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CHOOSING THE RIGHT SECONDARY SCHOOL Your child will usually go to the secondary school closest to where your family lives, if they are attending a government school. You can choose to send your child to another government secondary school that has a different curriculum or focus, such as music or sport, if there are places […]
HOW I USE PAST PAPERS WITH MY STUDENTS A key element in effective revision for exams is to consult past exam papers. I often impress upon my candidates to look back at what other faced and succeeded. By looking at past exam papers, they can get an idea of the sorts of topical questions which […]
Marking student work is challeging, even to the most experienced teachers and Tutors. Marking each piece of assessment or test is laborious and time consuming. It would be welcome news if schools themselves could also take the lead by cutting back on the marking of books to free teachers to work smarter to facilitate actual […]
PREPARING AND USING SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS A summative assessment is intended to summarize student attainment at a particular time, say end of an academic year. It is designed to assess the student achievement all the year round and lay grounds for next year. Here again, I have to carefully look back at the syllabus, schemes or […]
I read an article in The Telegraph, a respected UK newspaper, that suggested that children in England face being at school for nine hours a day and see their holidays cut drastically under plans being examined by the Conservatives. The newspaper suggested the extended days could reduce youth crime, boost education standards and prepare children […]
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