I’ve split this post into two parts .. you know how I love to “rabble on”. This part looks at the most recent (since 2012) government documents relating to their (read that as Gove’s) drive for a single exam board and the second is looking at it in the wider sense with a bit more … Read more
People!! Let’s remember its TV. Before this week’s #ChineseTeachers started I checked my crystal ball and could see it all going horribly wrong but with a hint of a light at the end of the tunnel and I’m thinking that is what we got. I’m not sure what the intention of the whole project was … Read more
I am currently working on putting together formal units for our scheme of work for each of the BigFat 50 (for the new GCSE) and Top 40 (for existing GCSE) and have done it in the same format as the year 7 and 8 one which I will also share at some point before September but before … Read more
Before you say anything … I have not broken my blogging break – I’m not really here! I had a blogging binge before I left …. Anyway, I have written about frequency trees more than I care to admit but thought I’d share a homework (here -> Frequency Trees – LEARN Homework ) I’ve made for them … Read more
Every holiday it takes me a few days to actually realise that I’m on a break and this one has been no different. I suspect it comes from (a) having been self-employed (it was a town-centre pub!) was always “on duty” and then (b) when in the corporate world I never used my full holiday entitlement … 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
For my regular readers and those that have been to any of my “getting ready to teach” events will know that I have an opinion about “frequency trees” – which started with an evening of fun on Twitter many, many months ago when we were trying to figure out what they were, because at the … Read more
Anyone that knows me will know how much of a “twitter” advocate I am in terms of the benefits to my teaching. I use it professionally and rarely use it for personal stuff (that’s what Facebook is all about for me but I don’t really “do Facebook anymore”) – ultimately it’s nice to know that … Read more
If not now, then when? …. I’ve been a bit vague about my trip up North a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been ill this weekend – hence the “radio silence” … flipping flu!!. I didn’t mean to veil the whole thing in an air of mystery but a few weeks ago I got asked … Read more
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