3 November 2013 | BlogTeaching
…it only November!! I don’t mean that word … I mean CHRISTMAS!! I drove through Stratford Upon Avon town centre with my husband yesterday and the Christmas lights were up … it was the 2nd November!! Personally, we don’t even think about the event until I’ve finished school and then the festivities can begin. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t ... Read more
2 November 2013 | Blog
Following the announcement today I’ve been thinking about changes we may have to make to our scheme of work. The overriding opinion on twitter is that a 3 year key stage 4 is the way many schools will go, and I’m starting to agree so want to capture my thoughts to come back to at some point, when we ... Read more
1 November 2013 | BlogEdexcelTeaching
Today the new GCSE subject content for teaching from 2015 was published (here). On the whole, in terms of content, it is a lot better than the previous programme of study (here) – what will now happen is that the exam boards will put together specifications, and that’s when the real meat gets put on ... Read more
31 October 2013 | Blog
What started off as being just the Top 40 has developed further and many of you will know that an online version was developed … well!! it hasn’t stopped there and the site has developed a life of its own and morphed into JustMaths online (www.justmaths.co.uk/online ); the Top 40 is still very much at the hub ... Read more
29 October 2013 | 1 - NumberBlog
The Guardian Teacher Network site is one of my “go-to” sites for education news and I love their Secret Teacher blog – it’s one of the first things I check out on a Saturday morning so love the fact that some of my fractions worksheets have been included in this article … its true though ... Read more
28 October 2013 | Blog
I’ve had a weekend off, visiting York and also got to meet up with some tweeters in real life (** waves to @Missradders, @El_Timbre, @MrsDenyer and 2 mini-geeks in training**) and driving home it got me thinking about how this was even possible. If someone said to me 12 months ago, that I would be on Twitter, ... Read more
25 October 2013 | BlogResources
Not my idea, but an absolute blinder courtesy of @ListerKev (Kev’s blog) and @ASTsupportAAli who originally posted about using these for literacy here Agility – The teaching toolkit. Its working so well, I wanted to share as part of the October #blogsync 8: “Marking with Impact” … don’t get me wrong its not a panacea, but is saving ... Read more
20 October 2013 | 1 - NumberBlogResources
I’ve put together a “must, should, could” style worksheet for fractions, starting with “Sorted it” in relation to multiplying and dividing fractions, then “Nailed it” moves on to addition and subtraction and finally “Mastered it” includes all 4 operations but with mixed numbers. These type of worksheets are ideal for allowing students to either get loads of ... Read more
19 October 2013 | BlogEdexcel
Just a quick post to say that some of you lucky people (I’m not sure I mean lucky?!) will be getting the chance to meet up with Seager, in his capacity as HoD (and me if you are REALLY lucky) … he does exist I promise! .. as the next couple of months get a bit busy ... Read more
14 October 2013 | Blog
You may have, like me, received the following email with a load of blurb about Mathspeak 2013 … all you really need to know is that one of the speakers is Seager!!! The inaugural Mathspeak 2013 conference being held this November at the IndigO2 arena. This conference offers the ideal opportunity after the November GCSE examinations ... Read more
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