Just a quickie that I thought I would share. I’ve been thinking about ways to motivate my “boy-heavy” year 10 group and for them to see the point of homework. I have an issue, in that I haven’t yet found something that engages them enough to “want” to do the work involved. I don’t want … Read more
Occasionally I let Seager write a blog post … ok I’ll be honest I think I’ve let him write one post in the last 4 years and this is why I’m happy to let him double his blog post count this evening with the below contribution. I don’t want to steal his thunder so I’ll … Read more
Back in March I wrote a blog post about what we did and didn’t know about the new GCSE. However, if Ofqual get their way it looks like it will need updating … and just when I thought we were starting to know where we are … a week ago Ofqual announced a consultation about … Read more
… this is interesting rather than useful, but I’ve been getting lots of emails about assessment (I’ve just got below 150 for the first time since we set up JustMaths!!) for the new 9-1 GCSE and all I can do is tell you what we’re doing in our day jobs. Oh I’d better warn you … Read more
I go to extreme lengths of making sure that when I’m not talking about MY opinion (even then I make it clear that it is mine and mine alone!) anything I do write about is factual. I’m not in the public eye and I dread to think how obsessive I would be if I was … Read more
Graham emailed out today (do I need to say Graham Cumming? surely its obvious who I mean?) with details about the Edexcel (or is it Pearson?) 6th Mathematics conference at Warwick (my old uni! no .. he didn’t mention this in his email) on Saturday 2 July 2016. He also confirmed that Dr Hannah Fry, … Read more
Confirmed by Ofqual today. Links to the actual consultation decision document which details the outcome for legacy resits at BOTH GCSE and A LEVEL where a subject has been overhauled. Basically our current year 11 will get two “bites at the cherry” – this is something our colleagues in FE felt strongly about and is … Read more
Once again I find myself screaming at my ‘pooter : “OI F**KWIT … MATHS IS DIFFERENT”. I can almost hear you saying to yourself “oh no! She’s gone off on one again”. Well, yes, yes I have. This morning I’ve been reading about remarks and the consultation from Ofqual which closed earlier this month. It … Read more
r.e. Teacher Recruitment. Dear Nicky Morgan, Following this week’s budget and your subsequent Education White Paper both you and Nick Gibb are obviously in demand. To be honest I’m not sure who got the sh1tty end of the stick when choosing between BBC Question time or Newsnight on the other side – that must have … Read more
So Glenys Stacey has (or is just about to) finished her time with Ofqual and if the DFE have their way Sally Collier will take up her role shortly. In the meantime, as I understand it, Amanda Spielman is acting director of the organisation, so just when we are going through one of the biggest … Read more
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