I’ve been thinking
Just a quickie … busy, busy, busy …
We’re on the home run with year 11, but we’ve already started reflecting on what went well and what we need to refine from […]
OCR Check in Tests
Occasionally (ok quite a lot of the time!) I see resources and think “ooh that’s a great idea” and last week I was shown OCRs “check in” tests .. […]
National Reference Tests for all?
Back in March 2015 Ofqual announced that NFER had been awarded the contract to provide National Reference Tests ( OFQUAL ANNOUNCEMENT )
The idea is that Ofqual is introducing the […]
The Mathematical Association Conference Part 1
I’m just home having spent the last 3 days of the Easter Holiday at Keele University for the annual conference of the Mathematical Association and I’ve come away with loads to think about […]
Fobbed off
Just a quick update about the GCSE debacle. I am not letting this lie! I know I’m a stubborn sod but this is not about ego, it’s about making the right decision and […]
My Views on Mastery … for what they’re worth ..
At the recent La Salle Maths Conference there was a session labelled the “great mastery debate” (don’t … do you hear me? […]
Bread and Butter … the crusts!
Yes I know, it’s the Easter break for some of us (and for those of that are still at school you will get your revenge […]
I was challenged … yay!
Yesterday was another one of the maths conferences run by La Salle education and it was a great event – loads of enthusiastic fellow teachers discussing and sharing ideas. It’s great to meet […]
A couple of dates …
If you haven’t heard … where have you been!! … this weekend is the 3rd Maths Conference run by La Salle Education at Aston University and it is looking like it should be fun! […]
