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
I’ve been doing exam feedback with my year 11’s and today they blew me out of the water with how enthusiastic they got for a barmy idea – I’d magpied it originally from twitter … and its going to help me with a new display too. The idea is that one of my boards is … Read more
Just a quick post this weekend. I’ve got a stinking cold and am feeling sorry for myself … it came on really bad on Thursday and like most teachers do when they are ill, I went into work and I’m afraid to say I wasn’t at my best and probably should have stayed in bed – … Read more
This is going to be one of my bullet point blogs (yes!! they’re back!!) as a bit of a catch up; When I wasn’t sure anyone was actually reading this shiz, I felt I could just whitter on and even though its now getting a massive number of hits I don’t want to get inhibited, or to start … Read more
Seager has been raving about this kind of thing for weeks – so I’ve given in and put the attached (worksheet and Solution) together. Any similarity to persons living or dead, is purely coincidental! I needed names, and wasn’t feeling very imaginative!. It seems like a nice little starter to get students thinking and if … Read more
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