Former examination board Maths Adviser. Occasional comments about UK exams. No longer posting here.
Essex, England
Joined March 2020
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Graham Cumming retweeted
After 6+ months of back & forth with OCR over last summer’s GCSE maths exams, this complaint has been upheld by Ofqual. It’s not enough. OCR must go further & re-mark. Many students have lost out! @Miss_Snuffy you’ll be very interested! ocrmaths2025bounds.netlify.a…
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Graham Cumming retweeted
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Graham Cumming retweeted
A small number of ChatGPT employees jumped delightedly in the air as all their hard work was rewarded with top grades all over the country.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
Graham Cumming retweeted
I don't normally go for Jagermeister, but when you find a deal this good, you'd be crazy not to, right?
Graham Cumming retweeted
GCSE grades 1-3 were never supposed to be seen as a 'fail', says @Tom_Middlehurst of @ASCL_UK, calling for a change in the narrative on achievement ahead of results day
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Graham Cumming retweeted
People are always asking "Is there a scientific calculator for visually impaired students?"
Yes, there is, and I have just done a review
At around £600, it's not cheap, but it does everything needed for GCSE
Full details and manual at:
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Graham Cumming retweeted
NEW: The rise of STEAM revisited
We investigate trends in students choosing a combination of STEM and arts subjects at A-Level.
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Graham Cumming retweeted
There definitely seems to be a groundswell of feeling that we should do another GCSE to A Level grade lookup table. All credit to @kerrydunton who has done more than anyone to collect evidence. But I'm happy to give it a go in August/September
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Graham Cumming retweeted
There is a persistent myth that a third of students are doomed to 'fail' GCSE maths (i.e. not achieve at least a grade 4) every year, because GCSEs are norm-referenced (aka graded on a curve).
This is simply not true.
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Graham Cumming retweeted
Not saying this won’t work but the very first episode of Money Box broadcast in the 70s had an item about financial literacy in schools @paullewismoney
Children should learn about financial literacy – it's common sense. Our Plan for Change will make it happen.
With our Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill, every child will benefit from an education that leaves them ready for work, ready for life.
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Graham Cumming retweeted
"To find the price without VAT, why can't you just take off 20%?"
"If you drive to Brighton at 20mph and return at 30mph, why isn't the average speed 25mph?"
A blog about why some routine everyday maths problems catch people out. robeastaway.com/blog/close-b…
Graham Cumming retweeted
@mathsnot looks like Maths to 18 is rapidly becoming Maths to 15
Graham Cumming retweeted
100 Days To Go Higher: Angles in Parallel Lines
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100 Days To Go Foundation: Four Operations
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