30 March 2015 | Blog
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 when we return to work earlier than you guys) and today I’ve been ticking off all those “housey” jobs that I never get time to do in term time (nothing ... Read more
22 March 2015 | Blog
I have so much I want to blog about but instead I’ve been waylaid by an update from Ofqual about the GCSE research programme ( 20th March Update ). Before I “go off on one” I have a little update to my last post where I summarised the accreditation process ( HERE ) and also outlined the fact ... Read more
15 March 2015 | Blog
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 up with people from twitter and meet with friends … old and new (as always with these things I’m sad not to have ... Read more
11 March 2015 | BlogEdexcel
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! Check it out -> here During the lunch break there is a “tweet up” where there is an opportunity to put some ... Read more
10 March 2015 | Blog
There have been a couple of headlines recently that have caught my attention but I know regular readers (do I have regular readers? if so **waves hello**) will find the it as no surprise that I’d be interested. The BBC Education Page ran with “Exam changes risk problems for schools, say heads” and the online version of ... Read more
7 March 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 do read on as I’m hoping to convey an important message too. This week has been a tough one for various reasons but Friday I arrived at school and I found some ... Read more
28 February 2015 | 5 - Misc.BlogTeaching
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 ( HERE ) that was produced using ideas that were “twitter-sourced” and it has got me thinking. I really want to get students exploring ways in ... Read more
25 February 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 know that I have been chasing a copy of a letter from Nick Gibb to Ofqual that was referred to in a ... Read more
22 February 2015 | BlogEdexcel
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 doing themselves .. it is certainly what I would do if I was sitting an exam! The rationale is that I want ... Read more
22 February 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!) and they go onto say that sometimes I write about the things they wish they could say in public (it didn’t start ... Read more
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