9 July 2016 | 5 - Misc.EdexcelNEW GCSE 9-1
So today I finally finished my exam marking. I whinge and moan about it but I genuinely think it helps me understand the requirements of GCSE better. In fact, this Summer I also marked KS2 and that was eye-opening but again, it gave me a better understanding of what our year 7’s have just sat when ... Read more
1 July 2016 | BlogDFEEdexcelOfqualTeaching
I’m going to be true to my word and this post isn’t going to be about BREXIT. … ummm … oh … ummmm … (imagine me swaying from foot to foot as I try to think of a way to sweeten this)… well … ummm … it “sort of” is … but also “sort of” ... Read more
30 June 2016 | 5 - Misc.BlogTeaching
The below is the maths calendar for July 2016 – I’ll be sending out to all parents of years 10 and year 9 tomorrow – along with the SOLUTIONS for June 2016 Monthly Maths – July
26 June 2016 | BlogTES
Friday saw ten of us from Alcester Academy which is where we work as our day jobs, (otherwise it’d be just plain weird) making our way down to the bright lights of London to attend the TES Awards … we were extremely excited having been shortlisted for two awards: Maths team and Art teacher of ... Read more
21 June 2016 | BlogTeaching
Both 28 and 6 are ‘perfect’ numbers so the 28th June is a ‘perfect’ day to celebrate the teaching of mathematics! Steve Lomax (from the GLOW Maths hub /Kangaroo Maths) sent me the following, the “S-word” reference did make me chuckle and I think it is a great idea. During the last visit to Shanghai ... Read more
15 June 2016 | BlogResourcesTeaching
Yesterday I sparked up my hard drive with all my old resources on (I was looking for something and rediscovered a treasure trove of stuff I have made, used, stolen or magpied over the years but forgotten about!) for the first time in about 18 months and came across something that I used in a ... Read more
12 June 2016 | Edexcel
Just a reminder that the next meeting of the collaborative network we host at Alcester is this Friday (17th June). Time: 12 noon until 3pm. Venue: Alcester Academy I have just emailed the usual attendees with an updated agenda so if you haven’t booked your place please do so (Dave: it’s usually you that just ... Read more
11 June 2016 | BlogDFETeachingTES
In case you haven’t seen it the MMSA (the Meeting of Mathematics Subject Associations)* have written an openly published letter to Nicky Morgan (and sent to some of the media too!) expressing their concerns about the year 7 tests that the government proposes to introduce next year and requesting the opportunity to discuss the matter ... Read more
10 June 2016 | BlogDFEFrom the Coal Face
Over the half term I wrote a blog post about how the school we work at appearing on a “list” on the DFE website that were supposed to have received a letter of congratulations (in relation to 2015 results) from Nick Gibb but weirdly our gaffer at work had never received anything. I explained how ... Read more
6 June 2016 | BlogFrom the Coal FaceResourcesTeaching
I get sent ideas all the time about ideas from other people – usually as a result of me liking something on Twitter and then asking if I can steal magpie their ideas. You know I have this inbox that keeps flipping growing but I promise I will get round to sharing them all at ... Read more
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