Up front I’m not getting into a discussion about “gaming” because I genuinely don’t believe that looking at past papers and trying to pick out topics is anything that any student wouldn’t be doing themselves .. it is certainly what I would do if I was sitting an exam! The rationale is that I want … Read more
Whenever I meet people that read this blog, one of the first things most people will say is that they think I’m brave saying the things I do (or words to that effect!) and they go onto say that sometimes I write about the things they wish they could say in public (it didn’t start … Read more
I wish Ofqual/DFE would decide how they are going to publish updates, as it really is getting tedious hunting down information about the whole accreditation process. Just don’t be thinking it’ll make me give up because I am a stubborn hard-nosed sod! I am aware that there are more letters of complaints/with comments on winging … Read more
(or setting the scene for Part 2) Let me say at the outset that I genuinely hope that the Maths Hubs initiative works. I hope it works because I believe that since the loss of the support from local authorities in lots of areas we have been left with a massive gap (even if you … Read more
I have previously posted about the accreditation process for the new maths GCSE (I know … LOTS OF TIMES!!) but I cannot let this lie – all I am doing is seeking clarity in the hope that the process is both transparent and fair. The stakes are too high to let this lie. One of … Read more
hahaha .. that got your attention … Today Ofqual published the transcript for the below video on the DFE publications page of the DFE website -> here. No offence to Ian Stockford … I think you did a cracking job and “big respect” to you for doing this but there are a couple of things … Read more
In the last couple of weeks I’ve come across “several” (that’s me being cagey when I mean “lots of”) teachers that didn’t know about Ofquals Maths GCSE research project (more details -> HERE ) . I didn’t find this startling given that they also didn’t know about the Glenys Stacey letter that effectively asked the exam boards … Read more
The bread and butter sheets for our year 11s have gone down really well and they’re having a massive impact. So I’ve been putting the finishing touches to some for those students working at grade C and beyond. I’ve detailed the original plan HERE and they ‘re meant to work in the same way as the … Read more
Friday was an INSET day for us at school but we’d previously agreed to host the annual review meeting of the collaborative network schools facilitated by Edexcel, so couldn’t take part in what I’ve heard was a fab event with Alistair Smith. We’ve been calling it the “hub of hubs” in that the idea is … Read more
So thoughts are turning to the new term and I am genuinely excited. Tomorrow evening I may feel differently!?!? We have a new member of staff joining the department who will be responsible for numeracy, which means together with myself, Seager, Will (who is also teaching his Science specialism) and two Assistant Heads we are … Read more
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