I’m just home having spent the last 3 days of the Easter Holiday at Keele University for the annual conference of the Mathematical Association and I’ve come away with loads to think about as you do after events of this type. Subject associations and where they “fit” in the day to day grind of teaching … Read more
Just a quick update about the GCSE debacle. I am not letting this lie! I know I’m a stubborn sod but this is not about ego, it’s about making the right decision and to reuse a quote I’ve used in one of my letters: “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is … Read more
At the recent La Salle Maths Conference there was a session labelled the “great mastery debate” (don’t … do you hear me? … don’t say it quickly!) where Bruno Reddy, Alan Patel and Amir Arezoo debated the whole mastery thing. The idea being that the three guys would debate “what is mastery? Is it an … Read more
Yes I know, it’s the Easter break for some of us (and for those of that are still at school you will get your revenge when we return to work earlier than you guys) and today I’ve been ticking off all those “housey” jobs that I never get time to do in term time (nothing … Read more
I have so much I want to blog about but instead I’ve been waylaid by an update from Ofqual about the GCSE research programme ( 20th March Update ). Before I “go off on one” I have a little update to my last post where I summarised the accreditation process ( HERE ) and also outlined the fact … Read more
If you haven’t heard … where have you been!! … this weekend is the 3rd Maths Conference run by La Salle Education at Aston University and it is looking like it should be fun! Check it out -> here During the lunch break there is a “tweet up” where there is an opportunity to put some … Read more
There have been a couple of headlines recently that have caught my attention but I know regular readers (do I have regular readers? if so **waves hello**) will find the it as no surprise that I’d be interested. The BBC Education Page ran with “Exam changes risk problems for schools, say heads” and the online version of … Read more
I’ve been thinking a lot about misconceptions recently and also revisited a couple of old posts looking for stuff to use for revision when I came across my revision mat idea ( HERE ) that was produced using ideas that were “twitter-sourced” and it has got me thinking. I really want to get students exploring ways in … 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
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