
Now that you’re making progress with your revision, our IB Prepared series authors have put together some tips for examination paper assessments.
Read moreNow that you’re making progress with your revision, our IB Prepared series authors have put together some tips for examination paper assessments.
Read moreThis summer saw the first sitting of the new-style GCSE Science courses. When results day rolled round, many teachers were surprised when Ofqual stepped in to ensure that higher tier students who weren’t able to achieve a 4-3, the lowest grade expected to be awarded for the tier, could be awarded a 3-3 rather than […]
Read moreFor the first few years of my teaching career, I would set revision lessons without much expectation. If you were going to do a test, you should at least give some chance of success by providing the lesson before for ‘revision’. I would often provide a list of suggested activities that students could pick from: […]
Read more“Sir, how do I distinguish between two ideas??’ “Miss, this question says ‘refer to the article above’ in my answer. What have I got to do?” “Madam, this question asks me to ‘address a criticism’, what does address mean?” So, a new school year starts! Too many new practices and policies launched in the INSET […]
Read morePlanning and teaching the new GCSE (Eduqas A at my school) has highlighted the importance of the AO3 objective: ‘apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate geographical information and issues and to make judgements’. My Year 10 students have been developing their AO3 skills but many have struggled to include everything required in […]
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