So here’s the meaty bit. I know this has been distributed before but there were some rumours flying around that surds was moving to foundation … it isn’t!! and so I’ve decided to collate and maintain a definitive list as we get more information. CONTENT MOVING FROM HIGHER TO FOUNDATION: Use standard form Calculate exactly with multiples … Read more
I like to think I’m quite pragmatic about the big things that are on their way in terms of maths teaching; it’s just the little stupid things in life I kick off about! but in the main I sit back and reflect before deciding what to do. I also like to make sure that I have … Read more
Figured it out yet? Its obvious … “Reverse Percentages” … okay I’ll grab my coat! I’ve put together a nice little “wordsearch style” worksheet where the answers are found in the grid: There is one red herring in the first section of questions, just to mix it up a little and the answers to the “nailed” it sections … Read more
A few things have happened recently that I want to shout about, but as I’m such a shy retiring person (!!!) I thought I’d fly it in under the radar and do it whilst most of you are throwing out some “zzzz’s”. (1) A while ago I asked Tom Riley @riley_ed if he’d like to review JustMaths Online … Read more
This post has been in the offing for a while – I am just finalising it and then rushing off to yet another flamin’ meeting! Roll on the weekend when I have time to catch up on everything – a teacher’s lot is one of constantly putting the big jobs off until the weekends until you have big chunks … Read more
This is another one of those post’s where I am not claiming credit for this but loved it so much I adapted it for my own use and thought I’d share it further – I’ve just offered the idea out to other teachers at school and it has been taken up by over 1/2 the teaching staff (and I’ve kept reprographics busy … Read more
Actually I’m not bothered if you are a man or a woman! Oh how wrong that sounds! But it’s better than my original idea for the post which I’ll reveal below … the only requisite is that you are a maths teacher. Most of you will know that I tweet past paper questions and answers … Read more
Let’s just say that today was an awful day and not one I want to repeat. I’m not going into detail but I’ve come home and feel immensely proud of our students and am proud to be part of such a professional and compassionate teaching staff. Lets just leave it at that. Anyway, observation was cancelled and … Read more
A conversation on Thursday got me thinking, about what assessments we’d move to with our new year 9 from September. It’s not my decision, but as with all these things I have a viewpoint (you wouldn’t expect anything less would you!). Let me explain what we do now with regards testing: We do an initial … Read more
It’s Maths Week on TES, and they are having regular Q&As with ministers – the one earlier this week with Liz Truss, (its just my opinion, so don’t shoot me!) didn’t answer any of the big questions. It felt a little hollow and a bit like going through the motions to tick a box about … Read more
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