Homer Simpson is quoted questioning how education is supposed to make him feel smarter and noting that learning new things causes him to forget old information, using as an example forgetting how to drive after taking a wine making course. The document also references pupil voice surveys on GCSE changes, controlled assessment, case studies, and acknowledges that all images are copyright of David Rogers unless otherwise stated.

1. ‘ How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes old stuff out of my brain. Remember that wine making course and I forgot how to drive?’ Homer Simpson daviderogers.blogspot.com

2. Outline

3. Pupil voice – GCSE Changes surveymonkey.com

4. wordle.net

5. Transition: getting basics right

7. Controlled Assessment Scully: Homer, we’re going to ask you a few simple yes or no questions. Do you understand? Homer: Yes (lie detector blows up) http://flickr.com/photos/emagic/51069522/sizes/l/

8. wordle.net

9. GCSE Controlled Assessment is one big enquiry http://flickr.com/photos/juicygeography/86108695/sizes/o/

12. ‘ You don’t like your job, you don’t strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed’ Homer Simpson Case Studies

14. twitter.com

15. ‘ Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine’ Homer Simpson

16. Acknowledgements All images copyright of David Rogers unless otherwise stated