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
I’ve been doing these maths calendars now for over 2 years and they seem to be well received, however I’m conscious that they’ve been aimed at the middle attaining students so I’m going to start including one that is just “number” skills based for those students that could do with practicing their basic skills. So … Read more
I am a massive advocate of collaboration and schools working together … more specifically maths departments working together. However, I know that the opportunity to do this is, sadly, variable across the country – for some of you there will be lots of local opportunities that you take advantage of, for others there may be … Read more
There are a couple of ideas that I’ve seen recently that have provided me with inspiration to develop something that I’ve been pondering for a while and so I thought it only right and proper to give credit where its due. We’ve always done something on the morning of the exam … I say … Read more
I’ve been trying to get back into regularly blogging for a while now … I can assure you that it’s not for the want of trying ( I have about 17 posts in my “draft folder”) that now I’ve written this may get to see the light of day … so apologies if there is … Read more
At BCME over the Easter break, just before the open meeting of the Teaching Committee (TC) of the MA (oh yeah … exciting/scary news -> as of April I’m now the chair of the TC and am a little scared about following in Rachael Horsmans shadow! She’s done such fab job!!) … anyway, back to … Read more
It’s that time again – where I (Seager) takes over Mel’s blog for a limited-edition guest appearance, and guess what … I’ve gone and convinced Mel to dig out her hat yet again! (well … I say convinced … I mean she will have no choice after I press publish!!) On Monday 25th June, we … Read more
I’m writing this as a way to reflect so you may want to just pass on by … there’ll probably be nothing worth reading if I’m honest as I’m just going to freestyle and write whatever springs to mind so strap yourself in. A few weeks ago I was discussing how departments can’t just keep … Read more
Here you go … calendar for February 2018: Monthly Maths – February 2018 The original post containing the sheet for January 2018 can be found (here) and the solutions (for January 2018) are available here – >Monthly Maths January 2018 – Solutions… I haven’t checked them though!!! I have already uploaded to JustMaths Online though!
I’ve been thinking about …. the timings of mocks in year 11. I’ve always worked in schools where we test them in maths at some point during the first 2 to 3 weeks of year 11 with a view to giving us a baseline (these have been done in lessons so don’t impact other subjects … Read more
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