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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.
Sixth Form Student How To Reference and Cite Sources Handout
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Sixth Form Student How To Reference and Cite Sources Handout

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This is a very useful resource for sixth form and university students on how to reference and cite sources in their work. This handout is especially useful for students to consult when completing essays and assignments and is written in a friendly and accessible manner. It is applicable for use in any subject. The handout covers all the different ways on how to correctly cite sources in work/essays, how to reference different types of sources (i.e. books, journals and websites) in a bibliography with examples, referencing efficiently, how to put references in alphabetical order and an example of a correctly formatted reference list.
Sixth Form Student How to Proofread Your Work Handout
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Sixth Form Student How to Proofread Your Work Handout

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This is a useful tutorial for sixth form/university students on how to proofread their work, which they can keep for reference when completing homework, coursework and exam questions. It is applicable to most subjects, especially ones that involve essay writing. The handout includes how to proofread different types of work, common errors to watch out for and how to spot them, annotated examples of work that has been proofread and a definitive checklist of things to look out for when proofreading your work.
Academic Writing Skills Bundle
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Academic Writing Skills Bundle

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help teachers support students with their academic writing skills at college and university for any course/subject. It includes a set of tutorials on essay writing techniques including how to be critical, paraphrase and answer different styles of essay questions. These are supplemented by handouts for students summarising what’s involved in academic writing, explaining the university grading system and tips for writing a first class essay. Students are also provided with a model first class essay to provide them with an example of sound academic writing.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Shape and Geometry Resources
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Shape and Geometry Resources

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help teachers deliver KS3 and GCSE Maths lessons on shape and geometry topics. It includes a set of powerpoints containing full lessons on topics such as translations of 2-D shapes, area and perimeter of 2-D shapes, area and circumference of a circle and recognising and drawing nets of 3-D shapes. It also has a comprehensive bank of KS3 Geometry starters, an investigation into the areas of triangles aimed at GCSE students and revision handouts for pupils on the properties of 2-D shapes and area and circumference of a circle.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Probability Resources
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Probability Resources

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help teachers deliver lessons on probability topics to KS3 and GCSE Maths classes. It includes considerable banks of interactive KS3/GCSE Maths starters on probability and data handling topics, an investigation on football scores involving probability which is suitable for GCSE maths classes and powerpoints containing full lessons on sample space diagrams and probability, relative frequency and scatter graphs and correlation.
Sixth Form Student Personal Statement and CV Pack
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Sixth Form Student Personal Statement and CV Pack

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help sixth form students in applying to university and securing a job. They are of use to both teachers who support sixth form students in their university application (especially form tutors) and for students themselves for personal use. It includes a guide on how to create the ideal personal statement for university applications (including an annotated example), a template for students to create their own and a set of model personal statements for Teaching, Chemistry and Nursing courses in addition to a template for students to compare prospective university courses. These are complemented by a template for students to create their own CV and model personal and academic examples, along with a chart for students to track their progress when applying for jobs.
KS3 English Resources
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KS3 English Resources

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This bundle contains a set of high-quality resources to help teachers prepare and deliver lessons to students in KS3 English. It includes a set of full lessons on topics such as speeches and persuasive writing, creating and writing magazines and the characters of Kes. This is complemented by a selection of learning mats on writing, punctuation, spelling and grammar for students to use as an aid to in-class work and for revision purposes as well as a chart of all pronouns used in KS3 English and a template for self and peer assessing a piece of work.
GCSE Maths Tests and Quizzes Bundle
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GCSE Maths Tests and Quizzes Bundle

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This bundle contains a set of tests and quizzes for GCSE Maths to help teachers prepare students for their GCSE Maths exams and to help students revise effectively and improve exa technique. It includes a series of tests including specific ones on percentages, decimals, percentages, ratios and averages, a handy revision quiz (themed of a Question of Sport) and a set of extension questions for both foundation and higher tiers to stretch pupils.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Data Handling Resources
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Data Handling Resources

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help teachers plan and deliver lessons on data handling topics in KS3 and GCSE Maths. It includes a set of interactive powerpoints containing full lessons for topics such as drawing and interpreting pie charts, scatter graphs and correlation and relative frequency as well as a comprehensive bank of starters on data handling. These are complemented by worksheets on interpreting bar graphs and pie charts, drawing pie charts and straight line graphs, and a question booklet on averages which also works well for revision and homework.
GCSE Maths Exam Practice Bundle
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GCSE Maths Exam Practice Bundle

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This bundle contains a set of resources to help teachers prepare students for GCSE maths exams (Foundation and Higher) and improve their exam technique. It contains several comprehensive banks of exam questions including specialised ones for topics such as Quadratics, Relative Frequency, Fractions, Percentages and extension questions to test more able pupils in foundation and higher. It also includes several tests, including specific ones for averages, fractions and ratios. These are complemented by a glossary of key exam words and terminology and a formulae sheet for students to use when practicing exam questions.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Interpreting Pie Charts Worksheet
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Interpreting Pie Charts Worksheet

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This is a very useful resource, which is a worksheet on interpreting pie charts, which is suitable for use in KS3 and GCSE Maths foundation classes. The worksheet contains a number of pie charts and asks students to correctly label statements pertaining to each pie chart to be either definitely true, could be true or not true. It encourages students to think deeper about what they are learning and lends itself well to collaborative learning: students could complete this task in pairs and groups and discuss/feedback their findings. There’s strong cross-curricular links with literacy in this activity with ample opportunities for students to justify and communicate their answers.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Linear Graphs Worksheet
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Linear Graphs Worksheet

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This is a useful resource (suitable for KS3 and GCSE classes) which is a worksheet on linear graphs. This would work well as a baseline to check pupils’ prior knowledge of linear graphs, for use in class or to refresh pupils knowledge. It allows for effective differentiation as question progress in difficulty. Topics covered by this resource include: equations of linear graphs, co-ordinates and properties of 2-D shapes.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Interpreting Bar Charts Worksheet
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Interpreting Bar Charts Worksheet

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This resource is a worksheet on Interpreting Bar Charts that is suitable for use in KS3 and GCSE Maths classes. It could be used in-class, set as homework or to summatively check pupils’ understanding of the topic. The worksheet allows for effective differentiation as the questions gradually progress in difficulty and links with literacy in getting pupils to explain and justify their answers.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Drawing Pie Charts Full Lesson and Worksheet
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Drawing Pie Charts Full Lesson and Worksheet

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This resource contains a full lesson (powerpoint and worksheet) on drawing pie charts. This would be suitable for KS3 and GCSE Maths classes. The powerpoint is interactive with multiple opportunities for students to participate in the lesson and guides through pupils through the process of drawing/constructing a pie chart whilst checking their prior knowledge of pictograms. The worksheet is similarly complementary and gives students ample opportunities to practice drawing a pie chart.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Drawing Straight Line Graphs Worksheet
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Drawing Straight Line Graphs Worksheet

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This resource (for KS3 and GCSE Maths classes) is a worksheet for students on drawing straight line graphs. It could be used in-class, set for homework or to summatively assess pupils’ progress. It allows for effective differentiation as questions progress in difficulty. Topics covered in this resource include: drawing straight line graphs, equations, co-ordinates, properties of 2-D shapes and sequences.
KS3 Maths Revision Session Resources
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KS3 Maths Revision Session Resources

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This powerpoint contains material for a revision session for pupils in KS3 Maths. It covers a wide variety of topics and is interactive, lending itself well to collaborative learning and improving exam technique. Topics covered include rounding, sequences, compound shapes, area and perimeter of 2-D shapes, angles and a group activity involving mathematical key words and terminology. As well as for a revision session, this resource could also be used as a baseline to check pupils’ understanding and as a starter or plenary activity.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Fractions Revision
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Fractions Revision

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This resource contains a powerpoint of revision materials (key info and questions) for fractions in KS3 and GCSE Maths. It could be used as a baseline to check students’ prior knowledge, as a starter or plenary activity and for a revision session to improve students’ exam technique. Topics covered include equivalent fractions, simplifying fractions, adding and subtracting fractions and converting fractions to mixed numbers.
KS3 Maths Algebra Revision
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KS3 Maths Algebra Revision

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This resource contains a powerpoint of revision materials (key info and questions) for KS3 Maths Algebra topics. It could be used as a baseline to check students’ prior knowledge, as a starter or plenary activity and for a revision session to improve students’ exam technique. Topics covered include writing equations and formulae, simplifying expressions, expanding brackets and solving linear equations.
KS3/GCSE Maths Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Revision
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KS3/GCSE Maths Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Revision

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This resource contains a powerpoint containing a bank of revision material and exam questions on fractions, decimals and percentages. It is suitable for use in KS3 and GCSE maths foundation lessons. It can be used to check pupils’ prior understanding, a starter to refresh pupils’ knowledge, in revision sessions or as a plenary activity. Topics covered include finding the percentage of an amount, converting between fractions, decimals and percentages, percentage increase and decrease and order of operations. There is a strong cross-curricular link with literacy as students are encouraged to learn mathematical key words and terminology.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Averages Question Booklet
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Averages Question Booklet

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This resource (suitable for KS3 and GCSE foundation maths classes) is a booklet containing questions on averages (mean, median, mode and range from raw and grouped data). It is ideal for setting as homework or using in revision sessions. The questions get progressively difficult and link with probability and collecting data.