Today’s topic is Year 11 mock examinations.  Matt and Femi discuss:

-          Holding 2 or 3 sets of mocks vs just 1.

-          That mocks should not be the main means by which we discover what students can and cannot do.

-          Conditions for students to learn and improve on knowledge gaps exposed by tests, the  implications for ‘going through’ the test in lessons, and why that is rarely effective

-          Best practice for giving feedback from mocks, and some examples of poor practice.

-          Issues with question level analysis

-          How Mocks can crystallise classroom culture, and setting up and capitalising on their success

-          What happens when mock results are not so good or students are not prepared for them

-          Giving scores back

-          Turning around the marking of papers

-          Postcards, emails or letters home praising effort

-          Running mocks well

-          Lending equipment

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