You will never guess what I’m doing with year 11 at the minute … damn! you guessed! … revision! I came across some connect 4’s that I’d put together last year and they went down really well today … so well in fact that the group got through all three of them and so got … Read more
So lets get the apology over and done with … this is a rant about nothing in particular! If you are of a sensitive nature I suggest you stop reading now! Seriously … stop!! Ok then … those of you that are still with me, let’s roll back a few years: When we owned a … Read more
I’ve been married for 20 years (before you say it, I’ll say it for you “Mel, you I don’t look old enough!”) and every couple of months we go to my mother-in-laws for Sunday lunch. It’s not that we’re not close but she was a house matron at Rugby school until Christmas and so was always “on call” … Read more
You cynical Mel? Never! I hear you say! ** I can almost hear you shaking your head too!** Today some statistics about those students that didn’t achieve a grade C in Maths and English at 16 (i.e. at the end of year 11) were published. They show that the percentage of them that go onto achieve … Read more
I’ve been meaning to update this as I know lots of you finish next Friday for Easter – when I came to review last years quiz I decided I actually quite liked it, so have only tweaked it slightly (and I mean ever so slightly … basically changed 1 question!) as it really is quite … Read more
I seem to swing from always blogging about resources, or always about the wider world of maths or always about teaching ideas … I need to get a balance! I suppose the same could be said about my work-life thing-a-me-jig! In the absence of not posting my usual mid week blog post on Wednesday (I … Read more
So here’s the meaty bit. I know this has been distributed before but there were some rumours flying around that surds was moving to foundation … it isn’t!! and so I’ve decided to collate and maintain a definitive list as we get more information. CONTENT MOVING FROM HIGHER TO FOUNDATION: Use standard form Calculate exactly with multiples … Read more
Figured it out yet? Its obvious … “Reverse Percentages” … okay I’ll grab my coat! I’ve put together a nice little “wordsearch style” worksheet where the answers are found in the grid: There is one red herring in the first section of questions, just to mix it up a little and the answers to the “nailed” it sections … Read more
A few things have happened recently that I want to shout about, but as I’m such a shy retiring person (!!!) I thought I’d fly it in under the radar and do it whilst most of you are throwing out some “zzzz’s”. (1) A while ago I asked Tom Riley @riley_ed if he’d like to review JustMaths Online … Read more
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