Seagers taking over … shhhh … don’t tell Mel! ENTRY NOW CLOSED

It’s that time again – where I (Seager) takes over Mel’s blog for a limited-edition guest appearance, and guess what … I’ve gone and convinced Mel to dig out her hat yet again! (well … I say convinced … I mean she will have no choice after I press publish!!)  On Monday 25th June, we … Read more

You couldn’t let it lie!

In the last couple of weeks I’ve come across “several” (that’s me being cagey when I mean “lots of”) teachers that didn’t know about Ofquals Maths GCSE research project (more details -> HERE ) . I didn’t find this startling given that they also didn’t know about the Glenys Stacey letter that effectively asked the exam boards … Read more

Bread and Butter – Grade C and Beyond

The bread and butter sheets for our year 11s have gone down really well and they’re having a massive impact. So I’ve been putting the finishing touches to some for those students working at grade C and beyond. I’ve detailed the original plan HERE and they ‘re meant to work in the same way as the … Read more

Embarassed?

Friday was an INSET day for us at school but we’d previously agreed to host the annual review meeting of the collaborative network schools facilitated by Edexcel, so couldn’t take part in what I’ve heard was a fab event with Alistair Smith. We’ve been calling it the “hub of hubs” in that the idea is … Read more

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