I’m not saying ... Read more
19 July 2017 | From the Coal FaceInterventionPersonal
Tonight, I’m going to treat you (Well I say “treat” but I’ll let you judge for yourselves!) to two posts. The first is by way of an update and the second post is to pay tribute to some very special students. This is the first of those two posts … brace yourself … this is tough ... Read more
8 July 2017 | ResourcesTeaching
I’ve updated my usual end of year “pub quiz” that I will be doing with my very last lesson with my groups. I’m a real grouch and generally try to keep them going as long as I can until I relent and do something “fun” … Anyway, i thought I’d share … there are 5 rounds ... Read more
5 July 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s Wednesday!! So …. today saw me heading up the M6 again to Eden Boys School in Bolton – before I forget … BEST CAKES EVER!!! (Were I to grade my visits to schools based on the cakes this one is 10/10!! … I don’t do that though!! No … seriously I don’t) The trip ... Read more
5 July 2017 | 1 - NumberFrom the Coal Face
This is gonna be quick … I promise! But thought I’d share … I see part of my job in year 7 is to get students comfortable just playing around with numbers. Yes, I want there to be no fear about making mistakes but I also want students to be numerate and as I say ... Read more
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