A message for all you heads of department out there: if you haven’t used something for five years or more the odds on you needing it are close to nil! so stop saying “we might need it” … Listen to me when I say “NO YOU WON’T!!” – to be honest I don’t think the issue … Read more
I’ve been asked for some ideas about mental maths and this got me really thinking about the range of abilities I’ve encountered and also how a students’ confidence is affected when they aren’t as quick doing “sums” than others in the group. You will be pleased to hear I’ve come to a conclusion (I don’t have … 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
In the spirit of sharing and making this truly a collaborative project I promised I’d post an update so here it is: We went through the KS3 and KS4 programmes of study and produced a sort of running order. If you’re interested I’ve attached the spread sheet (here) and there is a tab called “Version for comments” … Read more
This morning I’ve finished marking my year 11 mocks (well! I say finished … I mean I’ve marked the non calculator paper … the 2nd paper isn’t until Monday) and whilst overall they are pretty good, I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to do some deliberate practice with them to keep the “bread and butter” topics fresh … Read more
So far, this week has been a bit hectic (when isn’t that the case?) and also a little bit frustrating; last night I spent nearly four hours putting together a schedule of one to ones and my work lappie decided to have a fit and at about 11:15 I lost all the work! arrrrrrggghhh!!! It … Read more
The idea was to spend some time doing some planning today and as you do, I’ve spent most of the time doing anything OTHER than planning – I’m trying to justify to myself that organising resources isproductive, but I’m sure I’d be able to convince anyone else. I have however found another couple of logic starter worksheets that I’d made, … Read more
I quite often duck when I hear or read the words on an email “I don’t suppose you have something for teaching … ” but then have a hunt around and find something that fits the bill. However, when approached for something about “3d shapes” for the Guardian I could only find an exit card worksheet for … 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
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