So I’ve fallen out of the habit of posting my random thoughts on here … life is busier than it’s ever been but I’m feeling like I’m slowly getting into a routine with all the stuff that’s going on and it feels like as good a time as any to get back into this on … Read more
The advance information from the exam boards has been published and so we are truly on the final stretch to the first Summer exams since 2019. If you are looking for the information for your specific exam board they can be found here (make sure you use the one for the correct exam board as … Read more
This is the second in a series of posts about literacy in maths. I mentioned in my previous post that this post would explain more about tier 1, 2, and 3 words and also include some further analysis in relation to the higher tier papers. If you are looking for a place to start in … Read more
I know! I know! I know! Its been a while but I’ve been busy don’t you know? To which I can almost hear you, dear reader saying “Haven’t we all?” … This is the first of two three four blog posts about the language used in exams … I’ve split it because otherwise it’d be … Read more
I’m going to say something that is probably going to be widely contentious. Learning maths is different to other subjects … ok … so I probably need to add some provisos and context. Generally, I don’t have the privilege of teaching high flying groups (out of choice mainly!) and so most of the groups I … Read more
I am a massive advocate of collaboration and schools working together … more specifically maths departments working together. However, I know that the opportunity to do this is, sadly, variable across the country – for some of you there will be lots of local opportunities that you take advantage of, for others there may be … Read more
Let me start by saying that I know that what I’m about to share is by no means perfect but it’s a massive step towards where we need to be which is why I thought I’d share to get you thinking about your own scheme of work (schemes or learning?? Yeah … whatevs!!). I’m also … Read more
I used to read books to help me go to sleep at night now I read government reports and it works a treat!! Sometimes however you come across some information that is genuinely useful – this week I came across some transition matrices from key stage 2 to GCSE – they basically show what each … Read more
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Is that too much to ask? You may remember that I put a FOI request into Ofqual following their letter to Pearson adjusting grade boundaries upwards ( my blog was here -> ( FOI Request )? Well I’ve had a response … actually scrap that … I’ve had a non-response. To be honest all I … Read more
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