by Gary Pemberton | Mar 16, 2014 | Grade 10, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
A very good revision tool for students studying IGCSE’s is the BBC Bitesize website. I would highly recommend it for Maths activities, games, revision tasks and tests. Take a look… Search google for BBC Bitesize…..
by Gary Pemberton | Mar 12, 2014 | Grade 10, Secondary Maths
The mock exams are finished and the papers have been marked….. Next week we will be spending time in lessons looking at the examination papers to identify key areas that the students will be able to improve upon in their final examinations, as well as commending...
by Gary Pemberton | Mar 12, 2014 | Grade 10, Secondary Maths
The mock exams are finished and the papers have been marked….. Next week we will be spending time in lessons looking at the examination papers to identify key areas that the students will be able to improve upon in their final examinations, as well as commending...
by Gary Pemberton | Mar 11, 2014 | Grade 7, Secondary Maths
This week students have been exploring techniques to solve equations…. which I am sure many parents remember with horror! Our first step was actually establishing what it means to ‘solve’ an equation – quite often finding a number value for...
by Gary Pemberton | Feb 20, 2014 | Grade 10, Secondary Maths
Today grade 10’s are sitting their first mock examination Mathematics paper. All students are currently studying the more rigorous ‘Extended’ course which allows them to get grades up to A*. The Extended examination has two papers, a short answer...
by Gary Pemberton | Feb 10, 2014 | Grade 8, Secondary Maths
Grade 8s have been doing some work on probability this week, including using the New Zealand Maths Activity ‘Fair Game’. This activity used a game called Marble Snap to look at the concept of fairness in games, using techniques such as experimentation,...
