6 December 2015 | BlogUncategorized
The National Reference Tests (NRTs) made the headlines again last week in this article on the TES website about how the results from the new tests which are designed to indicate whether GCSE grades should be allowed to rise are unlikely to be used until 2019 and suggests that exam results across the country are likely ... Read more
5 December 2015 | BlogUncategorized
Back in June I wrote about having a modus operandii across the department for our expectations in terms of book presentation and it is having a massive impact on what I am seeing in the books. We aren’t “there” yet but certainly making massive inroads in just a term! … not a clue what I’m ... Read more
29 November 2015 | AQAEdexcelNEW GCSE 9-1OCRWJEC
You may remember that I did some work collecting questions “by topic” on the new SAMs and practice paper. Well … now I know that I should have sought permission to use them from the exam boards (I have to say in my defence that it didn’t occur to me because they are readily available ... Read more
29 November 2015 | AQABlogEdexcelNEW GCSE 9-1OCRWJEC
The below are all the questions from: AQA – Sample Assessment Material and Practice set 1 and 2 OCR – Sample Assessment Material and Practice set 1 Pearson Edexcel – Sample Assessment Material, Specimen set 1 and Specimen set 2. WJEC Eduqas – Sample Assessment Material Please note that these questions have been copied/retyped from ... Read more
28 November 2015 | Blog
So I’m sat waiting for my car to be serviced having driven 55 minutes last Saturday to be told I wasn’t booked in until today so the weekend so far is a success in my eyes! Now if I manage to achieve the next thing on my “To-do” list (a new loo seat! I am ... Read more
22 November 2015 | Blog
Before I go on, let me tell you about Friday evening. I met an old colleague (we went “out, out” to watch Alan Davies BTW) and I told her about my day and mentioned how in my naivety as a newbie teacher I used to say that I was never going to turn into the ... Read more
15 November 2015 | Blog
Lots of people get uncomfortable when someone they work with is going through a tough time or has a mental health problem. We go through life and often we never find out the extent to which, the things we say or do affect other people. Mostly we assume that it makes “not a jot” of ... Read more
11 November 2015 | Blog
Do you ever have one of those days? Well I’m having one of those weeks! I’ve come to the conclusion that teaching means living your life in blocks of 6-8 weeks. I find myself saying “oh I’ll do it in the next holidays”. This just can’t be right. There has to be a better way ... Read more
10 November 2015 | AQAEdexcelOCR
Please visit this post -> HERE for an updated version of all the questions on the foundation tier. Thanks
9 November 2015 | AQAEdexcelOCR
Please visit this post -> HERE for an updated version of all the questions on the foundation tier. Thanks
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