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Exam Insights: Part 2. GCSE English Literature

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018Oxford English Team

Continuing our look at the Examiner’s Reports for the 2018 GCSE English Literature exams, as with English Language, students had much to feel proud about. Examiners were bowled over by the creativity displayed by many candidates and the analysis of their set texts. As always there were areas for improvement and we’ve summarised these below […]

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Exam Insights: Part 1. GCSE English Language

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018Oxford English Team

  The dust has finally settled on the 2018 exams; students have received their results and the examiners have now published their reports. This year, although examiners found lots to commend students and saw improvements throughout the English Language and Literature exams, they also identified a number of areas where some students struggled. Below are […]

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Practice and Procedure Pays Off!

November 12, 2018May 8, 2019Oxford English Team

Rebecca Geoghegan is a secondary English teacher and former whole school Literacy Lead with 15 years experience of teaching KS3, GCSE and A Level.   There are no short cuts to getting good grades in GCSE English Language, but the development of two key areas can support students in feeling confident when they walk into […]

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Revising quotations: One Quote Fits All

April 20, 2018January 10, 2020Fiona Lloyd-Williams

Jill Carter shares her advice for making the most out of quotations during this revision period.  Students, teachers and parents worry about quotations or as they are now acceptably known quotes (in my day that was a verb…). ‘Eek – Macbeth – how can I learn a quote for every possible essay scenario?’ I hear. […]

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Vocabulary – Cathedrals of Words

March 22, 2018March 15, 2018Fiona Lloyd-Williams

Jill Carter encourages teachers and students to spend time exploring and broadening vocabulary. Vocabulary is power. And, like a lot of power, it is hard won and easily lost. Students’ vocabulary is becoming increasingly limited in a world where it simply isn’t fashionable to exploit vocabulary for effect – in a world of posts, texts […]

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Expert Webinar FAQs: Aaron Wilkes and Steve Day Getting to grips with KS3 Assessment

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017Oxford History Team

Teachers are telling us they are most concerned about getting to grips with KS3 Assessment in light of the new GCSE specifications, so you might like to watch Aaron Wilkes and Steve Day’s expert webinar on KS3 Assessment. In the webinar, Aaron and Steve share best practice about KS3 History assessment, and discuss what OUP’s […]

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Aaron Wilkes on KS3 Assessment

October 16, 2017October 12, 2017Oxford History Team

Assessing progress at KS3 It’s the issue in KS3 that won’t seem to go away – how do we accurately (and simply) assess what students know and can do at KS3, and what does ‘progression’ look like in History? I know for a fact that teachers have tirelessly grappled with these questions, and probably tried […]

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If you do one thing, make sure it’s drop everything and read (DEAR)

July 10, 2017January 9, 2020Fiona Lloyd-Williams

While most know it as ‘DEAR time’, I would be inclined to refer to this Literacy initiative as Role Modelling Reading.  The focus is on getting the students to read. However, my belief is that it is what the adults around them are doing that will really have an effect. It was during my role […]

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The science of dishwashers

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017Oxford Science Team

So, horror of all horrors, the dishwasher broke!  And to make matters worse it was after a dinner party and we had used every plate, bowl, fork and knife in the place!  So, the hunt was on for a new dishwasher and in this I learnt some new Chemistry and am now incorporating my dishwasher […]

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Exam Prep Toolkit: Literature part 2

May 9, 2017May 9, 2017Fiona Lloyd-Williams

Our regular blog author, Jill Carter, has prepared some revision tips and advice for your students – pass it on! You have two English Literature exams so get clear about what each of these requires.  Look for patterns so you can prepare more effectively for both. For both exams, you will need to be able […]

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