Category Archives: IGCSE Mathematics
Michael Gove’s GCSE Proposals
What initial conclusions about the future of GCSE exams can we draw from the mountain of documents which Michael Gove and the Department for Education released last week? And who will the winners and losers be if these proposals come … More…
GCSE exams and home schooling
Children who are educated at home are unfairly denied access to examinations, according to a report in today’s Daily Telegraph. This is not really a new story. Some home-schooled candidates have always found it time-consuming and awkward to locate suitable … More…
Are IGCSEs tougher exams?
A report in the Sunday Times on 29 July was headlined ‘State Schools ditch GCSE for tougher exam’. The exams in question were International GCSEs, or IGCSEs, as set by Edexcel and CIE. As the report indicated, IGCSEs are being … More…
Introducing Mathematicians from History 10 : Albert Einstein?
Einstein was born in Germany in 1879 and, other than a short period spent studying in Switzerland, he lived there until 1933. He moved to the United States of America due to the rise to power of the Nazis under … More…
Introducing Mathematicians from History 9 : Isaac Newton
In todays distance learning Maths blog an Oxford Home Schooling tutor looks at the life and work of Isaac Newton.
Isaac Newton is probably the most famous British mathematician. He was born in Lincolnshire in 1643 and spent most of his adult life in Cambridge. More…