Key Stage 3

Life on a South American boat

The Altiplano, Peru Hello I mentioned that I intended writing a blog on South America in the previous offering on Clades, here it is! The airports in Lima or Quito look the same as those in Europe, leaving this familiarity,… Read More

Why bother with textbooks?

I suppose that asking publishers whether they’re in favour of textbooks is a bit like asking turkeys what they think of Christmas.  Well – the opposite, really.  They’re going to be in favour.  No, really.  The clue’s in the trade – they get out of bed in… Read More

Reduce your Workload: Three Ways to Make Marking Manageable.

Workload is the killing education. It is the number one concern of teachers, and it is sending conscientious teachers fleeing from the profession. I don’t have a magic answer for the increasing demands of the government, Ofsted and senior leadership teams around the country. However, I do have… Read More

GCSE Science Festival 2016: Round-Up

From the 11th – 14th April, Collins hosted the first virtual GCSE Science Festival. A week packed with expert insight, invaluable advice, resources – even a Twitter chat about the new GCSE Science curriculum. #Scifest16 was launched with a new blog post on Freedom to Teach,… Read More

Did You Know? Notes from the History of Maths

‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ In January 1916, Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), a self-taught mathematician working as a clerk in Madras, sent a letter to G.H. Hardy (1877-1947), one of the most famous English mathematicians of the day. Ramanujan sent letters to two others but… Read More

Did You Know? Notes from the History of Maths

‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ In January 1916, Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), a self-taught mathematician working as a clerk in Madras, sent a letter to G.H. Hardy (1877-1947), one of the most famous English mathematicians of the day. Ramanujan sent letters to two others but… Read More

Did You Know? Notes from the History of Maths

‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ In January 1916, Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920), a self-taught mathematician working as a clerk in Madras, sent a letter to G.H. Hardy (1877-1947), one of the most famous English mathematicians of the day. Ramanujan sent letters to two others but… Read More

Getting the Most from Group Work

On a recent TeachMeet training course at Manchester College, I was lucky enough to watch some great speakers looking at things such as Going Google, using Kloodle (more on this in a later blog) and raising attainment strategies. One of the other topics covered was a recap ways of how… Read More