This is a Pret homework for standard deviation. In Pret homeworks, pupils practise, recall, extend and think. These homeworks are typically followed in class with spelling or memory tests and discussions about research findings. For an editable version of this homework and Pret homeworks for many more topics, see http://prethomework.weebly.com/

This editable assessment is designed to identify gaps in key skills. It was designed for the end of Year 7/start of Year 8 but would work in other year groups. It might be used at the start of an intervention in order to identify focus areas. The assessment has been written to minimise printing costs (3 A4 sheets only) and marking time (there are no method marks so anyone can easily mark this). It’s also fairly EAL-friendly, with minimal wordy questions.

This enrichment lecture is based on ideas from Simon Singh’s book ‘The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets’. It covers Fermat’s Last Theorem, Mersenne primes, perfect numbers, narcissistic numbers, binary numbers and rock-paper-scissors. The slides include footage from The Simpsons, Futurama and The Big Bang Theory. There are 6 videos embedded in the slides which I believe you will have to save alongside the presentation to make sure they run when clicked. If you’d like some help preparing speaking notes for these slides please tweet me (@mathsjem).

FP1 worksheet on calculating the modulus and argument of 4 complex numbers. Works well as a homework. Answers provided.

This resource provides a structured approach for pupils to develop fluency in factorising harder quadratics by inspection. Initially some values are given - the difficulty level increases as the scaffolding is removed.

Students simplify the fractions using prime factors and then they use a calculator to convert the fraction to a decimal. They then look for patterns in order to work out what the rule is for whether a fraction terminates or recurs. The aim is to spot that once in simplified form, a fraction will recur if the denominator has any factor other than 2s or 5s. This activity is based on one from a 1967 calculator handbook. It interleaves prime factorisation, simplifying fractions and using a calculator. It deepens students’ understanding of how fractions are simplified and leads to new knowledge about recurring decimals.

A worksheet guiding pupils through an ICT lesson (using Desmos) to investigate equations of the form y=mx+c.

This is a Pret homework for trigonometry in right-angled triangles. In Pret homeworks, pupils practise, recall, extend and think. These homeworks are typically followed in class with spelling or memory tests and discussions about research findings. For an editable version of this homework and Pret homeworks for many more topics, see http://prethomework.weebly.com/.

I made this resource for a borderline set of Year 9 students to help them practise the basics of changing the subject. I wanted to give them some physics formulae but didn’t want anything too complex, so made this little worksheet.

Higher and Foundation Calculator GCSE Revision Mats. Questions come from old AQA Linked Pair Papers. Both Word and PDF versions are provided so you can edit if needed.

This is a Pret homework for sequences. In Pret homeworks, pupils practise, recall, extend and think. These homeworks are typically followed in class with spelling or memory tests and discussions about research findings. For an editable version of this homework and Pret homeworks for many more topics, see http://prethomework.weebly.com/.

This worksheet is designed to be used in (or in advance of) a first lesson on calculus, before introducing differentiation from first principles. The aim of this worksheet is to explore what students already know about gradient and open their minds to the idea of finding the gradient of a curve.

11 questions in which students have to decide whether the distribution is Poisson or Binomial. Could be used with mini-whiteboards. The animation reveals the correct answer on each slide.

A quick quiz of key C2 facts, useful for a warm-up in a revision lesson. Aligned to the Edexcel specification. If you want an editable version, please see the Core AS library on my blog.

A quick quiz of C3 (Edexcel) key facts. Useful as a starter in a C3 revision lesson.

A quick quiz of C1 (Edexcel) key facts. Useful as a starter in a C1 revision lesson.

This is a Pret homework for simplifying algebraic fractions. In Pret homeworks, pupils practise, recall, extend and think. These homeworks are typically followed in class with spelling or memory tests and discussions about research findings. For an editable version of this homework and Pret homeworks for many more topics, see http://prethomework.weebly.com/

This is a multiple choice test on significant figure rounding, designed to be used with the Quick Key app. Scan the 'Quick Ticket' for instant marking.

I found lots of resources with wordy exam-style compound interest questions, but not much for students who need more support. This was made for a borderline H/F Year 9 class. It was used during lockdown, hence the instruction at the end to input answers to a Microsoft Forms quiz in order to check them. The link is provided in case you want to duplicate the quiz. An editable version of the resource is provided in case you want to remove reference to the quiz. This practice resource followed on from a basic introduction to compound interest - the following lesson looked at wordy questions.

This is a Pret homework for solving equations involving inequalities. In Pret homeworks, pupils practise, recall, extend and think. These homeworks are typically followed in class with spelling or memory tests and discussions about research findings. For an editable version of this homework and Pret homeworks for many more topics, see http://prethomework.weebly.com/