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This is an excellent Powerpoint covering all the topics in Percentages at KS3 including converting between fractions, decimals and percentages, finding a percentage of an amount, the unitary method and percentage increase/decrease. Suitable for a revision session (exam practice), a summative test for students and to check and refresh their prior knowledge of percentages…

An investigation into the number of factors a number has. This resource gets pupils to devise a formula to work out the number of factors a number has. This investigation should take up a whole lesson, or could be set as a homework task. Topics covered include: factors, multiples, prime numbers, prime factor decomposition, powers and roots. This investigation is particularly useful in getting pupils to become familiar with mathematical notation. This resource is probably more suitable for GCSE students than KS3 pupils, though the investigation is very flexible- the teacher can progress to further stages of the investigation for more able groups.

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.

A useful resource for student Maths Teachers to self-assess and audit their subject knowledge of all topics in the curriculum. Topics are categorised by area and learner specification, with trainees able to easily use this resource to determine their own subject and pedagogical knowledge, whilst tracking the actions they’ve taken to improve their knowledge and when they’ve taught certain topics to pupils. This is also a really useful document for students to use as evidence to prove they are meeting the standards required to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)…

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.

In this highly interactive group task students are encouraged to move around the classroom to find a fellow student who can tell them the definition of one of the 16 words on their worksheet which all relate to the KS3 Maths syllabus (mode, equation, perimeter etc.). This task encourages mathematical discussion and for pupils to become familiar with terminology used on the course as well as promoting literacy and cross-curricular links. This could be used as a starter activity in the lesson to engage pupils or as part of a stand-alone revision lesson reinforcing pupils’ knowledge of key words used throughout KS3 Maths.

This investigation (includes teacher notes and worksheets) is suited to very able KS4 groups and those in KS5 studying Maths. It covers the topics of convergence, subject of a formula and even can be expanded to iteration for more advanced learners. Pupils are given a starting value of a sequence, which they multiply by 3, add 10 to then and finally divide by 4 to generate the next term in the sequence. They then multiply this value by 3, add ten to it and divide by 4 to get the next term and so forth, generating the sequence in an iterative manner until the sequence converges. The goal of this investigation is to find a relationship between the initial starting value of the sequence and that which it converges to. This can be explained in a satisfying algebraic way using subject of the formula although pupils may offer other alternative explanations.

This resource contains a booklet testing pupils’ knowledge on the properties of 2-D shapes which can be used for KS3 or GCSE maths classes . This would work well in assessing pupils’ prior knowledge of the topic, homework or as a revision exercise. Pupils are provided with a series of 2-D shapes and diagrams and are asked to label them correctly and identify key terms. Topics covered are properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes, angles, polygons, area and perimeter. This resource has a strong link with literacy as it promotes students’ use of mathematical key terms and vocabulary.

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.

This resource contains a powerpoint for a full lesson on compound shapes for KS3 and GCSE Maths lessons. It’s interactive with multiple activities for students to complete and guides students through working out the area of compound shapes as well as refreshing their knowledge of the properties of 2-D shapes. Pupils are also provided with questions to complete themselves.

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.

This resource contains a set of worksheets on translations and is suitable for KS3 and GCSE Maths classes. They can be used as exercises to complete in class, homework or for revision. It contains a set of worksheets (with increase difficulty) on translations covering co-ordinates, describing translations of 2-D shapes, column vectors and worded problems involving translations. They allow effective differentiation and have strong cross-curricular links with literacy and art.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This resource is an extremely useful test on percentages, fractions and ratios that can be used for KS3 and GCSE maths students. It can be used as a test to summative check of students’ understanding of the topic, set as homework or used for revision purposes. The test contains a mixture of calculator and non-calculator questions on percentages, fractions and ratios and also contains some worded problems. Topics covered include simplifying ratios, sharing ratios from a given amount, fractions and percentages of an amount, simplifying fractions, reverse percentages, LCM and HCF and calculator use.

This resource contains a powerpoint containing a bank of exam questions (with answers) for GCSE maths higher lessons on solving quadratics (factorising, completing the square, graphically finding solutions, quadratic formula, trial and improvement, minimum/maximum points). These could be used to summatively check pupils’ understanding or would be ideal to be used in a revision session for exam practice.

This resource is a powerpoint containing a full lesson on rearranging formulae for KS3 and GCSE maths lessons. It’s interactive and has multiple opportunities for students to get involved within the lesson as well as plenty of guided examples to help students understand how to rearrange formulae. Other topics covered include substitution and solving linear equations.