30 July 2014 | Blog
I thought I’d give you an update on the whole frequency tree “thing” that happened when the original Sample Assessment Materials from the exam boards were published. It originally started here when I (“they” made me do it!! .. bloody twitter people!! .. yes you! you know who you are!) took the “Michael” a bit, and ... Read more
28 July 2014 | BlogUncategorized
but this really is a NEW POST even though you know I’m on my holibobs! I am definitely not here … but I have updated the nitty gritty post here with a new sheet and scheduled the posting of this… I am positive that I’m not even thinking about JustMaths right now. This time it’s for multiplication … ... Read more
26 July 2014 | Blog
Let me start by saying I’m not really here! I will be sat looking at this and where I’m going there is no interweb: Before I left I’d been looking at options for sharing files (as you know) and it turns out that google drive isn’t perfect either, so this is where we’re at: (1) dropbox allows ... Read more
22 July 2014 | Blog
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Michael Goveylocks (thanks Michelle for renaming my main character… love it!). He went for a walk in the forest and whilst out walking he pondered on all the things that were wrong in the world and decided it would be his “thing” to change the face of education ... Read more
21 July 2014 | Blog
Many, many months ago I set up a dropbox to share my twitter questions and answers that I tweet out as @ReviseJustMaths and this grew into me sharing loads of other resources too – basically it’s just a small (that doesn’t mean that there isn’t loads of stuff in there!) selection of the stuff that’s available on JustMaths ... Read more
20 July 2014 | Blog
I like to think that I’m “down with the kids” when it comes to technology. I have never used a paper planner – in fact I hate paper! All I seem to do with it, is move it from my desk to my bag, and then it spends weeks making trips home with me, until ... Read more
18 July 2014 | Blog
Maybe this post should have been called “What I’d like to really say” .. I know today is going to be tough so wish me luck … So the last day is here and all across the country most schools will gather their staff together for the obligatory leaving speeches and where I work is no ... Read more
14 July 2014 | Blog
This is a “bitty” blog post as I would have liked to have ranted / discussed (come on Mel you can’t discuss with yourself!) reflected on the feedback from Ofqual about the draft Maths GCSEs but I’m unable to do that as we are still waiting. Last week (Thursday I think!) the exam boards were expecting feedback from ... Read more
13 July 2014 | BlogUncategorized
You SHOULD be aware that the new GCSE will be first examined in June 2017 so working backwards from that in the traditional sense of a two year course means that teaching would start in September 2015 BUT it isn’t that simple. It never is! You would have thought that this was common knowledge, however ... Read more
13 July 2014 | Blog
In our school’s newsletter tomorrow there is a section about leavers and promotions, so as of then, the students will be made aware. To be honest I’ve told my groups already as I wanted to tell them myself and for them not to hear it on the grapevine, so to speak – I felt I ... Read more
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