4 June 2016 | DFE
So many times I’ve sat reading blogs or articles in which there is a call for action and I think “yes, I must get involved. I must do something to help that cause” and then the moment passes and it never happens. Life is just very busy. Well I’m urging you to ensure that this ... Read more
1 June 2016 | BlogDFETeaching
So … the other evening I was checking to see if there were any updates on the DFE site (doesn’t everyone do this on a regular basis? Nope? Just me then!) and came across this page and as I scrolled down I noticed some documents about congratulatory letters sent out and so “as you do” ... Read more
31 May 2016 | 5 - Misc.BlogResourcesTeaching
The below is the maths calendar for June 2016 – I’ll be sending out to all parents of years 10 and possibly year 9 next week when we’re back – along with the solutions for May 2016 Monthly Maths – June Previous months can be found on the links below: May 2016 and the solutions ... Read more
27 May 2016 | Edexcel
Below you will find out “Best guess” papers for the higher and foundation tiers for the LINEAR Edexcel Mathematics GCSE paper 2 after half term. Just to reiterate what I’ve put on the front page of the paper, specifically the Higher tier – the paper is made up of topics that we believe are ... Read more
26 May 2016 | BlogEdexcelUncategorized
To be honest I think last night/this morning was the MOST NERVOUS I have EVER been before an exam – for reasons unknown to me!. Overall I felt that paper 1 was fair – our “super group” in the main felt that they we well prepared and it gave them a great deal of confidence ... Read more
24 May 2016 | Blog
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how to manage student talking when they are working – I suppose it’s a result of my quite laid back attitude that I have to work hard at bringing students back on task with a certain group. Most of the time this group are talking about the work ... Read more
18 May 2016 | Blog
.. the disappearing entry on the DFE timelines. This evening I got a tweet from Miss Mews (@MissMews1) asking what was happening with the year 7 resits as they had disappeared from the DFE website … so off I went … oh hang on … lets take a step back for some of you. Nicky ... Read more
13 May 2016 | BlogEdexcelTeaching
Just a quickie that I thought I would share. I’ve been thinking about ways to motivate my “boy-heavy” year 10 group and for them to see the point of homework. I have an issue, in that I haven’t yet found something that engages them enough to “want” to do the work involved. I don’t want ... Read more
5 May 2016 | DFE
Occasionally I let Seager write a blog post … ok I’ll be honest I think I’ve let him write one post in the last 4 years and this is why I’m happy to let him double his blog post count this evening with the below contribution. I don’t want to steal his thunder so I’ll ... Read more
30 April 2016 | BlogOfqual
Back in March I wrote a blog post about what we did and didn’t know about the new GCSE. However, if Ofqual get their way it looks like it will need updating … and just when I thought we were starting to know where we are … a week ago Ofqual announced a consultation about ... Read more
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