Category Archives: Thoughts

Exam Solutions And A Request For IT Help

I’ve always loved Exam Solutions. The videos are delivered in a clear and accessible way and I always watch them when I revisit a topic for A Level. It’s often helped me teach something in a more approachable or simple way. I’ve tried to do my own Exam Solutions stuff before, but with limited success. The… Read More »

Some Board Game Reviews

As I’ve talked about before, I run a nurture group. We often use games to try to make maths learning a bit more fun. Here’s some reviews. Orchard Toys Magic Cauldron Amazon link This game is quite clever. You pick up a sum and try to work it out. When you think you have the… Read More »

Why I Voted 'No' In The NUT Strike Ballot

I’ve been thinking about writing this post since the NUT strike ballot was announced. I had been putting it off because I didn’t want to inject politics into this blog, but I thought the topic was important, and my feelings about the ballot are pretty strong. So here are my thoughts. (They’re mine, not my… Read More »

The average person

This is from OCR’s Foundation Sample Question Paper. Part a is ok. Look at part b. If students thought Hannah’s Sweets was ‘unfair’ (it wasn’t), wait until they’re confronted with problems like this!

Why Eurovision is a sham

I love Eurovision. I love it because you often see something different or weird or silly. It’s mad and that makes it great. But recently Eurovision have tamed these impulses. They’ve started to make it less silly and, quite frankly, more boring. They’ve done this with judges votes. There was a time when telephone voting… Read More »