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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.
Comprehensive Bank of KS3 and GCSE Maths Exam Questions
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Comprehensive Bank of KS3 and GCSE Maths Exam Questions

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This bundle contains a huge bank of exam questions and revision for KS3 and GCSE Maths. It includes exam questions on topics such as Relative Frequency, Quadratics, Area and Circumference of a Circle, Straight Line Graphs, Averages, Equations, Fractions, Decimals and Percentages and Probability. These can be used in class for revision purposes and improving exam technique or to summatively assess pupils.
Huge KS3/KS4 English and Maths Resource Pack
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Huge KS3/KS4 English and Maths Resource Pack

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This incredible value bundle contains a comprehensive set of resources to support students/teachers in teaching and learning KS3 and KS4 English and Maths. The English resources include a collection of learning mats for pupils to assist them throughout lessons and with revision and exam technique/preparation. There is a general one for KS3 and KS4 and also specialised ones on grammar, punctuation and spelling, writing and Romeo and Juliet. It also has a couple of full lessons for writing magazines and persuasive writing in addition to a collaborative learning activity to help pupils learn key words and terminology. The maths resources contain a huge bank of starters for KS3 (including on Geometry, Fractions and probability), a comprehensive bank of KS3 revision/exam questions, a set of 4 whole lessons on probability, scatter graphs, pie charts and solving linear equations. It also has a glossary of key words used in KS3 and 4 Maths and a subject self-audit for student and qualified teachers to examine and assess their subject content knowledge.
KS3 and GCSE Maths Algebra Resources
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KS3 and GCSE Maths Algebra Resources

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This bundle contains a set of materials to help teachers plan and deliver lessons for KS3 and GCSE Maths on Algebra topics. Included in the bundle are full lessons on constructing and solving linear equations, rearranging formulae, a bank of exam questions for quadratics, acceleration and velocity and general set for KS3 algebra topics. It also contains a set of investigations which involve significant algebraic content on topics such as convergence, compound interest and factors.
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.
KS3 and KS4 Maths Triangular Numbers Revision Sheet
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KS3 and KS4 Maths Triangular Numbers Revision Sheet

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This is a great revision source for KS3 and KS4 pupils on triangular numbers. The resource includes a definition and explanation, patterns which can be found in the sequence, how to find the nth term of the sequence and worked examples of exam questions involving triangular numbers. Depending on the ability of the class, you may wish to differentiate; the opening part of the resource is suitable for less able learners whilst the later part of the resource should stretch more able students. Other topics linked with this resource include finding the nth term of quadratic sequences, generating sequences and properties of numbers.
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.
KS3 Maths Triangular Numbers Investigation
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KS3 Maths Triangular Numbers Investigation

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This investigation is an effective way of introducing triangular numbers for those in KS3 and gets students to explore the sequence of triangular numbers through shapes and their properties. Pupils could build the triangular numbers using mutli-link cubes or something similar and gives students a visual representation of them. Others topics touched by this resource are formulae, properties of number and volume of 3-D shapes.
KS3/GCSE Maths Triangular Numbers Revision Pack
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KS3/GCSE Maths Triangular Numbers Revision Pack

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A handy resource pack which includes 2 investigations on triangular numbers: 1 designed to introduce to pupils to the sequence (this resource links with properties of shape) and the other to help pupils understand the derivation of the formula for the nth term of the triangular numbers sequence (this resource links to finding the nth term of quadratic sequences, simplifying expressions and factorising). Also included is a revision sheet covering all the content of triangular numbers in the curriculum including the properties of the sequence, finding the nth term of it and worked examples of exam questions involving triangular numbers.
GCSE Maths Starters Pack
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GCSE Maths Starters Pack

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This pack includes resources which are ideal to use at the start of lesson to get pupils engaged and motivated. In the pack is a simple addition starter which is great for group-working, a set of 8 thought-provoking probability starters (covering the topics of tree diagrams, sample space diagrams, probability scales, relative frequency and listing outcomes) to get students thinking in a different way and a set of questions which cover the essential skills pupils need at GCSE Maths: working with fractions, decimals and percentages, area and perimeter of 2-D shape and multiplication.
Huge KS3 Maths Student Revision and Teacher Resource Pack
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Huge KS3 Maths Student Revision and Teacher Resource Pack

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This is a great value, extremely useful resource to help students with KS3 Maths revision. It contains a glossary of all mathematical terms on the syllabus to help students become familiar with terminology and boost literacy skills, a test on the essential skills they will use in KS3 Maths as well as a handy formulae sheet for areas of 2-D shapes and properties of a circle. The pack also includes teaching/revision sheets for pupils on finding the area and circumference of a circle, ratios (simplifying and dividing an amount into given quantities), 2-D shapes (including Polygons), Triangular Numbers (which covers the properties and finding the nth term of the sequence with worked examples of exam questions). The pack concludes with an investigation teachers can use to show pupils the origin of the triangular numbers sequence.
KS3 Maths Student Revision Handouts
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KS3 Maths Student Revision Handouts

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A set of revision sheets (each including worked examples of exam questions) which can be used in lessons and for pupils to store for revision in the future. Topics covered are area and properties of 2-D shapes, Triangular Numbers, Area and Circumference of a Circle and simplifying and dividing ratios. The sheets are set out in the style of a textbook, but in a much more concise manner, not only reminding pupils of the key points of the topic, but also providing an explanation of the maths behind them. There are strong cross-curricular links with literacy, with pupils encouraged to learn mathematical terminology.
KS3/GCSE Maths Standard Form Whole Lesson
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KS3/GCSE Maths Standard Form Whole Lesson

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A whole lesson on standard form for more able KS3 maths groups and GCSE classes. Pupils are taught the definition of standard form, how to express numbers in standard form and how to evaluate standard form expressions. The laws of indices are also recapped. In this lesson there is a strong emphasis on mathematical notation and precision.
KS3/GCSE Maths Sample Space Diagrams and Probability Whole Lesson
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KS3/GCSE Maths Sample Space Diagrams and Probability Whole Lesson

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A Powerpoint which can be used as a whole lesson to teach pupils about sample space diagrams. Although intended for KS3 pupils, the content of the resource is also applicable for GCSE foundation students. The powerpoint is very interactive and allows students to get involved at every opportunity, with a strong link to literacy as students are prompted to learn the definition of key words.
KS3/GCSE Maths Writing Equations and Formulae Full Lesson
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KS3/GCSE Maths Writing Equations and Formulae Full Lesson

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A Powerpoint on writing equations and formulae for KS3 and GCSE Foundation Maths Students. The Powerpoint contains enough material for a whole lesson. As well as showing pupils how to write expressions and formulae, this Powerpoint also covers how to substitute numbers into formulae, with real-life worked examples provided. Plenty of questions are included for pupils to attempt with an extension of solving equations to test more able pupils.
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.