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A shop which mainly offers secondary school mathematics materials such as worksheets, revision materials and investigations. Also on offer are English Language resources in particular advice on essay writing. Finally, the shop also offers materials geared towards career education such as giving students advice on how to compose CVs, university personal statements and covering letters with templates and model examples provided.

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A shop which mainly offers secondary school mathematics materials such as worksheets, revision materials and investigations. Also on offer are English Language resources in particular advice on essay writing. Finally, the shop also offers materials geared towards career education such as giving students advice on how to compose CVs, university personal statements and covering letters with templates and model examples provided.
Set of KS3 and GCSE Maths Whole Lessons
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Set of KS3 and GCSE Maths Whole Lessons

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This bundle contains a comprehensive set of powerpoints containing whole lessons for KS3 and GCSE maths topics. All the lessons are interactive and include activities for students to complete, whilst promoting cross-curricular links, self and peer assessment and collaborative learning. Examples of topics included are Relative Frequency, Constructing and Solving Linear Equations, Drawing and Interpreting Pie Charts, Interior and Exterior Angles in a Polygon, Scatter Graphs and Correlation, Sample Space Diagrams and Standard Form.
A Question of Maths GCSE Maths Revision Quiz
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A Question of Maths GCSE Maths Revision Quiz

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This is a very useful and fun resource which can be used to help pupils revise for GCSE Maths. This could be used in a revision session, form time or as an enrichment activity. Based on the format of A Question of Sport, this resource contains 5 rounds of questions on GCSE Maths (Picture Round, What happens next, Buzzer Round etc.) with answers provided. It is a fun, effective way to help pupils revise for GCSE Maths and encourages collaboration and team-building skills as pupils can be put into groups to compete against each other. There’s also strong cross-curricular links with literacy as the quiz promotes the use of mathematical notation and fluency.
KS3 Maths Formulae Sheet
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KS3 Maths Formulae Sheet

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A handy resource with 3 separate diagrams of circles showing each part clearly labelled as well as diagrams of basic 2-D shapes and their area formulae. Although mainly suitable for students at KS3 Maths, this resource would also specifically those pupils in KS4 studying Foundation. It is especially useful for those pupils who struggle to retain information and acts as a handy prompt to remember key formulae.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Ratios Teaching Sheet
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Ratios Teaching Sheet

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A teaching sheet on ratio which defines what ratio is and provides worked examples of cancelling down ratios, representing them in the form 1:n and n:1 and answering questions which require the student to share a quantity (money, number of sweets etc.) between people in a given ratio. This teaching sheet is very accessible and presented in a simple, consistent easy-to-understand manner. Methods to answer each question are structured very clearly and are explained. It could be used to introduce a topic of ratios or provide worked examples to assist students in tackling questions on the topic. It will be of general use to students in Years 8-10 but may also assist Year 11 students who are aiming for a grade 5 in Mathematics.
KS3/GCSE Maths Test on Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
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KS3/GCSE Maths Test on Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

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This is a short maths test aimed at pupils in KS3. It could be used as a baseline assessment to determine their level at the start of a year as it covers the majority of the basic skills- working out the area and perimeter of a shape, ordering decimals, simplifying fractions and so forth needed to succeed at Mathematics.
KS3/GCSE Maths 2-D Shapes Revision
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KS3/GCSE Maths 2-D Shapes Revision

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A useful revision aid on all the 2-D shapes whom students will encounter in the KS3/GCSE Mathematics curriculum, with notes on their properties and different types of shapes. Also includes a section on polygons for higher ability learners.
KS3 Maths Student Revision Materials
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KS3 Maths Student Revision Materials

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This bundle contains some very useful revision aids for KS3 maths pupils. It contains a glossary of all the mathematical terms used on the course which they can use for reference and to boost literacy skills and a formulae sheet of all the areas of 2-D shapes used on the syllabus. There is also a handy test on all the essential skills they need to use on the course.
KS3/GCSE Foundation Maths Geometry Resources
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KS3/GCSE Foundation Maths Geometry Resources

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This is a set of excellent resources which cover geometry in KS3 maths/GCSE foundation. The 2-D shapes formulae sheet contains all of the area formulae for 2-D shapes as well as 3 diagrams illustrating the parts of a circle. The 2-D shapes revision sheet includes details of all the properties of 2-D shapes and contains a section on polygons. Also included in the resource is a revision aid on how to work out the circumference and area of a circle with worked examples and questions for students to attempt. There is also some worded questions on circumference and area which go beyond simply just asking them to calculate the area and circumference of a circle. Instead it gets them to draw on their literacy skills to decode the question and problem-solving abilities to attempt a style of question they may not have encountered before or be familiar with.
Huge GCSE Maths Foundation Revision Pack
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Huge GCSE Maths Foundation Revision Pack

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This bundle is extremely useful as a revision aid for students taking GCSE Foundation Maths exam and to help teachers deliver it. As well as being used to assist in revision in the build-up to the exam, it could also be used as a resource to regularly consult throughout the course. It contains a glossary of all key terms and vocabulary used throughout the course, a baseline test of all the key skills students need to have to pass the course as well as three whole lessons (on Powerpoint with differentiated questions) on three of the main topics on the syllabus: Constructing and Solving Linear Equations, Interior and Exterior Angles in a Polygon and Ratios. The bundle also contains a handy worksheet on worded questions on finding the area and circumference of a circle.
GCSE Maths Higher Areas of Triangles Investigation
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GCSE Maths Higher Areas of Triangles Investigation

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Teacher notes on an investigation on areas of triangles, also covering topics such as simplifying surds, Pythagoras’ Theorem, congruency and algebraic formulae. The problem the students must solve is ‘When the perimeter of a triangle is 20 cm and it is an isosceles triangle, how many possible triangles can there be?’. Students find this out through working out the area of each possible triangle and seeing a pattern. An extension is also included in this resource which gets pupils to work out the total possible number of any triangle (not just isosceles) with a perimeter of 20 cm. Students then work to find a link between the base length of the triangle and the number of possible triangles which can be drawn with that base length. A worksheet is included for each activity as well as notes and guidance on how to conduct the investigation with pupils.
Football Scores Investigation (GCSE Maths Probability)
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Football Scores Investigation (GCSE Maths Probability)

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This is an investigation (including teacher notes and worksheets) which is suitable for GCSE maths students, though higher ability KS3 students should be able to complete it. The problem students have to answer is ‘Can you find a formula to find out the total possible number of half-time scores if you know the full-time score of a football match?’ Probability is the main topic covered (listing outcomes, formula for total number of outcomes) as well as algebra topics such as expanding brackets, sequences, factorising and generalising formulae. Pupils can probably work on this independently with some teacher input in setting up the investigation and prompting pupils.
KS2/KS3/GCSE Square Numbers Investigation
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KS2/KS3/GCSE Square Numbers Investigation

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An investigation (including teacher notes and worksheets) into the origins of square numbers which guides students to generate the square numbers sequence and observe the patterns within it. This investigation would be suitable for a wide variety of age groups including KS2, KS3 and GCSE. In terms of differentiation, earlier stages of the investigation (looking at the patterns in the square numbers) may be more suitable for lower ability learners whereas the latter stages of the investigation (finding the nth term of a quadratic sequence) should stretch higher ability students. Topics covered in this resource are mental arithmetic, properties of numbers, nth term (quadratic) and sequences.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Addition Starter
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Addition Starter

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A short, snappy starter which refreshes pupil’s mental arithmetic skills and provides a healthy mix of challenge and competition. This starter is suitable for all maths classes in secondary school and those in KS2. The task is this: Using digits from 1-9, make an addition with two 3 digit numbers to make another 3 digit number. Each digit from 1-9 can only be used once (carrying is allowed). . This could be done as a competition to encourage group work where pupils (in teams) are set a certain amount of time and must come up with as many different additions as they can. This starter is also useful for generating discussions as the pupils may notice certain patterns in the answers (i.e. the digits of the final answer always add up to 18) and the commutative law of addition (3 + 5 = 5 + 3).
Huge Set of KS3/GCSE Maths Investigations
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Huge Set of KS3/GCSE Maths Investigations

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A set of 6 investigations (complete with teacher notes and worksheets) where students are set a challenging problem and work to find the solution. Each investigation should take up a whole lesson. The first investigation focuses mainly on probability and gets pupils to find the total possible number of half-time scores if given the full-time score, eventually finding a formula connecting the two. The second connects geometry and algebra, getting pupils to generate a formula which links the total possible number of triangles with a given perimeter. The third investigation gets pupils to discover the origins of square numbers whilst the fourth gets students to calculate the optimum rate (using compound interest) at which interest should be added to money in order to achieve maximum interest. The bundle concludes with a pair of investigations on triangular numbers, the first helping pupils to appreciate the properties of the sequence and the second which gets pupils to discover the derivation for the nth term of the triangular number sequence.
KS4 Maths Triangular Numbers Investigation
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KS4 Maths Triangular Numbers Investigation

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This resource gets students to investigate how to find a formula for the triangular numbers through the investigating the number of football teams play each other in a round robin. This resource is suitable for GCSE students and more able KS3 students. Students are then guided through an investigation to see a step-by-step derivation for the algebraic nth term for the sequence of triangular numbers. This would be an excellent way of introducing how to find the nth term of quadratic sequences as pupils will be familiar with the triangular numbers sequence.
Huge Set of  KS3/GCSE Maths Foundation Whole Lessons and Investigations
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Huge Set of KS3/GCSE Maths Foundation Whole Lessons and Investigations

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A bundle which consists of 6 Powerpoints (on Constructing/Solving Linear Equations, Writing Equations and Formulae, Working out the Interior and Exterior Angles of a Polygon, Recognising and Drawing Nets of 3-D Shapes, Sample Space Diagrams and Standard Form). Each Powerpoint contains enough material for a whole lesson and has plenty of questions and worked examples.
Huge Set of KS3 Maths Fractions Starters
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Huge Set of KS3 Maths Fractions Starters

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This is a very useful resource with starters on KS3 fraction topics: finding fraction of an amount, converting between fractions, decimals and percentages, equivalent fractions, mixed numbers, improper fractions and HCF/LCM. These are useful to introduce a topic or to act as ‘settlers’ to get pupils on task when they enter the classroom.
Huge Set of KS3 Maths Geometry Starters
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Huge Set of KS3 Maths Geometry Starters

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A handy set of starters to do with topics involved in KS3 Geometry: angles, volume of 3-D shapes, constructing angles, transformations, properties of shapes and angle laws. These are excellent to start a lesson off, as ‘settlers’ to get students on task and also to test prior knowledge of a topic.