Hey you … yep I’m still here writing up what we can garner from examiners reports and this time you’ll find some of the key points from AQA’s GCSE Higher Paper 1. Overall, there was a big sense that the paper was incredibly stable … the mean score was within one mark of last year, … Read more
Hey you! How’s it going? Good? I hope. Anyway, I’ve read more sh!t so you don’t have to … this time it’s the examiners report for AQAs GCSE Maths Foundation Paper 1 and honestly, it’s a right mixed bag. The Good News! Let’s start with the good stuff because God knows we need some positivity … Read more
Hiya! Let’s crack on with my summary of Pearsons Higher paper 3 … The general consensus was that students were entered appropriately for the Higher tier .. which is good to know! They confidently tackled the start of the paper, and once again, we saw very few blank pages. Presentation was generally clear and logical, … Read more
Hey you! … yep, I’m back as promised. This time I’ve cracked open the Edexcel Foundation Paper 2 examiner’s report. As you know (well, I’m assuming you know but why else would you read this shiz??) … it’s a calculator paper and it would seems that the theme this year is “having a calculator is … Read more
Hey you … how’s it going? Do you ever get the Sunday night jitters? I used to, now not to so much though … I suppose I’m lucky in that I like my job … well … I spend more time enjoying it than not enjoying it … and that’s got be a win … … Read more
The advance information from the exam boards has been published and so we are truly on the final stretch to the first Summer exams since 2019. If you are looking for the information for your specific exam board they can be found here (make sure you use the one for the correct exam board as … Read more
This is the second in a series of posts about literacy in maths. I mentioned in my previous post that this post would explain more about tier 1, 2, and 3 words and also include some further analysis in relation to the higher tier papers. If you are looking for a place to start in … Read more
I know! I know! I know! Its been a while but I’ve been busy don’t you know? To which I can almost hear you, dear reader saying “Haven’t we all?” … This is the first of two three four blog posts about the language used in exams … I’ve split it because otherwise it’d be … Read more
As the year end gets within touching distance it is all too easy to count the days and I try not to do this. – that’s not to say I don’t do it, I just try not to! Time will pass regardless and by counting the days to the next holiday always feels like wishing … Read more
Below you will find two versions of the monthly maths calendar : Julys “normal” crossover version: – > Monthly Maths – 31 – July 2019 – Crossover Julys “number skills” version (shown below): – > Monthly Maths – 31 – July 2019 – Number Skills The original post containing the sheets for June can … Read more
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