You can view all the posts in the epic “Writing a Maths Scheme of Work” series on this page. It’s kind of like Game of Thrones, only with slightly less nudity and dragons. Having decided uponContinue reading
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Writing a new Scheme of Work – Part 4: Structure
You can view all the posts in the epic “Writing a Maths Scheme of Work” series on this page. It’s kind of like Game of Thrones, only with slightly less nudity and dragons. When starting writingContinue reading
GCSE Maths Content – what is changing?
With so much confusion about the new maths GCSE – what is changing and what is staying the same, what is Higher and what is Foundation, what does underlined mean and what does bold meanContinue reading
Writing a new Scheme of Work – Part 3: Advice
You can view all the posts in the epic “Writing a Maths Scheme of Work” series on this page. It’s kind of like Game of Thrones, only with slightly less nudity and dragons. Writing a newContinue reading
Writing a new Scheme of Work – Part 2: Philosophy
You can view all the posts in the epic “Writing a Maths Scheme of Work” series on this page. It’s kind of like Game of Thrones, only with slightly less nudity and dragons. In this postContinue reading
Writing a new Scheme of Work – Part 1: Introduction
You can view all the posts in the epic “Writing a Maths Scheme of Work” series on this page. It’s kind of like Game of Thrones, only with slightly less nudity and dragons. I remember, withContinue reading
New GCSE Maths Sample Questions
Following on from my recent posts comparing the new draft GCSE maths specifications, and the extra information about the 1-9 grading system, I have decided to complete the “2017 GCSE Maths Trilogy” with a look atContinue reading
AQA Draft GCSE Specifications – Update!
Having written a comparison of the draft GCSE specification and materials from AQA, Edexcel and OCR (see here), Ben Stafford from AQA has been in touch with the following extra information: Hi Craig, Just seenContinue reading
Comparing Draft GCSE Maths Specifications
Like many maths departments around the country, myself and my Head of Department are currently working our way through the new draft Maths GCSE specifications recently released by the exam boards (see post here forContinue reading
GCSE Calculator Paper Resources
With Monday’s GCSE non-calculator paper behind us, all attention now turns to Friday’s offering. Like many teachers around the country, we are seeing our Year 11 students every day in the build up to Friday,Continue reading
Maths World Cup 2014 Activities
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup about to kick off on 12 June, you might be on the look out for some good maths resources to bring a bit of Brazilian flare (and English disappointment)Continue reading
Remembering the Trigonometry Ratios
My lovely Year 11s are currently revising for the wonderful AQA Level 2 GCSE Further Maths qualification. One of the topics that is completely new to them is the trigonometry ratios that they need toContinue reading
Exam Revision Resources for your pupils
Just a quick one to let you know that I have updated the revision pages on my website. Hopefully these will be of some use to your pupils during the final push for exams. The pagesContinue reading
Article: Transition in Secondary Maths
For the first eight years of my teaching career, I had been making a huge mistake. At the start of September each year, confronted by an eager, fresh-faced class of Year 7 students, I had presentedContinue reading
Article: Preparing for the new Maths Curriculum
I must confess, when I first heard about the changes to the maths curriculum, I was not overly concerned. I still have vivid memories of the last so-called “major” change to GCSEs a few yearsContinue reading
Article: The Power of the Puzzle
The other Saturday I was fortunate enough to attend the first birthday party of the beautiful daughter of two of my best friends. Whilst everyone was tucking into cake and watching baby Isabelle pay farContinue reading
Article: Why I Love PowerPoint
I use PowerPoint in every single maths lesson I teach. If “death by PowerPoint” was an actual disease, most of my students would not make it to October half term. In recent years, a noticeableContinue reading
Article: The Mathematics of Dating
Can maths help you find true love? Many may argue quite the opposite – that the mere mention of the beauty of a quadratic equation or the perils of a small sample size might beContinue reading
Article: Making the Most of Tarsia Jigsaws
When I first began my teaching career, Tarsia Jigsaws were the new kid on the block. You could not go to a maths conference without being armed with a pair of scissors and being setContinue reading
Article: Probing Questions
There are some dangerous myths that perpetrate the world of mathematics: “two minuses equal a plus” and “one is a prime number” always bring me out in cold sweats. However, one that has been gainingContinue reading