GCSE

Tackling underachievement in English

Tackling underachievement in English This year I took a different approach to setting our year 9 English groups. The problem with focusing on current attainment data is that you risk writing-off students who are not currently reaching their potential, and the problem with focusing on prior… Read More

Sustainability

Polymer overload vs sustainability design When teaching Design and Technology is it very important to emphasise the importance of the designer and how they can support sustainability in the use of material, processes, manufacturing techniques etc. The article below can be used with your students as an introduction to… Read More
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Growth and fixed mind-set

Explore the concept of growth and fixed mind-sets, and how these fixed mind-sets can be addressed to allow your students to excel. Read More

Tips and Tricks to Make Your Students Work Harder

Time is of the essence. Never has that adage been more true than in the current educational climate: we are working harder and harder, and expectations for student progress are increasing year on year. I want ALL of my students to make outstanding progress, but that means that they all… Read More

BHS: A business gem … still!

Not long after it disappeared from the high street, BHS has announced that it will continue as a website online business. Will it work as an online brand? Read More

BizQuiz! – October 2016

1. Priscilla Chan and her husband have pledged $3bn (£2.3bn) to fund medical research over the next decade. At a press conference in San Francisco, they said their ultimate goal was to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century”. Who is her husband? a)Bill Gates… Read More