Natural History - nature speaks a common language 03/12/2020 Producer, writer and naturalist Mary Colwell explains why it's now more important than ever that young people have a GCSE in Natural History.
Mindfulness and mental health - how to be kind to yourself this winter 12/11/2020 In this blog, Phoebe Davis and Lucy Carey offer some reflections and tips for students and teachers on how to be kind to yourself and stay positive during this winter and the mock exam period.
We’ve launched our A Level pre-colonial African history prize - in collaboration with Kings College London 12/11/2020 Mike Goddard – lead subject advisor - announces the launch of an A Level History prize, created in collaboration with Kings College London, for students studying pre-colonial African kingdoms.
What do this year’s practical endorsement changes mean? Your key questions answered 03/11/2020 What do the changes to the practical endorsement for the 2021 exams mean for your teaching of practical work this year? Here, Andy Brunning answers some common questions we’ve received.
Adapting to digital online art lessons 26/10/2020 Karl Goodere-Dale provides some great suggestions on digital platforms and their interactive features to support your successful delivery of Art and Design for next summer.
Six black British pioneers of STEM 23/10/2020 Bethan Foulkes, Subject Advisor for GCSE Science, highlights six of Britain’s pioneering black people from science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
What’s new? A Level Biology resources autumn 2020 23/10/2020 Sylvia Grice, Biology Subject Advisor, updates us on the new A Level Biology resources produced during the summer-autumn of 2020.
A Level Mathematics - Why is standard deviation not standard across subjects? 06/10/2020 Steven Walker, Subject Advisor for Mathematics, discusses why students see different formulae for standard deviation in different subjects and how maths teachers may be able to support their students across the curriculum.
GCSE Historic Environment - a digital approach to studying Kenilworth Castle 29/09/2020 In this blog, Subject Advisor Emily Oakes discusses a digital approach to studying Kenilworth Castle for GCSE History A and B.
Business and economics curriculum - writing and assessing contextual answers 28/09/2020 In the third and final post in this series on the theme of contextualised teaching, Matt Dilley – Subject Advisor for Business and Economics looks at writing contextually and assessing contextualised answers.