Just a quick post … OK … I’m sat shaking my head as I know that it’s just not going to be the case … So this evening I thought I had better do some “actual” lesson planning and so I jumped onto the Edexcel emporium – there are other exam boards available and I … Read more
One of the topics that is new to the higher tier is “expanding two or more binomials”. When the subject criteria was published there was a question as to “how many binomials?” … where does it end? In fact, it’s not that scary … what it actually means is triple brackets … just that! (no guarantees … Read more
Lots has been written about the changes and with all the “hullaballoo” over the SAMs it seems apt to be able to document a definitive list (from my perspective) of the changes to content over the next 4 blog posts (this is 1 of 4) – the intention is that where there are significant changes … Read more
A conversation on twitter got me thinking about the hours of teaching that the new GCSE is getting across the UK and possibly offer a “golden nugget” of an idea if you’ve struggled to get any extra time. I’ve hunted down the original speech by Gove back in 2013 ( Here’s the speech ) when he said: … Read more
Last set done – this time the WJEC ones. Given that each paper is 2 hours 15 minutes these are just loooonnnnggggggg!! Let’s just say that I’m glad its still 2015 because at one point I had to check! (cue Julia with some funny comment about how good my beard is looking) I have also split the big … Read more
UPDATE: I have also included separated practice papers and worked solutions in the below post that OCR have published this week. They are also in the dropbox link along ( HERE ) with all the others. Having previously put my worked solutions to Edexcels SAMs ( POST HERE ) today’s offering is my worked solutions to the OCR … Read more
I’ve been working through the papers from all the exam boards – I find it easier to use worked solutions rather than a mark scheme so thought I’d share. I have also split the big SAM document into separate documents if you prefer them in that format. There is one spelling mistake … on the pizza question … Read more
So it wasn’t a dream – when I wrote THIS POST. On the one hand we’ve got answers and I applaud that, but on the other hand I’m not convinced this has been thought through in terms of its implications. Let’s take a step back to September when the original grade equivalencies were set out … … Read more
I have never been more disappointed in someone than I am in David Cameron right now. I am also exasperated, frustrated and a tad annoyed. Read until the end .. I promise you .. it’s worth it! This has now become so, so, soooooo much more than the accreditation process and do you know what? This situation … Read more
Yes I know, it’s the Easter break for some of us (and for those of that are still at school you will get your revenge when we return to work earlier than you guys) and today I’ve been ticking off all those “housey” jobs that I never get time to do in term time (nothing … Read more
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