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Posted on May 13, 2018 by stephenmhickman
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The problem of linear A-levels and how cognitive load theory may help us.

Whilst I have many anxieties about moving to linear A-levels (see previous blog), I think this period of change is an ideal time for us to use evidence-based approaches to …

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Why we should not surrender to unconditional offers.

I get it, I really do.  Students are anxious, it is the second year of the new specifications, the task of revision seems impossible, undoable, insurmountable.  With a click of …

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