30 December 2013 | Blog
I was going to come up with a list of things I’d like to achieve this year but I find myself sat here thinking that no matter how grand (or not so grand) one’s plans are, life seems to have its own way of unravelling and it sort of reminds me of that interview question ... Read more
30 December 2013 | BlogResources
The idea was to spend some time doing some planning today and as you do, I’ve spent most of the time doing anything OTHER than planning – I’m trying to justify to myself that organising resources isproductive, but I’m sure I’d be able to convince anyone else. I have however found another couple of logic starter worksheets that I’d made, ... Read more
27 December 2013 | 3 - ShapeBlogResources
I quite often duck when I hear or read the words on an email “I don’t suppose you have something for teaching … ” but then have a hunt around and find something that fits the bill. However, when approached for something about “3d shapes” for the Guardian I could only find an exit card worksheet for ... Read more
27 December 2013 | Blog
I’ve been a bit of a “slacker” in the lead up to Christmas, but now its over I’m back. To be brutally honest (and those that know me would say that at times I am sometimes “too brutal” … oops I mean “too honest” … or do I??) Anyway, in the run up to the festivities I found ... Read more
15 December 2013 | BlogEdexcel
I’m not sure how much use some of this will be, but thought I’d share it anyway … There is so much change in the pipeline, and so many things yet to be confirmed by the DFE in terms of equivalencies between the new GCSE’s from 2015 and the current qualification that sometimes its difficult ... Read more
8 December 2013 | BlogEdexcel
A couple of recent twitter posts got me updating some old analysis I have done, into the frequency topics appeared and the number of marks awarded for them in each sitting of the Edexcel 1MAo Higher papers. This specification started in June 2012 and there have been 5 sittings in total (Jun ’12, Nov ’12, ... Read more
7 December 2013 | 1 - NumberBlogEdexcelResources
There is no such thing .. We had year 11 parents evening Thursday and for this, I’d prepared a letter for each student, showing how many marks away from the next grade boundary they were 12 months ago and how many they were in their most recent assessment, and what they could be doing to prepare ... Read more
4 December 2013 | BlogResources
Just a quickie post to say that on Monday the government launched their consultation of the draft programmes of study for English and mathematics at key stage 4. You can find the draft version for maths (here) and you can respond online to the Consultation too. Do make sure that you have your say!! Closing date is Monday 3rd February. If ... Read more
1 December 2013 | BlogEdexcel
Time is seriously flying. December is here and there are 3 weeks of this half term left, yet I feel that we haven’t had time to breathe, let alone make plans. Last week was another busy one: I was out on Monday (funeral!), JustMaths meeting Tuesday evening, we hosted an Edexcel Maths Network meeting on Wednesday, year 12 ... Read more
30 November 2013 | Blog
I promised to post a blog illustrating my new display – “Mrs Ms Maths Criminals”. The idea is that my year 11’s, after they have RAG rated and reviewed their assessment, they find the “one” thing that they know they should have gained full marks on and they admit their “crime”. I’ve changed the colour on ... Read more
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