I’ve been a bit of a “slacker” in the lead up to Christmas, but now its over I’m back. To be brutally honest (and those that know me would say that at times I am sometimes “too brutal” … oops I mean “too honest” … or do I??) Anyway, in the run up to the festivities I found … Read more
I’m not sure how much use some of this will be, but thought I’d share it anyway … There is so much change in the pipeline, and so many things yet to be confirmed by the DFE in terms of equivalencies between the new GCSE’s from 2015 and the current qualification that sometimes its difficult … Read more
A couple of recent twitter posts got me updating some old analysis I have done, into the frequency topics appeared and the number of marks awarded for them in each sitting of the Edexcel 1MAo Higher papers. This specification started in June 2012 and there have been 5 sittings in total (Jun ’12, Nov ’12, … Read more
There is no such thing .. We had year 11 parents evening Thursday and for this, I’d prepared a letter for each student, showing how many marks away from the next grade boundary they were 12 months ago and how many they were in their most recent assessment, and what they could be doing to prepare … Read more
Just a quickie post to say that on Monday the government launched their consultation of the draft programmes of study for English and mathematics at key stage 4. You can find the draft version for maths (here) and you can respond online to the Consultation too. Do make sure that you have your say!! Closing date is Monday 3rd February. If … Read more
Time is seriously flying. December is here and there are 3 weeks of this half term left, yet I feel that we haven’t had time to breathe, let alone make plans. Last week was another busy one: I was out on Monday (funeral!), JustMaths meeting Tuesday evening, we hosted an Edexcel Maths Network meeting on Wednesday, year 12 … Read more
I promised to post a blog illustrating my new display – “Mrs Ms Maths Criminals”. The idea is that my year 11’s, after they have RAG rated and reviewed their assessment, they find the “one” thing that they know they should have gained full marks on and they admit their “crime”. I’ve changed the colour on … Read more
For some reason students love a sealed envelope in lessons and last week I used this to my advantage. For my mechanics students’ homework I – printed and glued some “top secret/mission impossible” sheets onto envelopes. It was a bit of fun, to create a sense of intrigue but also, to put a focus back onto the importance of … Read more
This Autumn term is whizzing by, and even though it’s thought to be the toughest term of the year I won’t allow myself to start wishing my life away by waiting for the next holiday and counting down the days. This is part of the reason why I kick against starting any kind of Christmas countdown – especially in November!! However, it … Read more
These are going down really well with my students … so I’ve put another one together (here), along with the solution. It even features a little festive kitten which is my nod to the forthcoming festivities (it is after all still only November, so lets not get too excited!). Last week was, as usual, hectic and its … Read more
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