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
File for September and also solutions for August: Monthly Maths – September Monthly Maths -August – SOLUTIONS I’m ready to get back to work, I know everyone is different but for me the point when I haven’t a clue what day of the week it is means I need to get back! Short and sweet this … Read more
I’ve started thinking about lesson planning. I know! (don’t hate me! I’m not saying it to make you feel guilty) but I have news that means I have to get ahead of the game and be super organised this year. First the news … from September, myself and Seager are being seconded from our “day … Read more
I started writing this late last night but never posted it so I’ve come back to it this afternoon having been into school and seen the students open their results (and no I didn’t cry this year!) so please forgive the way my tenses change throughout the post. Once again, I’m unable to sleep but … Read more
Now that the Maths team at Edexcel are on Twitter ( @EmporiumMaths ) you can almost guarantee they’ll be the first to tweet out grade boundaries etc which they have done this morning. So before the barrage of tweets (they’ve already started) and blogs about grade boundaries, grade inflation, higher versus foundation, which exam board … Read more
I have to take my hat off to Ofqual for their recent response to an freedom of information request I made to them .. I’m quite impressed because someone has thought it through and not just sent a standard response. Having seen some payments on their “transparency” data that they have to publish I noted … Read more
Whats the name for an edit comment that appears at the start of a post? Don’t know? Me neither … Well this is one of them … I started to write this post and it became something else but I’ve left it as it is … apologies in advance! This will be the first of … Read more
I’ve got a very open mind about the changes at the DFE but it was good (of course it wasn’t!) to see the PR & media machines were at work already when I saw all over my Twitter timeline that the DFE confirmed today there would be “no … year 7 resits in the 2016/17 … Read more
So today I finally finished my exam marking. I whinge and moan about it but I genuinely think it helps me understand the requirements of GCSE better. In fact, this Summer I also marked KS2 and that was eye-opening but again, it gave me a better understanding of what our year 7’s have just sat when … Read more
I’m going to be true to my word and this post isn’t going to be about BREXIT. … ummm … oh … ummmm … (imagine me swaying from foot to foot as I try to think of a way to sweeten this)… well … ummm … it “sort of” is … but also “sort of” … Read more
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