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Are exams a fair test for all?
Each year we prepare our students for the public examinations which will shape their futures. Each year, it seems, we feel let down by the exam boards which create the mechanisms by which our children are tested. Exams are not …
Hamlet 4:4 To examine or not to examine?
If you look at the hashtags #hamlet or #ocrenglishliterature at the moment you will see a number of very upset students, teachers and parents. The gist is straightforward: since exams are not meant to post trick questions, why did OCR …
The joys of summer
I blogged for http://www.teachwire.com on the issues of HOD in the summer. PLease foillwo the link and read if you are interested.... Peel, Summer term issues. Teachwire Read More "The joys of summer"
Thoughts on Examiner report OCR A level 2017
@MariaTrafford has collated the thoughts from the 2017 OCR examiner's report on the A level English Literature papers for our students... OCR Literature Report on the 2017 Exam Read More "Thoughts on Examiner report OCR A level 2017"
On Edexcel IGCSE Language A, paper 1
I never predict exams. Ever. It's pointless and distracting for students who need to accept the need to prepare the whole syllabus. I do have ideas and I share them, sometimes here and sometimes on Twitter where @edexcelT link is my attempt …
More visual context for OCR A level English Lit: An Irritating Gentleman.
Another irritating Gentleman Painted in Germany in 1876 -contemporary with A Doll's House... A young widow can be seen as prey Read More "More visual context for OCR A level English Lit: An Irritating Gentleman."
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OCR A level Dystopia essay: ‘Dystopian novels help people process their fears about what the future might look like; further, they usually show that there is always hope, even in the bleakest future.’
A sound file of today's seminar in the Upper 6th.... https://jwpblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/180508_001.mp3 Read More "OCR A level Dystopia essay: ‘Dystopian novels help people process their fears about what the future might look like; further, they usually show that there is always …
