Henley Education Blog
Insights for Heads of Science
Practical thinking on assessment, marking workload, exam analysis and student progress — written for science department leads in UK secondary schools.
Turning Question Level Analysis Into a Revision Plan Students Actually Follow
Most science departments already collect Question Level Analysis (QLA) after mock exams. The data is there — a spreadsheet showing which questions each student got right or wrong, broken down by topic and specification…
Read more →Reducing Marking Workload Without Losing Feedback Quality
Marking is consistently ranked as one of the biggest drivers of teacher workload in UK secondary schools, and science departments feel it acutely. A single Year 11 mock paper can take a teacher upwards of 20 hours to…
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