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I may have sent a letter

JustMathsMel2015-03-12T00:35:56+00:00March 10th, 2015|Blog|

There have been a couple of headlines recently that have caught my attention but I know regular readers (do I have regular […]

Making a difference

JustMathsMel2015-03-08T22:48:14+00:00March 7th, 2015|Blog|

Occasionally I use this blog in rather a self-indulgent way and I suppose this is going to be one of those times but […]

Two is the magic number

JustMathsMel2015-03-05T19:00:07+00:00February 28th, 2015|5 - Misc., Blog, Teaching|

I’ve been thinking a lot about misconceptions recently and also revisited a couple of old posts looking for stuff to use for revision when I came across my revision mat idea (

IT’S FINALLY ARRIVED …

JustMathsMel2015-02-25T01:02:27+00:00February 25th, 2015|Blog|

For those of you that have been living in a cave you may need to catch up on some previous posts about the new Maths (1-9) GCSE – but most of you will […]

What to revise?

JustMathsMel2015-02-22T22:30:18+00:00February 22nd, 2015|Blog, Edexcel|

Up front I’m not getting into a discussion about “gaming” because I genuinely don’t believe that looking at past papers and trying to pick out topics is anything that any student wouldn’t be […]

Maths Hubs Part II

JustMathsMel2015-02-22T22:30:26+00:00February 22nd, 2015|Blog|

Whenever I meet people that read this blog, one of the first things most people will say is that they think I’m brave saying the things I do (or words to that effect!) […]

Going all gangsta’

JustMathsMel2015-02-22T22:30:44+00:00February 19th, 2015|Blog|

I wish Ofqual/DFE would decide how they are going to publish updates, as it really is getting tedious hunting down information about the whole accreditation process. Just don’t be thinking it’ll make me […]

Maths Hubs Part 1

JustMathsMel2015-02-18T15:10:33+00:00February 18th, 2015|Blog|

(or setting the scene for Part 2)

Let me say at the outset that I genuinely hope that the Maths Hubs initiative works. I hope it works because I believe that since the loss […]

Make up your mind!

JustMathsMel2015-02-16T00:51:48+00:00February 16th, 2015|Blog|

I have previously posted about the accreditation process for the new maths GCSE (I know … LOTS OF TIMES!!) but I cannot let this lie – all I am doing is seeking clarity […]