RAG papers

Over the last few months we’ve been working really hard to deliver something for maths teachers and students alike to use following the students completion of past papers…. Before that though .. a little background … I’ve always gone through the papers after a test in a number of different ways – most usually involve … Read more

Save me from myself …

So we have something that we are working on (you may have noticed the QLA tab at the top of the page) but we can’t decide on a name … so this is your opportunity to help us! If we choose your name we’ll give your school a free subscription to JustMaths online!! In order … Read more

Question Level Analysis Workbooks for June 2017 papers

As usual I’m sharing excel workbooks that you can use to analyse your cohort level data from Edexcels ResultsPlus … unfortunately these ones don’t have the “multiprint” option (…yet! … I’m working on it!) but I’ve put a blank version in the workbook too as we’ve always printed the blank versions off and got students … Read more

‘Tis done

So paper 3 is done and dusted. ‘Tis done. ‘Tis finished. At just after 10:30 am this morning I could almost feel maths teachers everywhere breathing a massive sigh of relief. (I promise I will write up my experience of sitting the exam as an external candidate but time … you know! .. time … … Read more

GCSE Maths: Preparing for your exam

For the last couple of years Graham (Cumming .. of course!) has been sending out some additional reminders for both students and teachers a few weeks before the exams. This year has been no different and he has kindly given me permission to share on here too (to which I’ve added a little extra that you … Read more

Countdown “T minus 25”

I’ve joked from the very introduction of the new GCSE that I wanted to sit the exam with the year 11 group that would be sitting it for the very first time … well .. I’ve only gone and flipping entered! The idea is not to prove that I can get a 9 (but shouldn’t … Read more

Dual entry ?

Back in December 2015 the DFE published a document ->  GCSE_Early_Entry_Guidance that clarified some rules about “early entry” – you may remember when new early entry rules for key stage 4 qualifications were announced on September 29 2013 (I remember it well!) that only a pupil’s first entry to a key stage 4 qualification would counts towards their school’s … Read more

Mel’s digging her hat out again!

COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED … THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT ENTERED I’ve only gone and convinced Mel it’s about time to dig out her hat again and offer some free tickets to the JustMaths Conference in June. Back in the Summer term when we were about to launch the ‘Super 60’ we wanted to celebrate the … Read more

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