Practice Papers for Paper 2 Summer 2019

I’ve written before about “the final countdown” that we have in place in the lead up to the exams so I’m not going to go over old ground and will cut to the chase! I’m also not going to have a rant about people making so called “predicted papers” … It worries me that certain groups of … Read more

A little every day – November 2018

Below you will find two versions of the monthly maths calendar : Novembers “normal” version: – > Monthly Maths – November 2018 Novembers “number skills” version: – > Monthly Maths – November 2018 – Number Skills The original post containing the sheets for October can be found -> here and the solutions (for October 2018) are available … Read more

A little every day – October 2018

Below you will find two versions of the monthly maths calendar : Octobers “normal” version: – > Monthly Maths – October 2018 Octobers “number skills” version: – > Monthly Maths – October 2018 – Number Skills (Note that the original post containing the sheets for September can be found -> here and the solutions (for September  2018) … Read more

A little every day – September 2018

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

Magpied an idea … or two …

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

Golden nuggets

I love getting into other schools – which is a good job really as I’ve been into lots recently either doing collaborative network meetings or general support visits (I never profess to have all the answers and if people get only 1 golden nugget then its worth the visit!). I also love it because I … Read more

Update … the first 3 weeks …

There was a time when the best thing I’d find in the pockets of a coat or jacket would be a fiver (result!) or a load of shrapnel – I’ve found all sorts of things after nutty nights out I can tell you! But, nowadays it seems that every pocket of every item of clothing … Read more

What we know and what we don’t know – 9-1 GRADING

To avoid raising my blood pressure every time someone posts something about grading that isn’t right I thought I’d collate how it is actually going to work in one post and leave it pinned to the top of the blog so that I can keep referring people to it.  I wish we could stop playing … Read more

Being systematic

I love teaching my year 9 group. I’ve taught them for 2 years now and in the main, they are really up for having a go at most things I give them and they usually try their best. There are times when they’re a little loud but they are such a fun group to teach. … Read more

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