BLOG 2 OF SEVERAL I’ve been looking over the draft specification and sample assessment material from Edexcel (sorry guys, your turn!) and immediately came across this (paper 3 question 19): My initial reaction was that it is probably covered in the programme of study under the section that reads “interpret and construct tables, charts and diagrams” … Read more
As I sat on the train yesterday I couldn’t help but think that it felt a little like the “old days” for me; if I didn’t think you’d throw rotten apples and tomatoes at me I’d have actually written that it felt “like the old days when I had a proper job, before teaching”. It … 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
I’ve just spent a very satisfying two hours digging at my lottie – now don’t get me started as I can be an “allotment bore”. I’d forgotten how nice it was to get out in the fresh air, but despite that, I felt guilty not doing any work (obviously not that guilty, or I’d be working and not blogging!). I’m not … Read more
Here are the templates for you to use with the download data for the 1MA0 papers from Edexcel. along with the usual instructions about importing your data into the workbooks (here). There is also an additional version with some extra functionality to print multiple sheets (the brilliant Paul Pavlou (@UKMathsTeacher) has done some tweaking to my original … 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
I will of course be putting together my usual templates for using the ResultsPlus download data in January when the results are published, but I’ve put the attached together that can be used to input student data if you have used (or will be using) the Edexcel November papers as mocks. The reasoning being: I’ve … Read more
Just a quick post to say that some of you lucky people (I’m not sure I mean lucky?!) will be getting the chance to meet up with Seager, in his capacity as HoD (and me if you are REALLY lucky) … he does exist I promise! .. as the next couple of months get a bit busy … Read more
Here it is … if you use Edexcel 1MA0 this will make using the ResultsPlus service so much more user friendly. We will give a copy to every student who sat the exam and it will help them identify areas where they lost those “kick yourself” marks. Its really easy to use a- I’ve put … Read more
I know it isn’t what really happens, but in the deepest darkest months of the year it sometimes feels like “Teach – test – mark – teach – test –mark”. This is not a gripe about assessment or the amount we test out students as I genuinely think that we have the right balance, but … Read more
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