Practice makes perfect! Including eight GPS practice papers and accompanying spelling assessments, PowerPoints featuring key terms and examples and a set of engaging quick-fire challenge cards, GPS SATs practice for KS2 has all you need to prepare your children for their KS2 GPS tests. What’s included? eight SATs-style practice papers, spelling assessments and answers PowerPoints featuring key terms and examples challenge cards marking guidance. What’s inside? Introduction (page 3) GPS question papers (pages 4-214) GPS spelling tasks and answers (pages 214-246) Challenge cards (pages 247-273) G1 Grammatical terms and word classes G2 Function of sentences G3 Combining words, phrases and clauses G4 Verb forms, tense and consistency G5 Punctuation G6 Vocabulary G7 Standard English and formality PowerPoint screenshots (page 274)

Our Year 6 maths assessments pack is designed to prepare children for their end-of-year maths tests and to help year 6 teachers assess children’s understanding of national curriculum objectives. All the questions are presented in the style of KS2 maths SATs papers and a mark scheme is included. The pack includes 10 test papers in total, eight of which are based upon a specific mathematical strand and two of which are KS2 SATs practice tests. Test papers included in the assessment pack: Paper 1: Number and place value Paper 2: Number and calculation (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) Paper 3: Fractions, decimals and percentages Paper 4: Ratio and proportion Paper 5: Algebra Paper 6: Measurement Paper 7: Geometry (properties of shapes and position and direction) Paper 8: Statistics (charts and data) Paper 9: KS2 SATs practice test (arithmetic) Paper 10: KS2 SATS practice test (reasoning) These printable diagnostic maths tests can be used in the classroom or for home learning. Tracking sheets are included to enable teachers to quickly identify gaps in children’s understanding of the maths curriculum. Perfect for ensuring children are well-prepared for their final maths assessments at primary school.

Aimed at addressing gaps in prior learning – particularly after the COVID-19 school closures – Basic maths skills – support to improve students’ numeracy is perfect for both the transition to year 7 and for intervention sessions throughout KS3 and KS4. The pack is divided into five units: number, algebra, ratio and proportion, geometry and measures and statistics. Each unit features ready-to-photocopy worksheets, teaching notes and answers. A tracking tick list is also included. Improve students’ numeracy skills and ensure they have all the knowledge they need to access the full secondary curriculum. What’s included? 39 worksheets to fill gaps in prior learning and form a solid base for progress Answers included Perfect for intervention at KS3-KS4 or to support Y7 transition What’s inside? Student’s section N1 number: number and place value (pages 5-9) Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10 000 000 Use negative numbers in context Solve number problems N2 number: calculation (pages 10-21) Long multiplication Long division Short division Mental calculations Common factors, multiples and prime numbers BODMAS Addition and subtraction multi-step problems Four rules problems Use estimation to check answers N3 number: fractions, decimals and percentages (pages 22-30) Simplifying fractions Add and subtract fractions Multiply proper fractions Divide fractions by whole numbers Multiply numbers up to 2 decimal places Written division methods up to 2 decimal places Fraction, decimal and percentage equivalence RP ratio and proportion (pages 31-36) Relative sizes Percentage calculations Scale factors Unequal sharing A algebra (pages 37-43) Use simple formulae Linear sequences Express missing number problems algebraically Working with two variables GM1 geometry and measures: measurement (pages 44-53) Units of measure Convert between miles and kilometres Area and perimeter of squares and rectangles Area and volume formulae Area of triangles and parallelograms GM2 geometry and measures: properties of shape (pages 54-61) 2D shapes 3D shapes Parts of the circle Angles GM3 geometry and measures: position and direction (pages 62-63) Translation and reflection in four quadrants S statistics (pages 64-68) Pie charts and line graphs The mean Teacher’s section and answers Teaching notes and curriculum mapping (page 69) Tracking sheet (pages 71-73) Homework answers (pages 72-91)

Prepare your Higher tier GCSE students for their maths exam with our GCSE Higher maths - key skills revision pack. This student revision pack comprises 15 worksheets, each featuring 15 GCSE exam-style questions and answers to revise and practise essential skills. Questions include space for workings. Modelled on questions from past papers, this practice paper pack is great for assessment, for identifying learning gaps, as an independent revision resource or for weekly homework tasks leading up to the exam. The pack features calculator and non-calculator questions and covers key topics covered in past papers including fractions, decimals, percentages, quadratics, trigonometry, simultaneous equations, inequalities, indices, angles, averages and spread, graphs and probability, helping students hone their problem-solving skills and improve their GCSE exam practice and performance. GCSE Higher Maths - key skills revision is relevant for all exam board specifications including AQA and Edexcel, making for perfect exam preparation for your GCSE Higher tier students. Key features: 15 papers of 15 exam-style questions Answers and explanations included Space for workings

Help your students develop the maths skills they need for science GCSEs with 10 full-colour landscape and portrait posters. Each poster from this set of 10 features a different mathematical concept and asks a question to kick-start students’ thinking. The posters provide an engaging and thought-provoking visual reference for your students and will support you and your colleagues in your delivery of GCSEs.

If your class is struggling with problem solving, then we’ve got the solution. Year 5 Problem solving – number comprises differentiated activities based upon the number problem-solving objectives in the year 5 maths curriculum. Activities include scaffolded word problems and investigations alongside explanations, teaching notes and answers. What’s included? 9 comprehensive activities differentiated to three levels teaching notes, explanations and step-by-step answers space for workings. Topics featured: Place value problems Addition and subtraction problems, including money Multiplication and division problems, including factors, squares, scaling Fractions, decimals and equivalence. What’s inside? Unit 1 - Place value number problems (pages 5-20) Place value number problems introduction Place value number problems questions Place value number problems answers Unit 2 - Place value practical problems (pages 21-32) Place value practical problems introduction Place value practical problems questions Place value practical problems answers Unit 3 - Addition and subtraction problems (pages 33-59) Addition and subtraction problems introduction Addition and subtraction problems questions Addition and subtraction problems answers Unit 4 - Length, perimeter and area (pages 60-80) Length, perimeter and area introduction Length, perimeter and area questions Length, perimeter and area answers Unit 5 - Multiplication and division, factors and squares (pages 81-98) Multiplication and division, factors and squares introduction Multiplication and division, factors and squares questions Multiplication and division, factors and squares answers Unit 6 - Multiplication and division operations (pages 99-113) Multiplication and division operations introduction Multiplication and division operations questions Multiplication and division operations answers Unit 7 - Multiplication and division - scaling (pages 114-120) Multiplication and division - scaling introduction Multiplication and division - scaling questions Multiplication and division - scaling answers Unit 8 - Fractions and decimal places (pages 127-151) Fractions and decimal places introduction Fractions and decimal places questions Fractions and decimal places answers Unit 9 - Fractions equivalence - fractions, decimals and percentages (pages 152-167) Fractions equivalence - fractions, decimals and percentages introduction Fractions equivalence - fractions, decimals and percentages questions Fractions equivalence - fractions, decimals and percentages answers You might also like Year 5 Problem solving - measurement, geometry and statistics.

Full of great ideas and resources, our Fractions at KS1 pack is practical and creative in equal parts. The pack will help your children to: understand the purpose of fractions; find fractions of shapes and amounts; use fractions to describe routes and angles and identify equivalent fractions. Too good by half! What’s included? 22 supporting resources includes introductory activities, main teaching points, plenaries, assessment opportunities, extension ideas and home learning tasks links to the curriculum What’s inside? Section 1: Fractions you already know (pages 1-4) Teaching ideas Fraction picture match cards – food Fraction phrase word cards Section 2: Why do we need fractions? (pages 5-14) Teaching ideas Putting back the pieces Fraction shopping Mythological halves Fair or unfair share Section 3: Finding fractions of shapes (pages 15-27) Teaching ideas Shape folding Fraction-ory Shaded fraction shapes Fraction tiles – writing fractions Shape fraction cards Section 4: Working out fractions of amounts (pages 28-36) Teaching ideas Fraction RUCSAC Mini-beast sorting cards Sweet fractions Section 5: Using fractions to describe routes and angles (pages 37-46) Teaching ideas The Right angle Robot controller Car maze Treasure maze hunt – fraction turns Fraction maze correction Section 6: Recognising equivalent fractions (pages 47-56) Teaching ideas Equivalent fractions snap Which is biggest? Fraction bookmarks

Our Mastering multiplication pack is packed full of creative games and activities, engaging worksheets, mastery type word problems and essential assessments to get your children ready for the multiplication tables check (MTC) and to ensure they continue consolidating their skills through years 5 and 6. Key features: creative games, activities and engaging worksheets, including answers when appropriate a PowerPoint containing mental maths warm-ups linked to each multiplication table 24 assessment sheets to prepare your children for the multiplication tables check (MTC), including answers.

Understanding equations at year 7 is the partner pack to Understanding algebra at year 7, and is designed to introduce your students to equation-solving and inequalities. Featuring starters, main activities and plenaries alongside home learning opportunities and assessments, the pack contains question tasks, PowerPoints for class demonstration and discussion, worksheets and student activities. These activities include: basic practice, error correction, jigsaw, application to 2D shapes and problem-solving, and explore the balance method, bar model, flow diagrams, inequalities and key vocabulary. What’s included? Starters, main activities, plenaries, homework sheets, assessments 27 resources Answers What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) Section one: Short tasks (pages 5-12) Teaching notes Activities 1.1 Opposites 1.2 Trios 1.3 Which method? 1.4 Symbols 1.5 Bigger or smaller? 1.6 Where on the number line? Answers Section two: Developing concepts (pages 13-18) Teaching notes Activities 2.1-2.6 and answers in PowerPoint Section three: Developing fluency (pages 19-48) Teaching notes Activities 3.1 Solving equations with flow diagrams 3.2 Solving equations 3.3 Be the teacher 3.4 Equations jigsaw 3.5 Forming and solving equations 3.6 Problem solving 3.7 The Rhind mathematical papyrus 3.8 Considering inequalities 3.9 Inequalities and the number line 3.10 Inequalities staircase Answers Section four: Homework tasks (pages 49-55) Teaching notes Activities 4.1 Completing equations 4.2 Equations investigation 4.3 Inequalities and types of number Answers Section five: Assessment (pages 56-63) Equations assessment Inequalities assessment Equations assessment mark scheme Inequalities assessment mark scheme

Understanding algebra at year 7 will help your students develop their understanding of algebraic vocabulary and notation and improve their reasoning skills. Featuring a range of mix-and-match starters, main activities, and plenaries alongside research and discussion tasks, home learning opportunities and an assessment, this pack is the perfect way to introduce algebra at KS3. What’s included? Starters, main activities, plenaries, group and independent learning tasks Suggestions to support and challenge End-of-unit assessment Answers What’s inside? Introduction (pages 3-4) Section one: Short tasks Teaching notes (pages 5-7) Activities (pages 8-12) Using symbols Writing formulae Collecting like terms Brackets Factors Answers (pages 11-12) Section two: Developing concepts Teaching notes (pages 13-16) Activities (pages 17-21) Substitution Creating formulae Collecting like terms Expanding brackets Factorising Answers (pages 22-24) Section three: Developing fluency Teaching notes (pages 25-30) Activities (pages 31-41) Bubble substitutions Coding Walls of expressions Magic squares Error no error Class activities Dominoes challenge Brackets challenges Answers (pages 42-52) Section four: Homework tasks Teaching notes (pages 53-54) Activities (pages 56-58) Algebra key words homework Substitution homework Formulae research homework Using formulae homework Factors homework Answers (pages 59-60) Section five: Assessment Assessment (pages 61-62) Mark scheme (page 63) The aims of this pack are to utilise year 7 students’ knowledge from primary school to build solid foundations for their understanding of algebra throughout KS3 and 4.

Like its partner, Year 5 Problem Solving - Number, Y5 Problem solving – measurement, geometry and statistics comprises differentiated activities based upon the relevant problem-solving objectives in the year 5 maths curriculum. Activities include scaffolded word problems and investigations alongside explanations, teaching notes and answers. What’s included? 11 comprehensive activities differentiated to three levels Teaching notes, explanations and step-by-step answers Space for workings. Topics featured: Measurement: length, mass and volume, area and perimeter, metric and imperial units, time Geometry: properties of shapes, reflections and translations, angles Statistics: reading and interpreting tables, interpreting line graphs. What’s inside? Unit 1 – Measurement: length problems (pages 5-19) Unit 2 – Measurement: length, perimeter and area (pages 20-29) Unit 3 – Measurement: mass problems (pages 30-44) Unit 4 – Measurement: mass and volume (pages 45-54) Unit 5 – Measurement: metric and imperial units (pages 55-67) Unit 6 – Measurement: units of time (pages 68-79) Unit 7 – Geometry: properties of shapes (pages 80-91) Unit 8 – Geometry: reflections and translations (pages 92-99) Unit 9 – Geometry: angles (pages 100-110) Unit 10 – Statistics: interpreting tables (pages 111-117) Unit 11 – Statistics: interpreting line graphs (pages 118-126)

Our Festivals and celebrations maths challenges year 6 teaching pack is designed to help children recap, practise and consolidate problem solving skills in preparation for KS2 SATs. The pack is divided into nine lessons. Each lesson targets a specific strand of the Y6 maths Programme of Study and relates to a particular festival or celebration to give maths a real-life context. Lessons feature a starter activity, a whole class teaching activity with PowerPoint slides, a worksheet for independent work and a plenary. Questions are KS2 maths SATs-style. Answers are included. Lessons included in the pack: Lesson 1: Halloween – add, subtract, multiply, divide Lesson 2: Bonfire Night – fractions Lesson 3: Diwali – shape Lesson 4: Hanukkah – statistics Lesson 5: Christmas – position and direction Lesson 6: Chinese New Year – percentages Lesson 7: Easter – ratio Lesson 8: Earth Day – area, perimeter and volume Lesson 9: Eid al-Fitr – algebra You may also like our Festivals and celebrations comprehension practice teaching pack. A sample word problem: Auntie Zainab sells silver bracelets as Eid gifts in her shop. She uses a formula to work out how much each customer pays according to the number of links of silver in the bracelet (which she calls s). She charges 50p for each silver link and then £1.50 for the presentation box. What is the formula she uses to work out the cost for a customer?

If you’re looking for interesting ways to teach algebra at year 6, this pack has the x factor. From missing number problems, problem solving and reasoning to using algebra with measure and geometry, this pack contains a wealth of engaging and practical ideas to engage your class in all things algebraic. What’s included? 17 supporting resources introductory activities, main teaching points, plenaries, assessment opportunities, extension ideas and home learning tasks includes answers links to the curriculum. What’s inside? Section 1: The algebra you know – missing number problems (pages 1-14) Teaching ideas Balancing act – using the equals sign Ancient algebra Algebra loop game Section 2: Problem solving and reasoning with algebra (pages 15-27) Teaching ideas Shape equations – reasoning in algebra Money problems – using algebra Make friends with algebra Problems, problems Section 3: Using algebra with measure (pages 28-35) Teaching ideas Calculating perimeter using algebra Calculating area and volume using algebra Measurement mission Find the formula – a study in area Section 4: Using algebra with geometry (pages 36-50) Teaching ideas Pizza puzzle What’s your angle? – formula fun Quadrants quandary Section 5: Taking algebra further (pages 51-53) Teaching ideas The value of x – a matching game That’s what I said! – equivalent equations The letter of the law – applying algebra Section 6: Answers