21 December 2022 | Uncategorized
For those of you that have been around longer than Liz Truss was in power you will know that Graham Cumming used to send out a Christmas message every year … and so as not to miss out he’s written one to share here (also as a PDF) . He can also be found on ... Read more
25 August 2022 | Blog
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
28 June 2022 | AQABlogEdexcelFrom the Coal FaceNEW GCSE 9-1OCR
Me again. Today the exam boards published the advance information for the November exam series. You can find them using the links below: AQA OCR Pearson / Edexcel (click on Nov 22 Support) I’ve also put together some student friendly versions which aren’t 20 + pages long. There are two versions: Can be printed on ... Read more
27 June 2022 | Blog
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
14 February 2022 | AQABlogEdexcelNEW GCSE 9-1OCR
The advance information from the exam boards has been published and so we are truly on the final stretch to the first Summer exams since 2019. If you are looking for the information for your specific exam board they can be found here (make sure you use the one for the correct exam board as ... Read more
24 January 2022 | AQABlogEdexcelOfqualResources
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
19 July 2021 | Uncategorized
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
14 June 2021 | BlogUncategorized
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
31 January 2021 | Uncategorized
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
17 January 2021 | Uncategorized
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
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