New A Degree Timings

After examination flavor is over, I hold off that Heads of Maths too Key Stage five Coordinators all over the province volition endure making plans for delivering the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane from September.

Timings at Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane e'er brand me nervous. I loathe having to rush my teaching. Linear Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 levels are meant to ameliorate the situation, but I'm non convinced that at that spot volition endure much gamble to boring down.

My schoolhouse (a suburban comprehensive schoolhouse alongside a large Sixth Form) has nine hours a fortnight teaching fourth dimension at Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level. I of late did a poll on Twitter to discovery out how this compares to other schools. Here are the results:

At my previous schoolhouse I solely had 8 hours a fortnight too it worked fine, mainly because the vast bulk of my students got an A* inwards their maths GCSE. I at 1 time convey a lot of students who got a B inwards their GCSE, then the starting fourth dimension of the twelvemonth has to become at a relatively slow pace. Instead of briefly revising surds, indices too quadratics, many students remove these topics taught from scratch. The same volition in all probability endure truthful of marker 6 students starting Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane maths this September.

Later inwards the year, fourth dimension is lost to internal exams - at my schoolhouse nosotros convey multiple rounds of 'PPEs' (pre-public exams), amounting to at to the lowest degree vi weeks off timetable over the course of education of Year 12 too 13. Although I exercise come across some benefits to formal internal exams, I'd prefer to come across to a greater extent than of this assessment occur during lessons then that loss of teaching fourth dimension is minimised. 

If a burn downwardly warning goes off when I'm teaching Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane I desire to cry! The fourth dimension pressure level is such that every lost hr is a worry. Lessons are too lost to inset days, banking concern holidays too schoolhouse events, then a marker of flexibility has to endure built into schemes of work. 

By my calculations, I volition convey some 270 hours inwards which to deliver the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane over 2 years. This assumes that I volition learn correct upward until the halt of Apr 2018. 

Edexcel's scheme of work recommends 360 hours. So I'm ninety hours under. Eek.

Daniel Fox (@danielfox66) told me that his schoolhouse has applied a 2 thirds reduction to all of Edexcel's suggested teaching times inwards social club to brand things fit. I recall my schoolhouse volition in all probability convey to exercise something similar. Hopefully that volition too move out some fourth dimension for revision too in-class assessment throughout the 2 twelvemonth course. 

Having looked through the system of work, at that spot are some topics where I definitely wouldn't desire to cut back Edexcel's recommended timings. But, for example, their proffer of vii hours inwards Year 12 on binomial expansions could easily endure reduced to 4 hours. We volition remove to become through the system of operate inwards detail, theme past times topic, too operate out where hours tin endure cut. I think it's feasible, it simply requires a chip of work. 

Once the timings are sorted, the adjacent draw of piece of job is to operate out how to sensibly dissever the content betwixt 2 teachers.

I'd similar to listen how other schools are approaching timings, schemes of operate too content splits. It makes a lot of feel for schools to portion what they've done, then that we're non all re-inventing the wheel. Please arrive impact through Twitter or past times commenting below.

New A Degree Timings

After examination flavor is over, I hold off that Heads of Maths too Key Stage five Coordinators all over the province volition endure making plans for delivering the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane from September.

Timings at Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane e'er brand me nervous. I loathe having to rush my teaching. Linear Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 levels are meant to ameliorate the situation, but I'm non convinced that at that spot volition endure much gamble to boring down.

My schoolhouse (a suburban comprehensive schoolhouse alongside a large Sixth Form) has nine hours a fortnight teaching fourth dimension at Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level. I of late did a poll on Twitter to discovery out how this compares to other schools. Here are the results:

At my previous schoolhouse I solely had 8 hours a fortnight too it worked fine, mainly because the vast bulk of my students got an A* inwards their maths GCSE. I at 1 time convey a lot of students who got a B inwards their GCSE, then the starting fourth dimension of the twelvemonth has to become at a relatively slow pace. Instead of briefly revising surds, indices too quadratics, many students remove these topics taught from scratch. The same volition in all probability endure truthful of marker 6 students starting Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane maths this September.

Later inwards the year, fourth dimension is lost to internal exams - at my schoolhouse nosotros convey multiple rounds of 'PPEs' (pre-public exams), amounting to at to the lowest degree vi weeks off timetable over the course of education of Year 12 too 13. Although I exercise come across some benefits to formal internal exams, I'd prefer to come across to a greater extent than of this assessment occur during lessons then that loss of teaching fourth dimension is minimised. 

If a burn downwardly warning goes off when I'm teaching Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane I desire to cry! The fourth dimension pressure level is such that every lost hr is a worry. Lessons are too lost to inset days, banking concern holidays too schoolhouse events, then a marker of flexibility has to endure built into schemes of work. 

By my calculations, I volition convey some 270 hours inwards which to deliver the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane over 2 years. This assumes that I volition learn correct upward until the halt of Apr 2018. 

Edexcel's scheme of work recommends 360 hours. So I'm ninety hours under. Eek.

Daniel Fox (@danielfox66) told me that his schoolhouse has applied a 2 thirds reduction to all of Edexcel's suggested teaching times inwards social club to brand things fit. I recall my schoolhouse volition in all probability convey to exercise something similar. Hopefully that volition too move out some fourth dimension for revision too in-class assessment throughout the 2 twelvemonth course. 

Having looked through the system of work, at that spot are some topics where I definitely wouldn't desire to cut back Edexcel's recommended timings. But, for example, their proffer of vii hours inwards Year 12 on binomial expansions could easily endure reduced to 4 hours. We volition remove to become through the system of operate inwards detail, theme past times topic, too operate out where hours tin endure cut. I think it's feasible, it simply requires a chip of work. 

Once the timings are sorted, the adjacent draw of piece of job is to operate out how to sensibly dissever the content betwixt 2 teachers.

I'd similar to listen how other schools are approaching timings, schemes of operate too content splits. It makes a lot of feel for schools to portion what they've done, then that we're non all re-inventing the wheel. Please arrive impact through Twitter or past times commenting below.

New A Degree Timings

After examination flavor is over, I hold off that Heads of Maths too Key Stage five Coordinators all over the province volition endure making plans for delivering the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane from September.

Timings at Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane e'er brand me nervous. I loathe having to rush my teaching. Linear Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 levels are meant to ameliorate the situation, but I'm non convinced that at that spot volition endure much gamble to boring down.

My schoolhouse (a suburban comprehensive schoolhouse alongside a large Sixth Form) has nine hours a fortnight teaching fourth dimension at Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level. I of late did a poll on Twitter to discovery out how this compares to other schools. Here are the results:

At my previous schoolhouse I solely had 8 hours a fortnight too it worked fine, mainly because the vast bulk of my students got an A* inwards their maths GCSE. I at 1 time convey a lot of students who got a B inwards their GCSE, then the starting fourth dimension of the twelvemonth has to become at a relatively slow pace. Instead of briefly revising surds, indices too quadratics, many students remove these topics taught from scratch. The same volition in all probability endure truthful of marker 6 students starting Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane maths this September.

Later inwards the year, fourth dimension is lost to internal exams - at my schoolhouse nosotros convey multiple rounds of 'PPEs' (pre-public exams), amounting to at to the lowest degree vi weeks off timetable over the course of education of Year 12 too 13. Although I exercise come across some benefits to formal internal exams, I'd prefer to come across to a greater extent than of this assessment occur during lessons then that loss of teaching fourth dimension is minimised. 

If a burn downwardly warning goes off when I'm teaching Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane I desire to cry! The fourth dimension pressure level is such that every lost hr is a worry. Lessons are too lost to inset days, banking concern holidays too schoolhouse events, then a marker of flexibility has to endure built into schemes of work. 

By my calculations, I volition convey some 270 hours inwards which to deliver the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane over 2 years. This assumes that I volition learn correct upward until the halt of Apr 2018. 

Edexcel's scheme of work recommends 360 hours. So I'm ninety hours under. Eek.

Daniel Fox (@danielfox66) told me that his schoolhouse has applied a 2 thirds reduction to all of Edexcel's suggested teaching times inwards social club to brand things fit. I recall my schoolhouse volition in all probability convey to exercise something similar. Hopefully that volition too move out some fourth dimension for revision too in-class assessment throughout the 2 twelvemonth course. 

Having looked through the system of work, at that spot are some topics where I definitely wouldn't desire to cut back Edexcel's recommended timings. But, for example, their proffer of vii hours inwards Year 12 on binomial expansions could easily endure reduced to 4 hours. We volition remove to become through the system of operate inwards detail, theme past times topic, too operate out where hours tin endure cut. I think it's feasible, it simply requires a chip of work. 

Once the timings are sorted, the adjacent draw of piece of job is to operate out how to sensibly dissever the content betwixt 2 teachers.

I'd similar to listen how other schools are approaching timings, schemes of operate too content splits. It makes a lot of feel for schools to portion what they've done, then that we're non all re-inventing the wheel. Please arrive impact through Twitter or past times commenting below.

Planning For September: Twelvemonth 12

I'm looking frontwards to education the novel linear Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird to 2 Year 12 classes this year. I've been preparing some materials for these classes together with idea it mightiness hold out helpful to part them here, inwards instance they are of purpose to anyone.

1. Scheme of operate together with resources
When preparing schemes of work, schools accept had to await really carefully at timings to brand for sure they tin give the sack lucifer all of the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird content into the 2 twelvemonth fourth dimension frame (I blogged almost this here). At my schoolhouse nosotros took the estimated hours from Edexcel's system of work equally a starting betoken together with cutting everything past times or thence a 3rd - it simply almost works, though our education volition hold out rather rushed.

My school's novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird system of operate looks really similar to our GCSE system of work, alongside a front end page showing an approximate timeline together with thence a to a greater extent than detailed page for each topic showing the specification together with resources. We won't accept whatsoever educatee textbooks thence links to resources are vital. I've blogged almost A bird resources earlier together with many of these are silent useful for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level. There are a few gaps for new topics but we'll accept to cross that couplet when nosotros come upwards to it.

Although the content of the maths specification hasn't changed dramatically, at that topographic point are a few tyke tweaks that nosotros ask to await out for. For instance the AS specification instantly includes fractional inequalities similar those shown below (these were previously on FP2 for Edexcel). It's a subtle modify together with straightforward to teach, but could easily hold out missed.

From Pearson Textbook Pure AS (spot the typo!)

Many schools are planning to learn the pure content offset together with travel out the applied content until afterward inwards the year. When nosotros come upwards to the applied content, it volition hold out useful to advert to Edexcel's Teaching Guide for Mechanics together with Teaching Guide for Statistics.

2. First lesson
I've created a here.

First lesson activity from Susan Whitehouse

3. Student blog
At my previous schoolhouse I was a Key Stage five Coordinator together with actually enjoyed running a uncomplicated weblog for Sixth Form students. I promise to create this 1 time again this year. I've laid upwards 1 upwards at glynmaths.blogspot.co.uk and volition purpose it to part information together with exercises alongside students. As they won't accept textbooks, it's of import that I brand for sure they accept access to enough of independent written report cloth throughout the course.

4. Student handbook together with checklist
Our Sixth Form students are required to choke along a course of written report handbook or specification inwards their folder for every subject. This twelvemonth I accept updated our handbook for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level, including the topic checklist at the back. If you'd similar to borrow together with adjust this, there's a Word version here.

Delivering the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird volition hold out difficult operate for all involved, peculiarly for those education Further Maths. Initially nosotros volition accept all the same challenges that nosotros had for the novel GCSE - a lack of past times papers, relatively few resources, no degree boundaries together with doubtfulness or thence timings. But nevertheless, I intend we're all actually looking frontwards to getting stuck into education it adjacent month.

Teaching back upwards from Tarquin Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level

Planning For September: Twelvemonth 12

I'm looking frontwards to education the novel linear Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird to 2 Year 12 classes this year. I've been preparing some materials for these classes together with idea it mightiness hold out helpful to part them here, inwards instance they are of purpose to anyone.

1. Scheme of operate together with resources
When preparing schemes of work, schools accept had to await really carefully at timings to brand for sure they tin give the sack lucifer all of the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird content into the 2 twelvemonth fourth dimension frame (I blogged almost this here). At my schoolhouse nosotros took the estimated hours from Edexcel's system of work equally a starting betoken together with cutting everything past times or thence a 3rd - it simply almost works, though our education volition hold out rather rushed.

My school's novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird system of operate looks really similar to our GCSE system of work, alongside a front end page showing an approximate timeline together with thence a to a greater extent than detailed page for each topic showing the specification together with resources. We won't accept whatsoever educatee textbooks thence links to resources are vital. I've blogged almost A bird resources earlier together with many of these are silent useful for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level. There are a few gaps for new topics but we'll accept to cross that couplet when nosotros come upwards to it.

Although the content of the maths specification hasn't changed dramatically, at that topographic point are a few tyke tweaks that nosotros ask to await out for. For instance the AS specification instantly includes fractional inequalities similar those shown below (these were previously on FP2 for Edexcel). It's a subtle modify together with straightforward to teach, but could easily hold out missed.

From Pearson Textbook Pure AS (spot the typo!)

Many schools are planning to learn the pure content offset together with travel out the applied content until afterward inwards the year. When nosotros come upwards to the applied content, it volition hold out useful to advert to Edexcel's Teaching Guide for Mechanics together with Teaching Guide for Statistics.

2. First lesson
I've created a here.

First lesson activity from Susan Whitehouse

3. Student blog
At my previous schoolhouse I was a Key Stage five Coordinator together with actually enjoyed running a uncomplicated weblog for Sixth Form students. I promise to create this 1 time again this year. I've laid upwards 1 upwards at glynmaths.blogspot.co.uk and volition purpose it to part information together with exercises alongside students. As they won't accept textbooks, it's of import that I brand for sure they accept access to enough of independent written report cloth throughout the course.

4. Student handbook together with checklist
Our Sixth Form students are required to choke along a course of written report handbook or specification inwards their folder for every subject. This twelvemonth I accept updated our handbook for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level, including the topic checklist at the back. If you'd similar to borrow together with adjust this, there's a Word version here.

Delivering the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird volition hold out difficult operate for all involved, peculiarly for those education Further Maths. Initially nosotros volition accept all the same challenges that nosotros had for the novel GCSE - a lack of past times papers, relatively few resources, no degree boundaries together with doubtfulness or thence timings. But nevertheless, I intend we're all actually looking frontwards to getting stuck into education it adjacent month.

Teaching back upwards from Tarquin Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level

Planning For September: Twelvemonth 12

I'm looking frontwards to education the novel linear Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird to 2 Year 12 classes this year. I've been preparing some materials for these classes together with idea it mightiness hold out helpful to part them here, inwards instance they are of purpose to anyone.

1. Scheme of operate together with resources
When preparing schemes of work, schools accept had to await really carefully at timings to brand for sure they tin give the sack lucifer all of the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird content into the 2 twelvemonth fourth dimension frame (I blogged almost this here). At my schoolhouse nosotros took the estimated hours from Edexcel's system of work equally a starting betoken together with cutting everything past times or thence a 3rd - it simply almost works, though our education volition hold out rather rushed.

My school's novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird system of operate looks really similar to our GCSE system of work, alongside a front end page showing an approximate timeline together with thence a to a greater extent than detailed page for each topic showing the specification together with resources. We won't accept whatsoever educatee textbooks thence links to resources are vital. I've blogged almost A bird resources earlier together with many of these are silent useful for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level. There are a few gaps for new topics but we'll accept to cross that couplet when nosotros come upwards to it.

Although the content of the maths specification hasn't changed dramatically, at that topographic point are a few tyke tweaks that nosotros ask to await out for. For instance the AS specification instantly includes fractional inequalities similar those shown below (these were previously on FP2 for Edexcel). It's a subtle modify together with straightforward to teach, but could easily hold out missed.

From Pearson Textbook Pure AS (spot the typo!)

Many schools are planning to learn the pure content offset together with travel out the applied content until afterward inwards the year. When nosotros come upwards to the applied content, it volition hold out useful to advert to Edexcel's Teaching Guide for Mechanics together with Teaching Guide for Statistics.

2. First lesson
I've created a here.

First lesson activity from Susan Whitehouse

3. Student blog
At my previous schoolhouse I was a Key Stage five Coordinator together with actually enjoyed running a uncomplicated weblog for Sixth Form students. I promise to create this 1 time again this year. I've laid upwards 1 upwards at glynmaths.blogspot.co.uk and volition purpose it to part information together with exercises alongside students. As they won't accept textbooks, it's of import that I brand for sure they accept access to enough of independent written report cloth throughout the course.

4. Student handbook together with checklist
Our Sixth Form students are required to choke along a course of written report handbook or specification inwards their folder for every subject. This twelvemonth I accept updated our handbook for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level, including the topic checklist at the back. If you'd similar to borrow together with adjust this, there's a Word version here.

Delivering the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 bird volition hold out difficult operate for all involved, peculiarly for those education Further Maths. Initially nosotros volition accept all the same challenges that nosotros had for the novel GCSE - a lack of past times papers, relatively few resources, no degree boundaries together with doubtfulness or thence timings. But nevertheless, I intend we're all actually looking frontwards to getting stuck into education it adjacent month.

Teaching back upwards from Tarquin Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level

Revision Clocks Galore

In my last post I wrote virtually revision clocks - an persuasion from @teachgeogblog that was shared by @Just_Maths back in October. Check out the hashtag #revisionclock to run into these inwards activity inwards numerous subjects. They are straightaway all the rage inwards maths. No wonder, given that they are slowly to laid upwards as well as create a groovy labor of keeping students focused during revision lessons.

The persuasion is that you lot laid 12 5 infinitesimal questions that students reply on an A3 clockface. I haven't soundless used a revision clock amongst Year xi (though lots of people conduct hold done thence amongst groovy success) but I've used revision clocks inwards a publish of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flat lessons as well as conduct hold establish them to live actually effective. In these lessons I laid a buzzer to larn off every 5 minutes as well as at that indicate I write an reply on the board.

C1/C2 (for us @IGSMaths) Keeping Time (doughnuts for reaching halfway!). Fab activity cheers @mathsjem @Just_Maths pic.twitter.com/CPxvaUi8oZ

— MrsG (@MrsGRVHS) 12 May 2016

I've received thence many tweets virtually revision clock activities that I persuasion it would live a adept persuasion to percentage them hither thence that everyone tin access the resources. This postal service contains revision clocks for both GCSE as well as Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level



GCSE

And my version of the revision clock ⏰ for higher GCSE. Worked actually well. Thanks @mathsjem & @Just_Maths 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/D54z0vuOux

— Gemma Cliffe (@CliffeMaths) 12 May 2016

The resources for this tweet is here.

Made a GCSE Maths revision clock WS for my elevation laid Y11s @mathsjem - Were these your idea? They loved it! https://t.co/FT6qtYC34t

— Maria Howard (@MrsHsNumeracy) 12 May 2016

Inspiration from @mathsjem revision clock using my novel #revision mats #mathschat https://t.co/dHf7nTSsE3 pic.twitter.com/PjinuEaado

— Danielle Bartram (@MissBsResources) 13 May 2016

Felt inspired past times @mathsjem & @Just_Maths to brand my ain higher gcse revision clock. #math #revision #GCSEMaths https://t.co/aL5aBclbyq

— Mr Rainey (@R41ney77) 22 May 2016

Fast paced Y11 algebra revision. I conduct hold been taking inspiration from @mathsjem for revision ideas. pic.twitter.com/0iH8P2ebhX

— Miss Suganthakumaran (@mathspo) 15 Apr 2016

The resources for this tweet is here.

I made a GCSE revision clock. One of our geography teachers named it the ability hr https://t.co/gqKbyAigmA pic.twitter.com/NnQMKFYXeN

— Ms Steel (@MsSteel_Maths) 17 May 2016

My GCSE degree beloved Power Hour thence I've done a reckoner version based on predictions https://t.co/Q6V7o39d5x #revisionclock @mathsjem

— Ms Steel (@MsSteel_Maths) 26 May 2016

Number, Measures, Angle #revisionclock sheets inc answers. Now added Algebra (F) https://t.co/peZhcBX7E0 #mathschat pic.twitter.com/bY6xOlPsIg

— Em (@EJmaths) 14 May 2016

*New* Data/Prob #revisionclock https://t.co/peZhcBX7E0 made piece watching Eurovision thence whatsoever mistakes allow me know😬🙄 pic.twitter.com/F4xEtbjh5s

— Em (@EJmaths) 14 May 2016

Just couldn't help myself @mathsjem Some GCSE farther maths revision clocks https://t.co/Xp7mSQlR1t

— Maria Howard (@MrsHsNumeracy) 19 May 2016

Check out my novel Ratio Revision Clock - Foundation instruction resources >> https://t.co/qyFBuDfXyb via @tesResources

— Rebecca Pease (@mrspeasemaths) 26 March 2017

A level

.@mathsjem Played amongst clock today. My C1/C2/S1 qs for OCR. Students worked inwards pairs, thence presented solutions https://t.co/LpEhXa7n4X

— Emma L Bell (@El_Timbre) 10 May 2016

New resource: S1 Revision Clock, amongst cheers to @mathsjem as well as @Just_Maths#revision #s1… https://t.co/gZ3rf0MpzF pic.twitter.com/TeMcHS5PqU

— K Pitchford (@Ms_Kmp) 2 June 2016

My C3 as well as C4 revision clock activities are here:
C3: https://t.co/tVHCuJSn9B
C4: https://t.co/TUHCopxNXh#mathschat pic.twitter.com/LMSNIfXukT

— Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) 10 May 2016

FP1 Revision Clock activity @mathsjem @sxpmaths @srcav @Pascal1Eve https://t.co/siiKgYZL4B

— Dr Bennison (@DrBennison) 10 May 2016

@mathsjem @EJmaths FP2 Revision clock activity https://t.co/yqlgm5N8ns FP3 as well as S2 to come upwards this weekend.

— Dr Bennison (@DrBennison) 14 May 2016

@mathsjem FP3 Revision clock https://t.co/mbKNsoAZf4

— Dr Bennison (@DrBennison) 18 May 2016

New post: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 C1 revision activity.https://t.co/QitzIG6C2Q

Teach Year 12? ten days until C1! Eek. pic.twitter.com/Fk9jUpOzlW

— Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) 8 May 2016

I've straightaway added an Edexcel C2 #revisionclock to TES. https://t.co/bqjTsmf08I

cc @emmaemma53 pic.twitter.com/NVq0OC1Lap

— Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) 14 May 2016

Hi @mathsjem, I've only uploaded a C2 revision clock https://t.co/cWUOlblcPS, experience costless to percentage on https://t.co/20BfwvV9Ub.

— Andy Winterbottom (@amwinterbottom) 20 May 2016

@mathsjem I've besides uploaded an M1 Revision Clock :). https://t.co/A9495q7Kns

— Andy Winterbottom (@amwinterbottom) 20 May 2016

Mechanics 1 Keeping Time https://t.co/iPpuxENX5U via @tesResources

— Eve Pascal (@Pascal1Eve) 17 May 2016

New Post: Help KS5 care examination timings amongst this persuasion adapted from a @mathsjem blog. https://t.co/yV9ZGuzHNU #maths pic.twitter.com/DLe8C0OgFl

— Phil Bruce (@pbrucemaths) 25 Apr 2016

Core iii Keeping Time https://t.co/U6UDNdceoy via @tesResources

— Eve Pascal (@Pascal1Eve) 8 May 2016

Core four Keeping Time https://t.co/tSk6AptBN6 via @tesResources

— Eve Pascal (@Pascal1Eve) 10 May 2016

And finally...
Here are template clockfaces for diverse combinations of timings - for event you lot mightiness desire to create xv ii infinitesimal questions followed past times six 5 infinitesimal questions.

.@tessmaths @mathsjem #revisionclock TEMPLATES added for 1/2/5mark & combination of marks Qs https://t.co/peZhcBX7E0 pic.twitter.com/guCvX5oOBU

— Em (@EJmaths) 15 May 2016

If you lot brand a novel maths revision clock resources thence delight upload it to TES or an online elbow grease as well as tweet me a link thence I tin add together it to this post. This should relieve teachers a lot of fourth dimension inwards planning revision lessons. Thanks to all who conduct hold contributed! The in conclusion examination countdown is on...

Revision Clocks Galore

In my last post I wrote virtually revision clocks - an persuasion from @teachgeogblog that was shared by @Just_Maths back in October. Check out the hashtag #revisionclock to run into these inwards activity inwards numerous subjects. They are straightaway all the rage inwards maths. No wonder, given that they are slowly to laid upwards as well as create a groovy labor of keeping students focused during revision lessons.

The persuasion is that you lot laid 12 5 infinitesimal questions that students reply on an A3 clockface. I haven't soundless used a revision clock amongst Year xi (though lots of people conduct hold done thence amongst groovy success) but I've used revision clocks inwards a publish of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flat lessons as well as conduct hold establish them to live actually effective. In these lessons I laid a buzzer to larn off every 5 minutes as well as at that indicate I write an reply on the board.

C1/C2 (for us @IGSMaths) Keeping Time (doughnuts for reaching halfway!). Fab activity cheers @mathsjem @Just_Maths pic.twitter.com/CPxvaUi8oZ

— MrsG (@MrsGRVHS) 12 May 2016

I've received thence many tweets virtually revision clock activities that I persuasion it would live a adept persuasion to percentage them hither thence that everyone tin access the resources. This postal service contains revision clocks for both GCSE as well as Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level



GCSE

And my version of the revision clock ⏰ for higher GCSE. Worked actually well. Thanks @mathsjem & @Just_Maths 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/D54z0vuOux

— Gemma Cliffe (@CliffeMaths) 12 May 2016

The resources for this tweet is here.

Made a GCSE Maths revision clock WS for my elevation laid Y11s @mathsjem - Were these your idea? They loved it! https://t.co/FT6qtYC34t

— Maria Howard (@MrsHsNumeracy) 12 May 2016

Inspiration from @mathsjem revision clock using my novel #revision mats #mathschat https://t.co/dHf7nTSsE3 pic.twitter.com/PjinuEaado

— Danielle Bartram (@MissBsResources) 13 May 2016

Felt inspired past times @mathsjem & @Just_Maths to brand my ain higher gcse revision clock. #math #revision #GCSEMaths https://t.co/aL5aBclbyq

— Mr Rainey (@R41ney77) 22 May 2016

Fast paced Y11 algebra revision. I conduct hold been taking inspiration from @mathsjem for revision ideas. pic.twitter.com/0iH8P2ebhX

— Miss Suganthakumaran (@mathspo) 15 Apr 2016

The resources for this tweet is here.

I made a GCSE revision clock. One of our geography teachers named it the ability hr https://t.co/gqKbyAigmA pic.twitter.com/NnQMKFYXeN

— Ms Steel (@MsSteel_Maths) 17 May 2016

My GCSE degree beloved Power Hour thence I've done a reckoner version based on predictions https://t.co/Q6V7o39d5x #revisionclock @mathsjem

— Ms Steel (@MsSteel_Maths) 26 May 2016

Number, Measures, Angle #revisionclock sheets inc answers. Now added Algebra (F) https://t.co/peZhcBX7E0 #mathschat pic.twitter.com/bY6xOlPsIg

— Em (@EJmaths) 14 May 2016

*New* Data/Prob #revisionclock https://t.co/peZhcBX7E0 made piece watching Eurovision thence whatsoever mistakes allow me know😬🙄 pic.twitter.com/F4xEtbjh5s

— Em (@EJmaths) 14 May 2016

Just couldn't help myself @mathsjem Some GCSE farther maths revision clocks https://t.co/Xp7mSQlR1t

— Maria Howard (@MrsHsNumeracy) 19 May 2016

Check out my novel Ratio Revision Clock - Foundation instruction resources >> https://t.co/qyFBuDfXyb via @tesResources

— Rebecca Pease (@mrspeasemaths) 26 March 2017

A level

.@mathsjem Played amongst clock today. My C1/C2/S1 qs for OCR. Students worked inwards pairs, thence presented solutions https://t.co/LpEhXa7n4X

— Emma L Bell (@El_Timbre) 10 May 2016

New resource: S1 Revision Clock, amongst cheers to @mathsjem as well as @Just_Maths#revision #s1… https://t.co/gZ3rf0MpzF pic.twitter.com/TeMcHS5PqU

— K Pitchford (@Ms_Kmp) 2 June 2016

My C3 as well as C4 revision clock activities are here:
C3: https://t.co/tVHCuJSn9B
C4: https://t.co/TUHCopxNXh#mathschat pic.twitter.com/LMSNIfXukT

— Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) 10 May 2016

FP1 Revision Clock activity @mathsjem @sxpmaths @srcav @Pascal1Eve https://t.co/siiKgYZL4B

— Dr Bennison (@DrBennison) 10 May 2016

@mathsjem @EJmaths FP2 Revision clock activity https://t.co/yqlgm5N8ns FP3 as well as S2 to come upwards this weekend.

— Dr Bennison (@DrBennison) 14 May 2016

@mathsjem FP3 Revision clock https://t.co/mbKNsoAZf4

— Dr Bennison (@DrBennison) 18 May 2016

New post: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 C1 revision activity.https://t.co/QitzIG6C2Q

Teach Year 12? ten days until C1! Eek. pic.twitter.com/Fk9jUpOzlW

— Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) 8 May 2016

I've straightaway added an Edexcel C2 #revisionclock to TES. https://t.co/bqjTsmf08I

cc @emmaemma53 pic.twitter.com/NVq0OC1Lap

— Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) 14 May 2016

Hi @mathsjem, I've only uploaded a C2 revision clock https://t.co/cWUOlblcPS, experience costless to percentage on https://t.co/20BfwvV9Ub.

— Andy Winterbottom (@amwinterbottom) 20 May 2016

@mathsjem I've besides uploaded an M1 Revision Clock :). https://t.co/A9495q7Kns

— Andy Winterbottom (@amwinterbottom) 20 May 2016

Mechanics 1 Keeping Time https://t.co/iPpuxENX5U via @tesResources

— Eve Pascal (@Pascal1Eve) 17 May 2016

New Post: Help KS5 care examination timings amongst this persuasion adapted from a @mathsjem blog. https://t.co/yV9ZGuzHNU #maths pic.twitter.com/DLe8C0OgFl

— Phil Bruce (@pbrucemaths) 25 Apr 2016

Core iii Keeping Time https://t.co/U6UDNdceoy via @tesResources

— Eve Pascal (@Pascal1Eve) 8 May 2016

Core four Keeping Time https://t.co/tSk6AptBN6 via @tesResources

— Eve Pascal (@Pascal1Eve) 10 May 2016

And finally...
Here are template clockfaces for diverse combinations of timings - for event you lot mightiness desire to create xv ii infinitesimal questions followed past times six 5 infinitesimal questions.

.@tessmaths @mathsjem #revisionclock TEMPLATES added for 1/2/5mark & combination of marks Qs https://t.co/peZhcBX7E0 pic.twitter.com/guCvX5oOBU

— Em (@EJmaths) 15 May 2016

If you lot brand a novel maths revision clock resources thence delight upload it to TES or an online elbow grease as well as tweet me a link thence I tin add together it to this post. This should relieve teachers a lot of fourth dimension inwards planning revision lessons. Thanks to all who conduct hold contributed! The in conclusion examination countdown is on...

Scheme Of Operate Development

In March the Independent Teacher Workload Review Group recommended that "a fully resourced, collaboratively produced scheme-of-work should hold upward seat inwards house for all teachers for the offset of each term". This is meant to trim back workload, though of course of written report nosotros all know that creating in addition to maintaining a decent scheme of move is an enormous task.

Anyone who has worked at to a greater extent than than i schoolhouse knows that schemes of move vary hugely inwards format in addition to content. H5N1 adept scheme of work, when followed yesteryear all teachers, ensures consistent theme coverage across educational activity groups. I'm non proverb that teachers shouldn't hold upward allowed to become off on a tangent, only it's helpful for an incoming Year eleven instructor to yell to a GCSE scheme of move to reckon what topics their students studied inwards Year 10. And if educational activity groups alter year-on-year thus it makes life easier if all students studied the same topics inwards Year 10.

I'm working on my school's GCSE scheme of move at the instant in addition to I thought it mightiness hold upward useful to portion my thoughts in addition to experiences.

My previous school's GCSE scheme of move was created inwards Word, in addition to looked similar this:

It wasn't perfect, only it worked good in addition to had been inwards house for a publish of years. The sequence of topics was sensible, the timings worked in addition to the format was fairly user-friendly. Importantly, teachers could speedily access useful resources, saving them fourth dimension inwards lesson planning.

I moved schoolhouse terminal June in addition to flora that my novel schoolhouse used a timeline which was created inwards Excel. Having picked upward some ideas from Twitter (mainly @missradders - give cheers you!) I laid upward nigh turning their timeline into a fully resourced PowerPoint-based scheme of work.

The PowerPoint I've created opens alongside a timeline showing the guild of teaching, every bit shown below. Each theme is hyperlinked to a slide which contains to a greater extent than details nigh just what to teach.

At 7 lessons a fortnight we've been fairly tight on fourth dimension this twelvemonth only this allotment is increasing side yesteryear side year. I promise to complete educational activity novel topics to Year eleven yesteryear Easter only I've cautiously indicated on the scheme of move that nosotros may meet the summertime term, leaving rattling piddling fourth dimension for revision.

Clicking on a theme leads to a slide that sets out the specification (using extracts from AQA's Teaching Guidance) in addition to provides links to resources. Here's an example:

I've edited this format slightly for the Year eleven pages I've been working on lately, increasing clarity for Foundation teachers.

I discovery these pages rattling useful when I'm planning lessons - I tin reckon just what I'm meant to learn in addition to what resources are available for each topic. I yell upward it's working well.

So what's side yesteryear side for my scheme of work? Well the guild of topics didn't move brilliantly this twelvemonth thus nosotros demand a reshuffle for our side yesteryear side cohort of Year 10s. For example, linear graphs was taught prior to solving equations in addition to rearranging formulae, which doesn't brand sense. In full general the guild seemed a chip haphazard, thus I'll move on grouping in addition to ordering topics inwards an crusade to become far catamenia better.

I'd beloved to reckon your GCSE scheme of move if you're willing to portion it. I know that Craig Barton has late launched a novel GCSE scheme of move here - given the character of Craig's work, I'm certain this volition hold upward worth exploring.

Scheme Of Operate Development

In March the Independent Teacher Workload Review Group recommended that "a fully resourced, collaboratively produced scheme-of-work should hold upward seat inwards house for all teachers for the offset of each term". This is meant to trim back workload, though of course of written report nosotros all know that creating in addition to maintaining a decent scheme of move is an enormous task.

Anyone who has worked at to a greater extent than than i schoolhouse knows that schemes of move vary hugely inwards format in addition to content. H5N1 adept scheme of work, when followed yesteryear all teachers, ensures consistent theme coverage across educational activity groups. I'm non proverb that teachers shouldn't hold upward allowed to become off on a tangent, only it's helpful for an incoming Year eleven instructor to yell to a GCSE scheme of move to reckon what topics their students studied inwards Year 10. And if educational activity groups alter year-on-year thus it makes life easier if all students studied the same topics inwards Year 10.

I'm working on my school's GCSE scheme of move at the instant in addition to I thought it mightiness hold upward useful to portion my thoughts in addition to experiences.

My previous school's GCSE scheme of move was created inwards Word, in addition to looked similar this:

It wasn't perfect, only it worked good in addition to had been inwards house for a publish of years. The sequence of topics was sensible, the timings worked in addition to the format was fairly user-friendly. Importantly, teachers could speedily access useful resources, saving them fourth dimension inwards lesson planning.

I moved schoolhouse terminal June in addition to flora that my novel schoolhouse used a timeline which was created inwards Excel. Having picked upward some ideas from Twitter (mainly @missradders - give cheers you!) I laid upward nigh turning their timeline into a fully resourced PowerPoint-based scheme of work.

The PowerPoint I've created opens alongside a timeline showing the guild of teaching, every bit shown below. Each theme is hyperlinked to a slide which contains to a greater extent than details nigh just what to teach.

At 7 lessons a fortnight we've been fairly tight on fourth dimension this twelvemonth only this allotment is increasing side yesteryear side year. I promise to complete educational activity novel topics to Year eleven yesteryear Easter only I've cautiously indicated on the scheme of move that nosotros may meet the summertime term, leaving rattling piddling fourth dimension for revision.

Clicking on a theme leads to a slide that sets out the specification (using extracts from AQA's Teaching Guidance) in addition to provides links to resources. Here's an example:

I've edited this format slightly for the Year eleven pages I've been working on lately, increasing clarity for Foundation teachers.

I discovery these pages rattling useful when I'm planning lessons - I tin reckon just what I'm meant to learn in addition to what resources are available for each topic. I yell upward it's working well.

So what's side yesteryear side for my scheme of work? Well the guild of topics didn't move brilliantly this twelvemonth thus nosotros demand a reshuffle for our side yesteryear side cohort of Year 10s. For example, linear graphs was taught prior to solving equations in addition to rearranging formulae, which doesn't brand sense. In full general the guild seemed a chip haphazard, thus I'll move on grouping in addition to ordering topics inwards an crusade to become far catamenia better.

I'd beloved to reckon your GCSE scheme of move if you're willing to portion it. I know that Craig Barton has late launched a novel GCSE scheme of move here - given the character of Craig's work, I'm certain this volition hold upward worth exploring.

5 Maths Gems #73

Welcome to my 73^rd gems post. This is where I percentage simply about of the latest news, ideas too resources for maths teachers.

1. GCSE Paper 2 too 3
So, we've had the start novel GCSE papers! Like everyone else, I was total of nerves too excitement on the day. Years of grooming too it in conclusion happened. Many teachers volition encounter their Year eleven students for revision sessions at simply about betoken over the side past times side 2 weeks. If you're looking for resources for those sessions, depository fiscal establishment agree out corbettmaths.com for practise papers. Students should drib dead along to revise all topics, fifty-fifty if they appeared on Paper 1, but these resources are helpful for focusing specifically on topics that haven't even thus come upwards up.

2. GCSE Workout
Sticking amongst GCSE revision - a lot of people (including me) used @Adam SmithMaths' non-calculator Higher workout with their Year 11s the 24-hour interval earlier Paper 1. It took my students a skillful 45 minutes to complete, too uncovered a release of gaps inwards their knowledge. I've instantly made a reckoner version - you lot tin download this Higher GCSE workout from TES. Thanks to @onechriswhite who has made a helpful tip sheet to learn amongst this resource

I've also created 2 shorter reckoner workouts. These are intended to endure used inwards pre-exam breakfast revision sessions too should each accept fifteen - thirty minutes. You tin download my breakfast workouts from TES.

I've Adam Creen's post where he has collated all the practise papers for Edexcel that were made afterwards Paper 1. There's a lot to direct from! If you're AQA too then caput over to corbettmaths.com for practise papers. Students should drib dead along to revise all topics, fifty-fifty if they appeared on Paper 1, but these resources are helpful for focusing specifically on topics that haven't even thus come upwards up.

2. GCSE Workout
Sticking amongst GCSE revision - a lot of people (including me) used @Adam SmithMaths' non-calculator Higher workout with their Year 11s the 24-hour interval earlier Paper 1. It took my students a skillful 45 minutes to complete, too uncovered a release of gaps inwards their knowledge. I've instantly made a reckoner version - you lot tin download this Higher GCSE workout from TES. Thanks to @onechriswhite who has made a helpful tip sheet to learn amongst this resource

I've also created 2 shorter reckoner workouts. These are intended to endure used inwards pre-exam breakfast revision sessions too should each accept fifteen - thirty minutes. You tin download my breakfast workouts from TES.

I've mentioned before that intermediate papers are a skillful source of GCSE practise questions, too it turns out that an intermediate inquiry from 1997 was reused inwards this year's Edexcel Paper 1 (both Foundation too Higher) - thank you lot to Jo Weaver for spotting this. This is something to acquit inwards heed for futurity years - old intermediate questions likely won't endure used again, but intermediate papers rest a helpful resources for GCSE students.

3. Parabolator
On the strange occasion that I brand my ain resources, I sometimes involve an online tool to sketch a uncomplicated graph. When I made my corbettmaths.com for practise papers. Students should drib dead along to revise all topics, fifty-fifty if they appeared on Paper 1, but these resources are helpful for focusing specifically on topics that haven't even thus come upwards up.

2. GCSE Workout
Sticking amongst GCSE revision - a lot of people (including me) used @Adam SmithMaths' non-calculator Higher workout with their Year 11s the 24-hour interval earlier Paper 1. It took my students a skillful 45 minutes to complete, too uncovered a release of gaps inwards their knowledge. I've instantly made a reckoner version - you lot tin download this Higher GCSE workout from TES. Thanks to @onechriswhite who has made a helpful tip sheet to learn amongst this resource

I've also created 2 shorter reckoner workouts. These are intended to endure used inwards pre-exam breakfast revision sessions too should each accept fifteen - thirty minutes. You tin download my breakfast workouts from TES.

I've Problem Solving Resources page where you'll discovery like resources for both primary too secondary schoolhouse students.

Update
In example you lot missed them, hither are my recent posts:

• corbettmaths.com for practise papers. Students should drib dead along to revise all topics, fifty-fifty if they appeared on Paper 1, but these resources are helpful for focusing specifically on topics that haven't even thus come upwards up.
  
  
  2. GCSE Workout
  Sticking amongst GCSE revision - a lot of people (including me) used @Adam SmithMaths' non-calculator Higher workout with their Year 11s the 24-hour interval earlier Paper 1. It took my students a skillful 45 minutes to complete, too uncovered a release of gaps inwards their knowledge. I've instantly made a reckoner version - you lot tin download this Higher GCSE workout from TES. Thanks to @onechriswhite who has made a helpful tip sheet to learn amongst this resource
  
  
  
  I've also created 2 shorter reckoner workouts. These are intended to endure used inwards pre-exam breakfast revision sessions too should each accept fifteen - thirty minutes. You tin download my breakfast workouts from TES.
  
  I've New Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Level Timings
• corbettmaths.com for practise papers. Students should drib dead along to revise all topics, fifty-fifty if they appeared on Paper 1, but these resources are helpful for focusing specifically on topics that haven't even thus come upwards up.
  
  
  2. GCSE Workout
  Sticking amongst GCSE revision - a lot of people (including me) used @Adam SmithMaths' non-calculator Higher workout with their Year 11s the 24-hour interval earlier Paper 1. It took my students a skillful 45 minutes to complete, too uncovered a release of gaps inwards their knowledge. I've instantly made a reckoner version - you lot tin download this Higher GCSE workout from TES. Thanks to @onechriswhite who has made a helpful tip sheet to learn amongst this resource
  
  
  
  I've also created 2 shorter reckoner workouts. These are intended to endure used inwards pre-exam breakfast revision sessions too should each accept fifteen - thirty minutes. You tin download my breakfast workouts from TES.
  
  I've #malcolmswanday
• corbettmaths.com for practise papers. Students should drib dead along to revise all topics, fifty-fifty if they appeared on Paper 1, but these resources are helpful for focusing specifically on topics that haven't even thus come upwards up.
  
  
  2. GCSE Workout
  Sticking amongst GCSE revision - a lot of people (including me) used @Adam SmithMaths' non-calculator Higher workout with their Year 11s the 24-hour interval earlier Paper 1. It took my students a skillful 45 minutes to complete, too uncovered a release of gaps inwards their knowledge. I've instantly made a reckoner version - you lot tin download this Higher GCSE workout from TES. Thanks to @onechriswhite who has made a helpful tip sheet to learn amongst this resource
  
  
  
  I've also created 2 shorter reckoner workouts. These are intended to endure used inwards pre-exam breakfast revision sessions too should each accept fifteen - thirty minutes. You tin download my breakfast workouts from TES.
  
  I've Calculators for the New Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Level

Over the coming months I'll likely endure blogging a fair amount nigh preparing for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level. As shortly equally I learn simply about gained fourth dimension it volition endure my principal focus. There's lots to create - schemes of work, resources, content splits too thus on. I'll endure preparing to instruct mechanics for the start fourth dimension too.

I'm speaking at 2 conferences inwards the coming months - #mathsconf10 inwards London too #mathsconf11 inwards Cardiff. Both are on Saturdays too exclusively damage £25 thus create come upwards along if you lot can. My workshops are business office of a novel serial of talks where I volition await inwards depth at specific topics, speaking nigh approaches, misconceptions too resources.

I volition also endure aid the JustMaths Conference on 27th June which I'm actually looking frontward to.

Tickets are currently on sale for my exciting summertime maths teachers' final result - depository fiscal establishment agree out summaths.weebly.com for details.

On my @Team_Maths1 trouble concern human relationship I've shared simply about classic resources over half-term, thus if you're on Twitter create depository fiscal establishment agree it out.

Finally, I'll exit you lot amongst a prissy puzzle shared by @solvemymaths via @sansu_original. I don't oftentimes brand fourth dimension to assay random maths puzzles but I had a quick learn at this too enjoyed it! What's the ratio AB:BC?