Golden Ticket
Study leave or not? that is the question! There is always some debate at this time of year about how different schools structure their study leave and lots of schools now run a […]
Midweek Update
OK so it’s not mid-week yet but I have my last ever parish council meeting tomorrow (it’s the annual general meeting so not an “actual” meeting) and I will officially no longer be Councillor Muldowney having […]
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 […]
