How my exam marking will improve your learners’ outcomes

By Becky Kell2026-03-09T06:49:00

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Chemistry teacher Becky Kell distils what she’s learning about teaching moles, methods and bonding as a marker for an exam board

Marking papers for an exam board can earn you money, but, more importantly, insight. In this article chemistry teacher Becky Kell shares what she’s learned about method writing, calculating reacting masses, bonding language and answering bond enthalpy questions while marking GCSE papers for the AQA exam board. She describes how that knowledge has changed her teaching – and how it can change yours too.

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