Graham Cumming

If only @cambridgeocr.bsky.social had introduced that GCSE in Natural History we’d all be feeling better about this

Maths teacher targets don't add up when demand is growing The growing number of pupils taking maths A-level must get the best chance to succeed

Welcome back to this headline! schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-maths-te...

Yes and yes, though I am pondering getting one of these (review from @rhodri.biz)

I think we both know the answer to that

Accounting apprenticeships | Higher apprenticeships | AAT Learn how an accounting apprenticeship can work for you as an apprentice, as a training provider, or as an employer with a finance team to boost.

Well indeed - and add in the accountancy apprenticeships and it seems like overkill www.aat.org.uk/apprenticesh...

By far the better approach

New V levels and post-16 qualifications explained We’re transforming post-16 education so every young person can gain the knowledge and skills they need to get a good job, go on to university, or achieve other ambitions.  From 2027, new V levels will...

It appears there’s going to be a V level in Finance & Accounting to run alongside the existing A level in Accounting - but which is best? educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/new-...

Some girls are going to have to drop Psychology or English Literature and take one for the team

#GCSEMaths 2026 bus countdown (supplementary)

Not like this

This is such a retrograde step. With all the gaming of the past, and the dearth of arts and languages at GCSE and A Level, why can people not see the net effect will be less maths overall, as fewer students do the double subject. It's not a linked-pair pilot!

Replacing Maths to 18 with Maths to 14

Oh no, not this again

You might look here if you havent already qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifica...

From 2022 onwards students have been given formulae sheets

GCSE Mathematics:

From 1988-2002 students were given formulae sheets

From 2003-2007 students were given formulae sheets

From 2008-2011 students were given formulae sheets

From 2012-2016 students were given formulae sheets

From 2017-2019 students weren’t given formulae sheets

Proposed changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs Ofqual wants your views on proposals to continue providing formulae and revised equations sheets as support materials in relevant GCSE exams.

Theres always a consultation www.gov.uk/government/c...

It’s all different on the continent

I’d agree; you don’t really want to see students (who, for example, know how and when the cosine rule should be applied) being penalised in an exam just because they’ve frozen under exam conditions or misremembered a term or two

Maybe something in that, memorising formulas is something that needs practice and effort.

Exam boards will be damned either way, though - exams are often derided for being “just a test of memory” except when they’re not; then they’re just dumbed down because students don’t have to remember anything

Surprised to see the issue of remembering maths formulas is exercising so many people who don’t have to remember maths formulas

If only we could have predicted that formulae sheets for GCSE would continue to be used for ever

a group of people are sitting in a car with a clock on the dashboard that says ' clock ' on it ALT: a group of people are sitting in a car with a clock on the dashboard that says ' clock ' on it

Mind you, AQA just lately

The road to digital GCSE exams will be littered with mishaps (IT and otherwise) so why not start now, start small, get the early adopters onside, see what happens. But run regular exams at the same time - don’t tear up the railways just because you think roads are the future

Ofqual warned of 'moving too slowly' on digital assessments England's largest exam board says the 'cautious' rollout of on-screen assessments proposed by the regulator could 'hinder progress'

Ofqual would need four meetings and a public consultation before getting out of the way of a moving train tbh www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Help move towards parity by re-badging some A levels as V levels: eg Accounting, Business Studies, Digital Technology, Health & Social Care, Law, Media Studies, Psychology and no doubt a few more

The rules for maths say it always has to be Charlie Stripp

Lack of support to scrap AS-Levels, public consultation finds The NI Department of Education proposed AS-levels would be removed, making A-levels a two-year linear course.

Modular exams - still popular where you can get them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I agree, but we need an A level that isn’t aimed at A/A* students. Just over 40% will give you a C grade, but I can imagine you might not feel equipped for a degree with that (especially compared to other subjects). If there’s a need to discriminate at the top end, that’s what Further Maths is for!

February Pre-Order Offer | Waterstones Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at Waterstones.com. Click & Collect within 2 hours or buy online with Free UK Delivery on Orders Over £25.

The lovely people at Waterstones are offering a 25% pre-order discount…Maths Revolution

www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...

FEB25 is the code at checkout #WPreorder
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social