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 feel like secret squirrel. I know for a fact that last night’s blog post ( HERE ) has been a topic of conversation in various offices across the country. Not only for its content, but also conspiracy theories abound about how I came across Glenys Stacey’s letter before “they” had received a copy, as it … Read more
Parish Council meeting tonight (don’t ask!!), 2 sets of books to mark and 2 lesson obs to type up but I find that I am reading and re-reading a letter from Glenys Stacey. Teaching really is the job that just never stops giving. The latest chapter in the New 1-9 GCSE involves Glenys writing THIS LETTER … Read more
We’ve been planning … I don’t mean that I’m planning for my classes though. Big Gasp! Of course I’m doing that too! What I’m talking about is putting together our “Plan of Attack” for the new GCSE’s. Between us (I mean the 3 of us at JustMaths) we’ve decided that we’re going to go “all … Read more
When DFE/Ofqual published some letters in relation to the new GCSE’s I had a vision of someone sat in an office, rubbing their hands, cackling and laughing because it was Christmas Eve. Surely no one would think that you could sneak this stuff under the radar? Think again! Not even the festivities would stop some … Read more
This will be the last post of 2014 and oh boy what a year is has been! I’ve done the #nurture thing for the last two years and reading back on the previous efforts makes me cringe. I can’t believe how much has changed but also how much of me “as a teacher” … warts … Read more
I have written what seems to be endless posts on homework … arghh!! You would imagine that the question “does homework work?” would be easy to answer, wouldn’t you? As a teaching body, we are all professionals and you would think we would be able to come up with some conclusive proof, either way to … Read more
I am sure that there is a maths joke in that title somewhere! Anyway, I promised to post more information about the logistics of the one-to-one programme that we mentioned yesterday – I must remind you that this isn’t the model we’re adopting in our new school as we have no under-allocation (just in case anyone … Read more
Yesterday Dr Vanessa Pittard (Assistant Director, Curriculum and Standards) gave a DFE update as the opening speech at a maths conference – a section of this was devoted to showing our position in the PISA tests. Not a biggie? How worried should we be that international surveys of student achievement are making such appearances? Not … Read more
Proudly built by </encode>
