Ofqual have an open consultation and one of the things they are consulting on, is whether there should be an additional resit opportunity for the current Maths GCSE in the Summer of 2017. DUH!! OF COURSE THERE SHOULD! Let me lay out the facts … Current year 11 take their exams in June 2016. Those … Read more
The National Reference Tests (NRTs) made the headlines again last week in this article on the TES website about how the results from the new tests which are designed to indicate whether GCSE grades should be allowed to rise are unlikely to be used until 2019 and suggests that exam results across the country are likely … Read more
Back in June I wrote about having a modus operandii across the department for our expectations in terms of book presentation and it is having a massive impact on what I am seeing in the books. We aren’t “there” yet but certainly making massive inroads in just a term! … not a clue what I’m … Read more
The below are all the questions from: AQA – Sample Assessment Material and Practice set 1 and 2 OCR – Sample Assessment Material and Practice set 1 Pearson Edexcel – Sample Assessment Material, Specimen set 1 and Specimen set 2. WJEC Eduqas – Sample Assessment Material Please note that these questions have been copied/retyped from … Read more
So I’m sat waiting for my car to be serviced having driven 55 minutes last Saturday to be told I wasn’t booked in until today so the weekend so far is a success in my eyes! Now if I manage to achieve the next thing on my “To-do” list (a new loo seat! I am … Read more
Before I go on, let me tell you about Friday evening. I met an old colleague (we went “out, out” to watch Alan Davies BTW) and I told her about my day and mentioned how in my naivety as a newbie teacher I used to say that I was never going to turn into the … Read more
Lots of people get uncomfortable when someone they work with is going through a tough time or has a mental health problem. We go through life and often we never find out the extent to which, the things we say or do affect other people. Mostly we assume that it makes “not a jot” of … Read more
Do you ever have one of those days? Well I’m having one of those weeks! I’ve come to the conclusion that teaching means living your life in blocks of 6-8 weeks. I find myself saying “oh I’ll do it in the next holidays”. This just can’t be right. There has to be a better way … Read more
It’s the start of another new half term tomorrow and having just arrived back from Hong Kong and China I’m not quite sure what time of the day it is but am raring to go feeling chilled out and very relaxed. I’ve come to the conclusion that my “to-do” list will always be “chocker-block” and … Read more
So 2015/16 is well underway and I know it’s the time when people start blogging (hopefully to continue!) so the below is the current blog roll of UK maths bloggers. If you know of one that isn’t on the list or yours isnt detailed – please leave details as a comment below and I’ll look … Read more
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