Who likes being observed? Hands up … You! You! At the back … is that a hand being raised? Nope? Didn’t think so. Every school has those teachers that seem to thrive on being observed. You know, the ones that are always “chosen” as a showpiece whenever there are visitors (or even a colleague) whom for … Read more
I’ve been married for 20 years (before you say it, I’ll say it for you “Mel, you I don’t look old enough!”) and every couple of months we go to my mother-in-laws for Sunday lunch. It’s not that we’re not close but she was a house matron at Rugby school until Christmas and so was always “on call” … Read more
will be running one of the workshops here? … not me!! but Seager!! He was there last year and can you believe they invited him back? Beggars belief!!
Late last night the whole “level 5 is a C”, “oh no its not” thing started. I find the way the media can get everyone so outraged is amazing – we read it in the paper or hear it on the news and it MUST be fact. Now if you’re like me (and bless your little cotton socks if you are!) you’ll take … Read more
As I sat on the train yesterday I couldn’t help but think that it felt a little like the “old days” for me; if I didn’t think you’d throw rotten apples and tomatoes at me I’d have actually written that it felt “like the old days when I had a proper job, before teaching”. It … Read more
You cynical Mel? Never! I hear you say! ** I can almost hear you shaking your head too!** Today some statistics about those students that didn’t achieve a grade C in Maths and English at 16 (i.e. at the end of year 11) were published. They show that the percentage of them that go onto achieve … Read more
The above is not a phase I would ever have imagined anyone saying about me and a bit like buses – it’s happened twice in the last two weeks. Let’s just say I feel a little bit like the “wicked witch” right now, which is disappointing as I always saw myself more in the role of … Read more
I’ve been meaning to update this as I know lots of you finish next Friday for Easter – when I came to review last years quiz I decided I actually quite liked it, so have only tweaked it slightly (and I mean ever so slightly … basically changed 1 question!) as it really is quite … Read more
I seem to swing from always blogging about resources, or always about the wider world of maths or always about teaching ideas … I need to get a balance! I suppose the same could be said about my work-life thing-a-me-jig! In the absence of not posting my usual mid week blog post on Wednesday (I … Read more
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