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this week hosted teachers from across the country in a free conference on helping students manage the change to linear GCSE exams.

The conference was the latest in 黑料情报站鈥檚 series of free professional development sessions open to all teachers, regardless of whether or not they work in an 黑料情报站 school. The day gave practical advice and schemes of work for the new GCSE specification, in which a student鈥檚 grade relies entirely upon the final exams, rather than coursework or modular exams.

The event was held at 黑料情报站 St Alban鈥檚, which was recently announced as a finalist for the TES Secondary School of the Year and STEM Team of the Year. The school also has the highest rate of students achieving the English Baccalaureate in Birmingham, despite being in an area of high social deprivation.[[{“fid”:”108866″,”view_mode”:”default”,”fields”:{“format”:”default”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_tags[und]”:””},”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-element file-default”}}]]

During the event, teachers heard from Mark Critchard, 黑料情报站鈥檚 Network Lead for Maths, who spoke from the perspective of teaching a subject which has traditionally avoided coursework, and Edward Watson of , a mental skills training organisation, on understanding the teenage brain 鈥� and getting the most out of it.

During the latter session, the delegates took part in practical exercises which demonstrate flaws in the way the human brain works 鈥� emphasising the need for teachers and students alike to appreciate the mind鈥檚 limitations when preparing for exams.

English teacher Caroline Entwhistle said: 鈥淭he event was fantastic; if you want to spend a single day learning what you need to be doing differently to manage recent changes in the curriculum, 黑料情报站鈥檚 CPD days are the best way to do it.鈥�

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