@GeoffNorcott Heretic!
Cheese and Onion are the best Tayto.
Closely followed by Smokey Bacon.
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Maths Webb
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Maths Webb
@MathsWebb
Mathematics Teacher since 2003. Been a HoD, Director of Maths, Lead Practitioner.
North Staffs / Cheshire area Katılım Haziran 2011
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Arrived in Belfast.
Immediately immersed myself in the local culture.
See you later.
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@adamboxer1 I've bitten many a silver bullet over the years.
Silver bullets = fools gold.
Culture is hard work.
Strategy is hard work.
Classrooms are highly complex places, even if you have been at school long enough for all kids to buy in and even if you have the best techniques going.
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I know i shouldn't be surprised any more, but the phenomenon of non-school-leaders talking about magic wand stuff that school leaders should do will never cease to amaze me
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@dylanwiliam @tes Could you point me to any lesson plans that a skillful teacher could use in a mixed-ability 9th-grade algebra class that would allow high-achievers to cover/master the whole course while addressing the needs of kids who struggle to perform basic arithmetic operations? 1/2
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Imagine if setting was outlawed in schools: MAT leader David Hatchett argues that this would improve both students' outcomes and teachers' skills
tes.com/magazine/leade…
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Hi all - a plea for help.
Does anyone have an amended copy of the Doctors/Hospitals English Language, Paper 2, based on the recent changes to the exam that they'd be willing to share?
@DoWise @TeamEnglish1 @amy_smith117 @mrs_denglish @Ameenamahetar1 @Xris32
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Looking at information is not learning. Pulling it out of your brain under pressure is the only way it sticks.
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It's my oldest sons las World Book Day today.
I'm in fancy dress for the first time in a decade.
It will be a bit of fun.
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@adamboxer1 Even if used in desperation near thw exam - as a last resort?
Other than that, I firmly agree.
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I'm fine with government not requiring equation memorisation but I'd prefer it if they criminalised formula triangles
Much bigger fish that needs frying
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@TeacherTapp is this of interest/something you have surveyed on before?
Maths Webb@MathsWebb
Poll: QLA spreadsheets for Maths Mocks - data entered by teachers. Worth the time and effort?
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@MathsWebb @ShakinthatChalk @AQA Also there maybe other things that need to be prioritised even then.
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Poll:
QLA spreadsheets for Maths Mocks - data entered by teachers.
Worth the time and effort?
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@FantasticMaths @ShakinthatChalk @AQA Agree- the follow up often fizzles.
Sometimes, before the follow up is 'completed' the next set of mocks arrives, abruptly halting the previous follow up. You end up repeating it without enough tome to complete it, rendering both phases Sisyphean.
Then y10 mocks happen...
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@MathsWebb @ShakinthatChalk @AQA The it depends, depends on there being good reasons, and that there is a high impact follow up.
If there isn’t both of these it should not be mandatory.
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@FantasticMaths @ShakinthatChalk @AQA That's good, but at many schools, it is mandatory for teachers to do the input. Perhaps with good reasons (e.g. accuracy).
I do wonder whether it's worth the opportunity cost, and whether the data based strategies yield the desired impact.
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@MathsWebb @ShakinthatChalk @AQA So no it’s not required that teachers must input.
Mathswhiteboard and pinpoint both allow students to update the QLA.
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🚨 NEW: The Government is officially dropping the requirement for GCSE students to memorise equations for maths, physics and science exams
[@JackElsom]
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@FantasticMaths @ShakinthatChalk @AQA But because or system inertia & a dose of workload martyrdom, we do it the hard way.
We have a duty to do better.
(Yes, the AI would need to be GDPR compliant).
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@FantasticMaths @ShakinthatChalk @AQA In 2026, I find it bonkers that we don't use AI to do the legwork.
We could I theory-
Get pupils to complete printed QLA
Scan & upload to AI which collates clas/dept/MAT QLA and does some analysis.
You could even listen to a podcast about your class on the way home.
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@SteveMcClean1 @ShakinthatChalk That does sound helpful.
My three main concerns with QLA are;
1. A ~3600% increase in data entry workload is a distraction from planning
2. If we hand QLA to students, we have less buy in from them? It undermines their independence
3. Students will over focus on QLA gaps
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@MathsWebb @ShakinthatChalk My colleague showed me how to change the settings in Excel (options > advanced) so that the cell moves right instead of down when you press enter. It's a game-changer for entering QLA data as you can turn the pages with your left hand and enter the data with your right.
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@FantasticMaths @ShakinthatChalk Ah, a nuanced answer :)
I'm interested to know more...
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I strongly disagree with the results so far and welcome different views :)
I do enter all QLA data but find more benefit from writing all common misconceptions /gaps /errors on unused exam papers and use that to plan
Pupils to complete a paper QLA to inform revision, I copy/scan
Maths Webb@MathsWebb
Poll: QLA spreadsheets for Maths Mocks - data entered by teachers. Worth the time and effort?
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MrBeast trains new employees at his company with a 36-page knowledge-rich PDF and a quiz at the end.
Oh, and he asks them to read the PDF twice, because they won't retain everything the first time.
Watch what people do, not what they say.
Jack@Jackkk
MrBeast explains why the education system is completely broken “Why are students today being taught the same way their parents were? Look at how much everything else has advanced. When I was in school the teacher would just stand there, read out of a book and write on a whiteboard” "Now look at Mark Rober’s videos. You can learn complex topics in 20 minutes in a way that’s engaging, fun and you retain it. Just because our parents were taught one way doesn’t mean we need to keep teaching that same way. It makes no sense to me, I think education should be reformed dramatically” “Students spend so much time in school. If we had real courses made through videos, made learning more hands on and optimised everything with modern technology, kids could probably learn more in 5 hours than they currently do in 8 hours"
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