If thereโs one plea I could make ahead of GCSE results day tomorrow, itโs in the way the media and other commentators talk about GCSE grades.
Grades 1-3 are not fails. Us or Xs are. Anyone with a 1-3 HAS GOT A GCSE. And for some of those kiddos, a 1 or a 2 or 3 can be a phenomenal result that they deserve to be proud of. Letโs be a bit more responsible in our language.
Mock general election at @MagnaAcademy today and the students were amazing! They were all interested and engaged with the parties and policies and we had some awesome discussions in class today regarding politics. Iโve never seen them so excited to be a part of something bigger.
Today we welcomed Mark Chivers from Zero Carbon Dorset). He spoke to the Magna Change Makers for Climate group about what they do and talked about the Dorset 2030 report. This was followed by a Q&A session where students were able to ask about issues that are important to them.
What a day! Last Thursday we celebrated the outstanding achievements of our class of '23 Topical Talk leaders. Congratulations to all the teachers from this year's cohort and thank you for sharing your feedback - we're excited to follow your success in the next academic year! #TopicalTalk #AspirationsAcademies #TopicalTalkLeaders #Edutwitter
Had a great trip to the @Econ_Foundation today to conclude Topical Talks for this year. It was fantastic to see how others teachers across @AspirationsAT have incorporated the ideas and debates into their curriculums. Excited to continue with it next year!