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
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
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
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
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
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
This last week has been full of extreme highs and lows and the final week of term now looms large (I’ll come back to the highs over the weekend) but for now the low and indulge me but it is neither teaching or education related: Wednesday morning as I was leaving for work I saw one of … Read more
So … 32 new hubs have been announced and let’s just say I was underwhelmed with the response to this evenings #mathscpdchat where they were the main discussion topic. A post on the NCETM – unless their maths is wrong suggests that there will be 35 hubs in all, yet only 32 have been announced … (“hub maths … Read more
I have a confession. I suppose there is no other way but to just come right out and say it … so here goes … Just one thing … I suppose I’m stalling for time … no, seriously just the one thing … promise me you won’t hate me for it ? Pinky promise? **deep … Read more
Students today are bombarded with “stuff” that involve all their senses, and something I read today (which for the life of me I can’t find now!) has got me thinking about a conversation with some of my students this week. The blog (that much I can remember!) was about students’ “need” to be entertained every lesson and questioned … Read more
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