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
19 February 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 give up because I am a stubborn hard-nosed sod! I am aware that there are more letters of complaints/with comments on winging ... Read more
18 February 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 of the support from local authorities in lots of areas we have been left with a massive gap (even if you ... Read more
16 February 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 in the hope that the process is both transparent and fair. The stakes are too high to let this lie. One of ... Read more
15 February 2015 | BlogUncategorized
…. or “Mels idiots guide to Twitter” … The last couple of weeks I have been regaling boring people with how useful Twitter is, and somehow I agreed to put together a bit of a “how to/what to expect” post for non-tweeters (some of you may find it useful to encourage colleagues too)… so here ... Read more
5 February 2015 | BlogUncategorized
As a kid my mam would nag me about my lack of patience and short attention span. I find I am now eternally grateful as I don’t give up very easily and will wait, wait and even wait some more. To give you a jovial illustration: ourselves and best mates plant “sleeper jokes” with each ... Read more
2 February 2015 | Blog
hahaha .. that got your attention … Today Ofqual published the transcript for the below video on the DFE publications page of the DFE website -> here. No offence to Ian Stockford … I think you did a cracking job and “big respect” to you for doing this but there are a couple of things ... Read more
1 February 2015 | Blog
In the last couple of weeks I’ve come across “several” (that’s me being cagey when I mean “lots of”) teachers that didn’t know about Ofquals Maths GCSE research project (more details -> HERE ) . I didn’t find this startling given that they also didn’t know about the Glenys Stacey letter that effectively asked the exam boards ... Read more
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