OK so it’s not mid-week yet but I have my last ever parish council meeting tomorrow (it’s the annual general meeting so not an “actual” meeting) and I will officially no longer be Councillor Muldowney having made the decision to not stand at the next election so won’t be around to do my usual midweek blog post. When … Read more
Just a quickie … busy, busy, busy … We’re on the home run with year 11, but we’ve already started reflecting on what went well and what we need to refine from September and post the GCSE exam is a good time to introduce new routines to embed them prior to the start of the … Read more
Back in March 2015 Ofqual announced that NFER had been awarded the contract to provide National Reference Tests ( OFQUAL ANNOUNCEMENT ) The idea is that Ofqual is introducing the new National Reference Tests (NRTs) to provide additional information to support the awarding of the new “big fat” 9-1 GCSEs. The intention according to Ofqual is … Read more
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
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
Yesterday was another one of the maths conferences run by La Salle education and it was a great event – loads of enthusiastic fellow teachers discussing and sharing ideas. It’s great to meet up with people from twitter and meet with friends … old and new (as always with these things I’m sad not to have … 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
Occasionally I use this blog in rather a self-indulgent way and I suppose this is going to be one of those times but do read on as I’m hoping to convey an important message too. This week has been a tough one for various reasons but Friday I arrived at school and I found some … Read more
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