19/04/2018 What did you learn from this year’s maths GCSE results?
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What did you learn from this year’s maths GCSEresults?This week's chat discussed the impact of this year's GCSE results and planning and motivating resit classes.
The chronological account of the chat is below, with some of the ideas highlighted.
by ncetm 2 years ago
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
Welcome to #mathscpdchat Don't forget the hashtag or you've no chance of winning a teatowel!What do we learn from this yrs GCSE results? Go
Rufus@RufusWilliam
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths #mathscpdchat here's my 4000 words on itnoeasyanswerseducation.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/19-…
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@RufusWilliam should've sent me that for pre-reading :) looks gr8 #mathscpdchat What didyou take from it (140 characters)? precis it please
SteveL@MaxTheMaths
2 YEARS AGO
Applying the 'rules' of BIDMAS/BODMAS/PEDMAS.... 16 x 1 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 = 16 x 1 ÷ 1 = 16 x 1 = 16#mathschat #mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
Forgot the #mathscpdchat again! twitter.com/MrMattock/stat…
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MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 2 YEARS AGO
This was Ofqual's analysis #mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/PXUKGNzABc
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
#mathscpdchat Mr Mattock!!! Thank you though...is there a direct distinct correlation with thenew GCSE? twitter.com/MrMattock/stat…
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
#mathscpdchat no tea towel for you either! Hashtag man,hashtag Great quote... would you havedone anything different twitter.com/RufusWilliam/s…
Planning for resits
Mathsninja@mathninja3
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths that I now need a rigorous plan for resit kids from other schools joining our place asthere's thousands of them. #mathscpdchat
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Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@mathninja3 Indeed..huge pressures on those with a D grade this yr #mathscpdchat whatwould you have done differently in light of results?
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
Hashtag hashtag #mathscpdchat How long have you been taking part #itsnothard :)twitter.com/MrMattock/stat…
Comparison with previous years
MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 2 YEARS AGO
Comparing 2016 maths GCSE results with those of previous years ... #mathscpdchat
pic.twitter.com/IJqR5cCRYj
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths Who had a tricky conversation with the Head? What did you say in defence ofresults? #mathscpdchat
Time given for resit students
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Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @mathninja3 do your resitters get considerably less time than yr 11? Mine alwaysused to when I worked in 11-18 #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@mathninja3 nearly 250,000 resit students...as the C grade results went down there will be evenmore this year #mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @AQAMaths @EmporiumMaths no room that time and I knew you retweet #MATHSCPDCHAT !!!
Mathsninja@mathninja3
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths our KS4 were good so I can't do much about others but I wish schools would sharedata to help us with resit pupils #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@MrMattock @mathninja3 That is usual...3 hours in FE is the guided learning hours - notalways able to do that #mathscpdchat #dontshoutatme
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@mathninja3 @tessmaths what strain does that put on specialist teaching etc?#MATHSCPDCHAT
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
#mathscpdchat #iwontsayitagain twitter.com/mathninja3/sta…
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Mathsninja@mathninja3
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @MrMattock we get 4 hours #mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @mathninja3 glad to see things are slowly changing though, I only used to get 2,sometimes 1. #mathscpdchat
Boundary move
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
Anyone hit really hard by the boundary move? #mathscpdchat What are you doing torecompense this year? or is it completely different
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@mathninja3 @MrMattock In school presumably...FE has no more than 3hrs #mathscpdchatdo you teach resit very differently to normal GCSE yr?
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths I had a colleague that predicted it would shift but still hurt #mathscpdchat
Mathsninja@mathninja3
2 YEARS AGO
@MrMattock @tessmaths funny when you link it to money people react. Anyone would think it'smore important than education! #mathscpdchat
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Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @mathninja3 Was always straight in with the @Just_Maths top 40 topics for me,would normally get about 50% through #mathscpdchat
MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 2 YEARS AGO
@mathninja3 @tessmaths Have you thought of applying for more funding from EEF ...
#mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/Cf8l29HYKu
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@mathninja3 @MrMattock So what do we think about comparable outcomes? #mathscpdchatSurely no point in everyone improving...
Mathsninja@mathninja3
2 YEARS AGO
@MrMattock @tessmaths @Just_Maths same here. #mathscpdchat
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Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
Great idea Mary...some good awards out there...@shinetrustuk too #mathscpdchattwitter.com/PardoeMary/sta…
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@MrMattock @mathninja3 #mathscpdchat They set the boundaries after everyone has sat thetest...so its where people sit against each other
Diana@dianak2201
2 YEARS AGO
@mathninja3 @tessmaths @MrMattock we only get 3 hours; been the same for the last 20 yearsthat I have taught GCSE in FE #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@MrMattock @mathninja3 If they set the boundaries before the exam then that would be a trueindicator of the best? #mathscpdchat
Rufus@RufusWilliam
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths #mathscpdchat More explicit instruction; harder on making sure they did all theirhomework
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@dianak2201 I think FE take heed of this yrs results...Nov resists will be a big cohort as will nextyear for legacy #mathscpdchat
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Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @mathninja3 I see, always difficult with the sheer number of changing variables#mathscpdchat
Motivation
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@RufusWilliam How do you switch on a lightbulb with someone whose candle has been blownout? #mathscpdchat #greatanalogy
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @dianak2201 definitely, got to get as many through before the spec change!#mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
#mathscpdchat Join us...talking about what we took from this years Maths GCSE results Now...
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@RufusWilliam motivate the demotivated with a resit? #mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths anyone use to inform this years teaching? Topics that lots of pupils in a class etcstruggled with? #mathscpdchat
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Diana@dianak2201
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths strangely our numbers seem lower this yr. Norfolk bucked the trend and got betterresults, as did we as a College #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
What about Mr Ofquals intervention with Mr Pearson? ...increasing the grade boundary by onemark...just because #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
#mathscpdchat grrrrr..... twitter.com/RufusWilliam/s…
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@dianak2201 @MrMattock giving you time to get your head around the new spec too...cunningplan #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@MrMattock think there is a lot in exam technique & silly errors made dropping marks - Ialways mark twice now giving 2 grades #mathscpdchat
Diana@dianak2201
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @MrMattock that is the plan! Teachers enjoying the challenge, so far...#thirdmorecontent #noextratime #mathscpdchat
Rufus@RufusWilliam
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths #mathscpdchat #thereisalightthatnevergoesout
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Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@dianak2201 @MrMattock That's a great point...resit is the same exam in same deliverabletime...different next time #mathscpdchat
MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 2 YEARS AGO
Thinking re the great pressure stdents feel to 'get' GCSE maths, & how they actually feel re maths ...
#mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/kBb9Sd0ZmA
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
#mathscpdchat Have you swept the maths GCSE results from June under the carpet already?What did you take from them? Join us...now...please
New Maths GCSE
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@dianak2201 @MrMattock are teachers enjoying the challenge of new maths GCSE? Generalfeeling or have we lost a friend? #mathscpdchat
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MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 2 YEARS AGO
Typical student-plea from thestudentroom.co.uk sad message re 'hate maths' #mathscpdchat
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Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@PardoeMary So sad...every maths teacher on here would want to offer some help & adviceWhat would you say? #mathscpdchat
Exam technique
Emmy Bennett@msbennett_maths
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @MrMattock Exam technique is crucial. Pupils get stuck on early questions whenthey could easily do later ones #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
#mathscpdchat You have a new Intermediate tier haven't you? twitter.com/kitchy2k/statu…
MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 2 YEARS AGO
And typical kind of response (in thestudentroom.co.uk) ... #mathscpdchat
pic.twitter.com/orhPP819wX
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Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@msbennett_maths @MrMattock Some teachers work backwards...getting easier Some start thelesson with the last three Q's #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@msbennett_maths @MrMattock Vital... stopping those numpty errors...they are the easiest torectify and quickly #mathscpdchat
Maths Emporium@EmporiumMaths
2 YEARS AGO
@MrMattock @tessmaths @AQAMaths That's what Ofqual have used in their statements so far#mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @msbennett_maths a friend of mine (@StephenShipman) has muppetry minute.Very effective. I will let him explain #mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@msbennett_maths @tessmaths and do something, even if it is just adding a number to adiagram! #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
My GCSE Resit Maths Revision Top Tips may be useful... solvemymaths.com/2016/03/06/top…#mathscpdchat
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Diana@dianak2201
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @MrMattock enjoying so far but only 2 weeks in. Plan to deliver with eLearning ascan't fit all content in 29 wks #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
#mathscpdchat I feel your pain #letitgo #letitgo twitter.com/kitchy2k/statu…
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@dianak2201 @tessmaths that will be tough, not much of the new stuff you can really get togrips with on your own #mathscpdchat #dontenvyyou
Diana@dianak2201
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths @MrMattock BUT this is 19+ cohort so motivated, determined, will do homework.Not sure how it will work with 16-18 #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@msbennett_maths @MrMattock Awarding Bodies started to produce student friendly ones..Haven't you @EmporiumMaths @AQAMaths #mathscpdchat
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MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 2 YEARS AGO
Results go up as teachers become more familiar with typical exam qs, so what will happen when ...?!
#mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/ewVrKeuWkw
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
2 YEARS AGO
@kitchy2k @tessmaths what I wouldnt give for a good intermediate tier! #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@dianak2201 Clean your glasses DIana...you can't be optimistic...with misty optics!!! Hold thefaith... #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@msbennett_maths @MrMattock @EmporiumMaths @AQAMaths Will be very very veryuseful.... #mathscpdchat
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Diana@dianak2201
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths keep forgetting blinking hashtag #canIstillhaveateatowel? #mathscpdchat
Maths Emporium@EmporiumMaths
2 YEARS AGO
@msbennett_maths @tessmaths @MrMattock @AQAMaths 1F and 1H done for the Summer,others nearly done. Hope they are friendly #mathscpdchat
Maths Emporium@EmporiumMaths
2 YEARS AGO
@MrMattock @kitchy2k @tessmaths don't part with any arms and legs, it's not in prospect#mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
godtube.com/watch/?v=0E02F… Hallelujah! #mathscpdchat twitter.com/EmporiumMaths/…
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
#mathscpdchat At least we have a lot of SAM's twitter.com/kitchy2k/statu…
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MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 2 YEARS AGO
What do you make of the 'Progress 8 effect'? #mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/lfldErwhWN
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
Last 10 mins of #mathscpdchat Is it onwards & upwards..forget the old maths GCSE & on to thenew with better results? What is the thinking?
Emma Weston@emmaemma53
2 YEARS AGO
@mathninja3 @MrMattock @tessmaths @Just_Maths Sane here too... #mathscpdchat
Emma Weston@emmaemma53
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths not hit as hard as I thought. A lot either smashed it or miles off. I told them to aimat least 70+ all year though #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@emmaemma53 @mathninja3 @MrMattock For some reason @Just_Maths is verypopular...oh and very effective #mathscpdchat TES Best Maths Team
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Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
@emmaemma53 Give a dummy exam slip when they reach the magic 70% focuses the mind onresults day #mathscpdchat
Emma Weston@emmaemma53
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths I meant 70+ total on higher, but I like the slip idea #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
Last 3 mins...Helen is free in The Archers..Sonia has split up with Tina in Eastenders &#mathscpdchat draws to a close... Final comments?
Diana@dianak2201
2 YEARS AGO
@tessmaths this hit our students hard, another 20 or so would have got a magic C if theyhadn't increased it #mathscpdchat
Tess Maths@tessmaths
2 YEARS AGO
How many asked for remarks? #mathscpdchat
Mary Pardoe@PardoeMary
2 YEARS AGO
Very many thanks to Julia @tessmaths for leading rich discussion (and to contributors!). Readtomorrow ncetm.org.uk/resources/41729 #mathscpdchat