GCSE Music revision guide

GCSE Music revision guide

Well, having spent many, many hours creating a revision resource for the AQA Listening and Appraising exam, I thought I should at least publish the…

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The Beatles by 8X4

The Beatles by 8X4

Pleased to have solved this little dilemma, hence the post! My Year 8s have been using Keynote for the first time to research and create…

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Comic book app – easy AfL!

Comic book app – easy AfL!

Music theory is not Year 11s’ favourite aspect of their GCSE course. The challenge is always for me to find ways to engage them to…

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A great bit of kit

A great bit of kit

I’m all for streamlining my teaching workflow, and this little box is an absolute winner. It caters for the two devices one screen scenario, allowing…

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No more exercise books

No more exercise books

   This week I made the decision to change my way of working with Year 10s. Rather than issuing exercise books, I handed out the…

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Just testing . .

Just testing . .

This post is being written via Blogsy app – I love the flexibility of being able to post to WordPress, Blogger and Posterous from one…

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A new direction . .

A new direction . .

In the last few weeks I have been lucky enough to begin teaching with iPads. They are such a game-changer. In terms of collaboration, independence…

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