Hi Maths What a very quick (but ridiculously busy) half term that was! I have added the first four lessons of year 8 for next half term and the first two for year 7 to the scheme. I know that the year 7 scheme has been taking quite a while to get through, so don't worry … Continue reading 31st March

Hi Maths Welcome to the Friday bulletin on Sunday! I'd like to start by apologising for the lack of assessment writing this week. Unfortunately due to a horrific case of the lurgy, I haven't been able to complete them. Rather than try and rush them, I am going to miss them out. This means there … Continue reading 17th March

Hi Maths Thank you to all the year 11 teachers at ALC and WPC for all the marking this week for the mock exams. Having looked at the results that are in, they seem very positive at first glance, with a vast majority of the students improving their marks, and many improving their overall grades. … Continue reading March 10th

Hello Maths, I had the pleasure this week of going to Wollaton to help out with the Oracy Assessments for the Year 7 Angles unit of work. This was a bit of an experiment, and we weren't sure how they would work logistically or how useful they would be. Over the past couple of weeks … Continue reading March 3rd

Hello Maths, I hope you've all had a good first week back. This week has been the start of the fractions unit with year 7.  The lessons are mainly discussion based, which is great for improving our students' spoken reasoning and oracy skills.  There have been some interesting discussions in my class this week, particularly … Continue reading February 24th

Hi Maths, It's been quite a busy week over here at Beechdale! With mock exams and Ofsted, we are certainly ready for a holiday. Well done to all the Maths staff who really worked well together and showed the Ofsted inspectors some lovely lessons. (BBA staff - if possible, please could you have your results … Continue reading 10th February

Hello Maths, It was great to spend the day with you all on Monday. Thank you once again for your contributions and enthusiasm throughout the day. As promised, the documents from the day are attached here. I had added a couple of other things to the site this week: The oral assessments that have been … Continue reading 3rd February

Hi Maths A very short one today as we will be spending the whole day together on Monday. What a treat! We will be spending the day at Aspley campus in Ma01. Some completely optional pre-reading is linked below if you are interested. (It is not compulsory at all - I will just be referring … Continue reading 27th January

Hi Maths   Welcome back everyone!  I hope you've all had a good first week back. Just a few notices for today: Year 7 Autumn 2 test scores Please can these be put into Go 4 Schools by Monday 23rd January. Remember that you only record the number of triangles coloured in and the 'grade' … Continue reading 13th January