… 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
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
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
EDIT 28th MARCH 2017 – Given the news today -> TES report here about the change to accountability measures this post is now outdated!! I will post a proper updated post soon!! I‘d like to have called this post .. the truth, the whole truth and … ummmm … what we don’t yet know! Further to my … Read more
This evening has been one of the most frustrating I’ve had in a long time. I’ve been distracted and I can feel my blood pressure rising; today was MathsConf6 and from my twitter timeline it looks like a great time was had by all that attended – that is what the events should be about. … Read more
A contact sent this through to me to share with fellow teachers. In the body of the email forwarded to me it mentions that the aim is to “elicit teacher preparedness for the upcoming and recently implemented GCSEs and A levels.” It goes on to say; “At Ofqual we hear a lot of anecdotal feedback … Read more
Something must have pulled someones chain because this week this appeared on the Ofqual blog. I have included the text as it appears today (some of these government bodies update their pages after comments are made on a public forum … so just in case!) and also added my own comments to it just for … Read more
In true fashion … don’t be expecting answers. Just more questions and things for you to consider. Back to school tomorrow and if you’re like me you haven’t done all the things you meant to do this holiday. The holidays started with the tree going up on the day I finished work and it is … Read more
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