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
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
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
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
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
The file for the December maths calendar and also solutions for November one can be found below and to prove I’m not an ogre I’ve put Christmas day down as a day “off”: December -> Monthly Maths – December November Solutions -> November – SOLUTIONS
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
We’ve been thinking about the questions we want students to work through when we get them doing some “actual” work with our “super group” (we team teach a mahoosive group in year 11). After we’ve done the whole class explanation we usually get them practising a similar question (or questions) in the first instance and … Read more
Note that any of the below data is still provisional! It’s really important in my mind to understand the numbers involved from this Summer exam for the grading of next Summers GCSE. Partly to be able to hold Ofqual to account but also for me to have a firm grip of how the awarding works … Read more
Before I start I must give my thanks to the OCR Maths team for pointing me in the direction of some useful information about the changes to what you and I will know as “re-marks”. They also have a really useful post which you can find here -> OCR Blog. You know how I think … Read more
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