I’m lucky enough to work in a school where all KS4 students have their own iPad and there is currently a big drive across the school to encourage teachers to use them more confidently in the classroom. As a Head of Department I was recently sent on a one-day CPD course about using the iPad for MFL […]
One of the biggest annoyances that comes with the introduction of a new specification is having to build up a bank of decent teaching resources. Whilst there are some big differences between the current specification and the new one, there is (thankfully) also some overlap. Bearing this in mind I have been through all of […]
I asked AQA if they could provide more details of sub topics for the new specification and they sent me this document. I found it quite useful so thought I would pass it on.
I’ve been waiting with bated breath to see the draft A Level specification from AQA for teaching from September 2016 and here it is! I’ve had a quick glance and it does look quite a bit drier than the current spec and there is much more importance on cultural understanding than there is at the […]
Last year I posted a resource for analysing AS and A2 Spanish results which a number of people found quite useful. The result is a document like the one below which you can give to students to help them see at a glance how they performed in each part of the paper. Last year my students […]
A couple of years ago I posted some answer sheets for the SPAN1 exam which I had produced to save spending my entire print budget on printing realms of past papers for mock practice. I get my students to look at the question paper online and write their answer on the answer sheet which I […]
The other day a colleague sent me a link to Kahoot, a beautifully designed student response system which I tried out in lessons and students absolutely loved. Questions appear on the interactive whiteboard and then using their mobiles (or a computer) students choose the correct option and they will win points based on whether they […]
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In an attempt to help my students learn their vocabulary I have added the vocabulary lists from the resources section to Quizlet so that students can use this fantastic site (and app for Android and Apple) to play vocabulary games and test themselves. The links to the vocabulary lists are below. AS Units 1a La […]