A little bit every day – February 2019

A little later than planned but it was my 25th wedding anniversary this weekend! Anyway … better late than never! Below you will find two versions of the monthly maths calendar : Februarys “normal” version: – > Monthly Maths – 26 – Feb 2019 – Crossover Februarys “number skills” version (shown below): – > Monthly Maths – … Read more

Why?

I’ve not blogged as much as I’d like recently. I suppose I’ve also got a little out of the habit because life gets in the way and I’m being kept busy with “stuff”. We’ve been mega busy on a (not so) Top Secret project that seems to have expanded beyond the original intentions with Matt … Read more

A little every day – December Maths !

Below you will find two versions of the monthly maths calendar : Decembers “normal” version: – > Monthly Maths – December 2018 Decembers “number skills” version: – > Monthly Maths – December 2018 – Number Skills The original post containing the sheets for November can be found -> here and the solutions (for November 2018) are available … Read more

When is a a worksheet not a worksheet?

Hi, I now blog so infrequently about my teaching that I feel I need to say “hello” … part of the reason, if I’m being BRUTALLY ( I don’t think I have a “non-brutal” honesty button) is that it feels weird when people I work with acknowledge the fact that I’ve written a blog post. … Read more

So I asked a question …

Mock season is upon us. People everywhere are drowning in papers.  Amidst all this marking I asked the above question on Twitter, with regards what people say to the students when they are lining up waiting to go into their exam. The original question was prompted by my gaffer but it’s also something that I’ve … Read more

Schemes of Work ..

Let me start by saying that I know that what I’m about to share is by no means perfect but it’s a massive step towards where we need to be which is why I thought I’d share to get you thinking about your own scheme of work (schemes or learning?? Yeah … whatevs!!). I’m also … Read more

Practice, Practice, Practice .. nearly there!!

Following paper 2 today I’ve been busy putting these papers and lists together using exam board questions (I’m not an examiner so I want my kids practicing “real” questions at this stage) …  based on conversations/emails with Seager so once again this is a joint effort … someone on Twitter made a comment about those … Read more

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