In 2023 the Cambridge IGCSE Maths syllabus is changing. We’ve asked editor of the new Cambridge IGCSE® Complete Mathematics Sixth Edition series and mathematics education expert Deborah Barton to discuss the key changes in the new syllabus, and how to prepare 11-14s for a flying start at Cambridge IGCSE Maths. Changes to the IGCSE Maths […]
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Data often gets something of a bad press in education. It is seen by some as a dehumanising force: reducing real, living students to faceless numbers. However, this is to miss the point of data in education. It is precisely by putting the people to one side – for a moment – that we discover […]
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Let me start this article with a caveat. Whenever I talk to people about data from exam results, I nearly always end by saying that the most important thing to remember is that every piece of data in education represents a child: a young person in their most formative years, many of whom are dealing […]
Read moreWell, it certainly felt like a festival with a flow of summer dresses as we sweltered in temperatures of nearly 30 degrees!
Read moreMore than 400 teachers, leaders and support staff joined inspirational speakers at our first ever two-day interactive Oxford International Curriculum Schools Conference this term. The exclusive online event on the topic of ‘Making learning meaningful: empowering future leaders and changemakers’ included sessions from Alex Beard, Karem Roitman, Jo Cogan, Adrian Bethune and Louise Aukland, on trending topics in education. […]
Read moreTravel Mania/Shutterstock Experienced Business Management teacher, IB examiner and IB workshop leader Dr Loykie Lominé, introduces the new IB Business Management course. Are you ready for change? Changes to a course you have been teaching for several years can feel threatening, raising questions and doubts. This post will walk you through the When, Why, What […]
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Subject specialist Dean Roberts explores progression through Lower Secondary English, and how students’ engagement with the subject changes with age.
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We all know the benefits of project-based learning. It makes students into more independent learners and universities are also increasingly seeing the value in such projects. In fact, some universities are giving reduced offers to students who achieve a qualification in the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) or International Independent Project Qualifications such as the OxfordAQA International IPQ . They […]
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Now that you’re making progress with your revision, our IB Prepared series authors have put together some tips for examination paper assessments.
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Nelson Science author, Dr. Anthony Russell discusses changes in science pedagogy and how he created a resource to cater for the new needs of tomorrow’s scientists.
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