I have been sent the Ofqual teachers’ update no. 10 as I wasn’t aware that it existed, but there is an interesting comment hinting that there will be further revisions to the guidance issued to exam boards which will mean that they have to take this into account if and when it’s published (I’ve identified the … Read more
When I agreed to a guest post I have to admit to being a little, um … nervous, yes but also … um … “star-struck” is the wrong word … it’s just weird to think that someone who I’ve admired in terms of his ability to write about maths in such “readable” way, had agreed to write something for my little ‘ol blog … Read more
I’m just putting this out there … I really struggle with objectives, outcomes and success criteria in maths. Don’t even try to explain the differences to me … others have tried and it just ain’t sinking in. Over the last few years I’ve had lots of discussions about them, and seriously, I swear I was listening … Read more
I thought that title would get your attention! Fool that I am, I brought home all my books for years 7, 8, 9 and 10 to mark. OK so it’s not really to mark the books, it’s to do the “teacher” feedback following their tests last week. We had originally considered spreading out the assessments … Read more
… and so it ends. Today I received a letter that has left me in tatters … it was from the executor of my dads will following the sale of the family home where I was born. It’s done. Dusted. Finished. Now don’t be imagining me as the heir to a fortune (when I said … Read more
There! I’ve said it! Don’t hate me! I’m not sure what it is that I like about them – it’s difficult to put into words but I always feel that another piece of the jigsaw falls into place when you meet students with their parents or even just their parents. Several years ago I came … 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
Right … where to start? I suppose I start at the beginning and see where it takes me .. remember I have blogging tourettes! Changing jobs in schools is not very well chronicled … ok , so others have written about changing jobs but I’ve yet to read any that tell you the truth, the … Read more
Now that the last “big” or should that be the “biggest” maths exam board has been accredited looking at the specimen papers can begin, so hopefully you’ll find this post useful. Someone once said to me that part of the decision-making process will be about how close the exam boards interpret the technical spec published … 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
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