Cup of Teaching

Year: 2014

  • It is #timetoembed

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    Drew Thomson-Jones
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    Are there any plans that you had at the start of the year that haven’t yet come to fruition because you’ve been sidetracked? *puts hand up* Are there plans that have come out of events in the first term that you’ve yet to really even think about? *puts hand up* The first term has been totally…

  • What’s the story? #Nurture1415

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    Drew Thomson-Jones
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    There are a seriously great bunch of people on Twitter; many of whom have constructed their own reflective #Nurture1415 posts. @Sue_Cowley has collated these here, and @ICTEvangelist has produced some fantastic posters for each here. My post is designed to cover a few professional and personal highs and lows, with a little look into 2015.…

  • Science Technicians – do we have the right balance?

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    Drew Thomson-Jones
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    The Engine Room As a teacher of science I have always had an admiration for the technical team. They work tirelessly to put lessons together for us, to arrange photocopying, to adapt to all the changes thrust upon them, to work together to make their jobs more efficient (is that even possible?) and to keep the department running. They are…

  • FRICCUS! Calculations in Science

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    Drew Thomson-Jones
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    I subscribe to a mailing list called CAPT – Connecting Advancing Physics Teachers, for the OCR B specification at A Level – and a regular contributor David Thomas threw in a slightly off-topic acronym: FRICCUS! It came about as part of a discussion around the fact that exam boards are publishing their June 2014 papers far…

  • Specialist teachers at KS3?

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    Drew Thomson-Jones
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    This post relates to specialist teachers at KS3 for the sciences and whether we should have science teachers teach any of the three sciences pre-KS4 or whether there is an argument to suggest having specialists teaching their subject improves student outcomes. I was unable to find any research on this, so this is all through…

  • Advance Notice Article – G495 Mock Exam – June 2014

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    Drew Thomson-Jones
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    Have produced a 40 mark Mock Exam for the G495 Advance Notice article for June 2014. It contains a range of questions on each part of the article. The mark scheme is also provided. G495 Section C Mock Exam G495 Section C Mock Exam Answers Please also take a look at the Matthew Arnold VLE for…

  • Work-Life Balance and the Drive to Succeed

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    Drew Thomson-Jones
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    Whether you’re pushing for a promotion, trying out new teaching strategies, become more involved in school working parties, becoming an active Twitter user or otherwise busting a gut there is a balance to be struck. Can this drive to succeed accompany a healthy work life balance? I’m an ambitious teacher and the moment I got…