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Exams (but not exams) in 2021; why Gavin, why?

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 by Emily
  • Blog
  • Exams
  • Y11

The proposed alternative to ‘exams’ this year is seriously problematic. Here’s why.
First let me state for the record that there’s no easy answer. Nothing is going to be able to fairly ‘grade’ students and take into account the different experiences they’ve had this year of education and keep everyone happy.
What Gavin Williamson has asked of Ofqual is an impossible task.

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Schools are in crisis: here’s why

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 by Emily
  • Blog

There should be no doubt that schools are doing their absolute best under incredibly difficult circumstances. The challenges they are facing have been largely downplayed by the media, and outright ignored by the government. We are stretching our schools to breaking point.

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Ofqual announcement – exams 2021

Posted on August 3, 2020November 6, 2020 by Emily
  • Blog
  • Exams

What’s changing, what’s staying the same, and how to have your say.

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Sunetra Sarker on GCSEs

Posted on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 by Emily
  • Blog
  • Revision

Today I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with the amazingly lovely Sunetra Sarker (Star of Ackley Bridge, currently on Celebrity Gogglebox) about how she’s finding GCSEs as the mum of a Y10.

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4 Studying Tips to Survive Homeschooling

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 by Emily
  • Blog

How’s your children’s homeschooling going so far?
may not be easy for first-timers but we basically don’t have any choice… 🤷

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7 sanity saving tips for homeschooling your teenager

Posted on March 21, 2020April 4, 2020 by Emily
  • Blog
  • Y11

Social media is already flooded with memes about suddenly waking up to find out you’re now a homeschool teacher.  Here are our top tips for surviving until schools reopen!  Be realistic.   If your child was at school, they would NOT be spending from 9am to 3pm learning solidly.   There’s the time they spend switching classrooms…

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How GCSE grades will be set this year

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 by Emily
  • Blog
  • Y11

Following the announcement about how grades are being set without exams this year, here’s what we know:

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The latest updates

Posted on March 19, 2020April 4, 2020 by Emily
  • Blog
  • Y11

How grades will be set The headlines: Your school or college will be asked to send exam boards two pieces of information for each of your subjects, based on what they know about your work and achievements:  • the grade they believe you were most likely to get if teaching, learning and exams had happened…

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GCSEs + school closures = Don’t panic!

Posted on March 13, 2020August 5, 2020 by Emily
  • Blog

Practical advice in the event of a school closure or quarantine.

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Why won’t my child revise??

Posted on December 29, 2019November 7, 2020 by Emily
  • Blog
  • Revision

How many times have you put off something for aaaaaages, because it feels like it’ll be a big scary thing (hello tax return!), only to find when you actually start that it’s less scary than you thought?

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