Now that academic year is over, a massive shout out for all you wonderful teachers, TA’s, support staff, cooks, admin staff, cleaners etc, who have kept schools going over this last year.A year of putting the kids well-being above your own, creating lessons knowing they may have to be switched to on-line at the last […]
It’s that time of year again. Hopefully, this year more of us will get a chance to get away, or to enjoy days out. Play is every bit as important as work! That said, we are expecting the Kent Test to take place as usual this year, and no one is ever completely ready to […]
Term 6 sees us all out and about a little more, and it’s clear from Government guidelines we can resume face to face sessions, though so far most families are opting to remain on line. If you are considering face to face, please take a look at the procedures we’ve set in place based on […]
Well, we’d hoped for tier 2 but with rising cases tier 3 was inevitable. That being so, face to face sessions cannot be provided for the foreseeable future. Throughout this I will be offering study packages for anyone who is uncomfortable with the idea of online learning, or who can’t access the technology. These will […]
At the beginning of August, I posted a link to a TES article that highlighted Ofqual’s proposal to allow schools to drop one of the texts from 2021’s English literature papers. A lot of folk assumed poetry would be the hot favourite for the boot. Today AQA have released the detail of their 2021 papers […]
So back to the grind after a lovely warm summer. A lot of you have been sharing your concerns about the return to school and to face-to-face tuition, and I get that, I really do. I share many of those concerns. To address those concerns relating to tuition, I’ve spent some time working on a […]
I count myself lucky to have been able to spend a week away this year. A caravan in some woodland is great for recharging the batteries and is easy for social distancing. But what a week to be away, with so much going on. The results fiasco is absolutely scandalous, and my heart goes out […]
Welcome news for students taking GCSEs next year, Ofqual has announced a change to English Literature exams. Instead of having to answer questions on the full 4 areas (Shakespeare, poetry, 19th century novel and post 1914 fiction/drama) students will have to answer a Shakespeare question but will be able to select 2 out of 3 […]
At long last we have the dates for the Kent Test. For pupils in Kent, the test will go ahead on Thursday 15th October; other students will sit the test on Saturday 17th October. The other news is a change to the CAF – Common Application Form – will allow 6 choices of secondary school, […]
Results days in August are always mixed bags of emotions – some students over the moon, whilst others are left wondering what to do next. This year will be no different in than some people will be disappointed, but there is a big difference in the way grades will be assessed, with students initially levelled […]