The sheet works slowly through finding the surface area of cylinders. It gradually removes the support given through the questions but it was made with my very low ability groups in mind.

Simple assembly using the video from Time To Change named "Stand Up Kid" the purpose of this was to raise awareness of Mental Health Issues in our school. Feel free to remove our school logo and adapt the powerpoint. Let me know how this is received. It is worth noting that, when delivered SLT emphasised the fact that "If you wake up and can't be bothered to go to school because you don't like your maths teacher, you are not depressed" and "If you've fallen out with your friends about a party at the weekend/match of football, you are not suffering from anxiety" just to make sure you don't have an outbreak of people claiming they have a serious condition if they don't. It is, of course a useful resource for creating an environment where pupils who do have genuine concerns feel they can come forward and talk to staff/pupils about their issues.

The worksheet starts by asking pupils to state the upper and lower bounds of values, rounded to differing degrees of accuracy. The differentiated sections work through tougher numbers, to inequality notation and on to a challenge of 'working backwards' from the inequality notation.

Simple worksheet on drawing Pie Charts with brief instructions at the top. Answers included but feel free to change the football teams to suit your location/preference!

Designed for my bottom set Year 11 group. This sheet explores the Surface Area of Prisms but progresses very slowly through the questions, breaking them down into different sections for working out with a gradual removal of support. We will move on to Cylinders next lesson!

This follows on from an earlier resource where pupils had to plot the two points and record the y-intercept. Here, they are shown how to substitute a pair of coordinates into y=,mx + c, after they have calculated (m) (the gradient). The sheet gives clear steps to the working out and allows pupils to look at a worked example. Answers are provided. Feedback welcome - Please review!

The sheet contains a lessons-worth of questions on reverse percentages which will allow pupils to gain confidence using decimal multipliers. An extension zone and answers are also provided. Please feel free to adapt for your groups and PLEASE let me know how it goes! Thanks, James

A differentiated resource looking at consolidating the solving of equations using brackets. Answers included.

Designed for my bottom set Year 11 group. This sheet explores the Geometric Sequences but progresses very slowly through the questions, breaking them down into different sections.

This is a simple, first task on percentage increase and decrease. The questions are designed to engage the pupils using popular references. Answers are included. I used this to consolidate the use of DECIMAL MULTIPLIERS but it could be used with non-calculator methods as well - The numbers just won't work out too nicely. I'd appreciate any feedback.

Simple progressive questions on compound measures. As an extension I would ask pupils to develop their own formula triangles to represent the relationships between: Beats Per Minute, Miles per Gallon, Grams per CMcubed and Pay per Hour.

This is a simple, differentiated worksheet on SIF. Pupils have to convert between ordinary numbers and SIF (both ways). The sheet also allows the more able pupils to start thinking about calculating using SIF.

This sheet is designed to help pupils revise or consolidate the following: - Angles on a straight line - Angles around a point - Angles in a triangle - Angles in Isosceles Triangles - Vertically Opposite Angles Each of the above has graded questions (Mild, Medium or Hot) and progresses through from simple solutions to tougher answers where algebraic application is required. Pupils also have to fill in their reflections on the topics at the end in the review box so assessment is made easy. All answers are included. Please feel free to alter to suit your groups and leave a review to give feedback. Thanks, James

This worksheet builds up from simple single bracket expansion to double bracket expansion and on to factorising. Answers are included.

This is a very basic sheet on zero and negative indices with solutions included. With the focus on mastery of topics in the new syllabus, even with my middle ability year 8, I showed them, slowly why a zero power is always equal to 1 by first getting them to come up with divisions that would give x^0 as the simplification. Then I showed them, using powers of ten , that a negative power is actually a division of the imagined positive power. This sheet had some questions to back up the first three index laws and then allow them a bit of practice using these new concepts. Please use, adapt, rate and critique. Thanks, James

The worksheet teases out expressions to show certain situations (e.g. the sum of 2 consecutive odd numbers) and features options on an "answer grid" at the bottom of the page. The Very bottom of the sheet allows pupils to apply their new skills by attempting some proof work. Please feel free to adapt/modify for your groups and let me know how it goes! Thanks, James

The sheet is aimed at LA pupils and allows them to access solving quadratic equations by factorising. I have used this with a bottom set Year 11 group to help them consolidate the process. The sheet goes through step by step showing them how to Factorise, then solve by putting each bracket equal to zero separately and solving accordingly to give two solutions. Suggested starter tasks would be solving simple quadratics (x squared = 16) to highlight where the idea of getting two solutions comes from. Feel free to edit/alter to suit the needs of your groups. It could act as a nice reminder for HA pupils during revision. Let me know what you think.

This is a colour match up exercise, where pupils have to identify pairs of re-arranged formulae. The start point a is the subject, the answers have switched to give b as the subject. This is designed for my LA Y8 and HA Y7 so certainly doesn't cover everything for GCSE prep but would work as an intro/recap for KS4. Answers are included, let me know what you think and if you spot any mistakes. Thanks, James.

Designed for my bottom set Year 11 group. This sheet explores the more formal notation of Geometric Sequences but progresses very slowly through the questions, breaking them down into different sections for working out with a gradual removal of support.

Pupils have to match up the expression to the worded description. There are some expressions missing which they have to write from the worded description. Good for an introduction to algebraic notation or as revision for weaker pupils.

Pupils have to match up the simple powers and roots to the correct calculated values. The sheet covers squares and square roots and a few cube/cube roots. I get pupils to colour in the pairs of answer and question.