A pdf of a 28 slide PowerPoint that provides examples of CAT4 assessment tasks. CAT4 assessments consist of verbal reasoning – thinking with words; quantitative reasoning – thinking with numbers; non-verbal reasoning – thinking with shapes and spatial ability – thinking with shape and space. Many schools use CAT4 to provide ‘predictions’ for GCSE results. Four sets of practice assessment questions are provided plus additional questions. These questions should be practiced by students so they understand the patterns and inner logic of the four reasoning areas away from the pressure of sitting at a computer with the assessment about to begin, and the clock about to count down. The PowerPoint is available with the correct answer highlighted. It can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12785332

A pdf of a 46 slide PowerPoint that introduces or utilises many mathematical concepts. Mainly for post-primary settings but elements could be used in primary. There is at least a months material for lessons and will be useful for revision classes or an introduction to the concepts involved. Please review it if you download it and do put it to good use. If you think this is good, think about purchasing the PowerPoint. It allows the teacher to introduce the key ideas to students via animated slides. Most of the ideas are easier to access through animation and slow reveal. There are answers for most problems in the slides notes. It can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/dashboard/resource-management/add-resource/12555207/published These are the concepts covered: Match Combinations: generalisations, combinations, multiplicative reasoning Two-way grids: preparation for simultaneous equations Comparing texts: data handling, sample sizes, mode, range Direction and distance: compass directions, left and right directions, absolute, relative Rectangle: area, perimeter, asymptotes Square patterns: 1. multiplicative reasoning, graphs, tables, algebraic manipulation, sequences, linear, quadratic Dissecting a square/rectangle: tangram, square, parallelogram, triangle, proportion, percentages Problems about perimeter and area: area, perimeter Ratio and proportion mystery: percentages, ratio, proportion, average (mean) House swap: interpreting distance-time graph Probability mystery: probability, card sort Fractions mystery: fractions, card sort Venn diagrams: factors, multiples, prime numbers Broken window: logic Shikaku: introduction and development Three problems: algebraic reasoning Logic puzzle: introduction to this type of reasoning What’s it worth?: preparation for simultaneous equations Wacky races: ordinal and time logic puzzle, card sort Sudoku Znorlian: binary, sequences, card sort Roofs: algebraic reasoning Antidotes: ratio, percentages, fractions Percentage paradox: introduction to Simpson’s paradox Probability investigation: tally table, sequence of outcomes Card trick: binary, base 2 place value headings

Isometric background in 5 colours. The backgrounds are not images copied from the internet. High quality. (Dotty paper, isometric paper).

Very useful techniques for GCSE Maths and GCSE Further Maths using the CASIO fx-83GT or fx-85GT CLASSWIZ calculators. Don’t forget to provide feedback if you find the pdf useful.

25 Bar model questions and answers for GCSE thinking. The questions are from week 1 Barvember 2020. Each day, there are 2 accessible questions, another 2 that requires more thought and a final challenging question. All sorts of mathematical contexts are used. The solutions are efficient and designed to a minimum number of steps. The next 3 weeks from 2020 can be downloaded from here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12881902

A single slide PowerPoint showing the main entries of a monthly wage slip.

A pdf of a 22 slide PowerPoint that situates charts/graphs in the data handling cycle. It covers collecting, presenting, sorting and analysing data along with bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, decision tree diagrams, two-way tables, flow charts, Venn diagrams, stem & leaf diagrams and scatter graphs. A Powerpoint version is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-data-handling-lesson-or-revision-notes-ppt-12395877 There is at least a weeks material for GCSE lessons and will be useful for revision classes or an overview of the concepts involved. So, far instance, much greater depth would be required for averages. Please review it if you download it and do put it to good use. If you think this is good, think about purchasing the PowerPoint. It allows the teacher to introduce the key ideas to students via animated slides. Most of the ideas are easier to access through animation and slow reveal.

A ten page workbook on the enjoyable puzzle game of Shikaku. Simpler to master than Sudoku but with more mathematical content, Shikaku helps student develop spatial awareness. It is a useful way for students to appreciate prime numbers in a concrete setting using the ares of rectangles and squares. Square numbers can also be contextualised.

Comparing the countries of the UK, with an emphasis on Northern Ireland, this publication shows the main summary points from the 2015 PISA results regarding Science, Reading and Mathematics. It was originally published in 2017. An updated version incorporating 2018 PISA results will be published shortly.

An audit tool to use alongside the Ofsted research review of Mathematics. Maths Departments can use the tool to either audit the extent the department cover the identified features or audit how important the department views the features. It enables Maths teachers and departments to identify areas of the review they think are important to address before homing in on the research of the relevant areas. A self-evaluation tool assists to analyse and to assess the impact or use of the review.

A spreadsheet that checks 2 x 2 matrices calculations carried out in GCSE Further Maths. Input 2 matrices (A & B) to get the inverse of A, B and AB and the square of A and B. Also input two sets of equations in the form ax + by = c to get the values of x and y via matrices. I would welcome any suggestions for improvement.

A progression of mental maths strategies for multiplication and division from a basic level to GCSE level. The strategies are grouped as ‘Change’ or ‘Split’. It invites students to change a problem, to an easier form, before splitting numbers, if necessary, to carry out a calculation. This is a useful resource for Maths teachers of all age groups to see what are the next steps for their students and also to see the range of different possible strategies available.

One of a series of PowerPoints that use a card sort activity with Wacky Races characters. The aim here is to position characters according to time clues such as “Red Max completed the race 35 minutes before the last car finished”. High quality with gifs. Please review if you put the ppt to use.

Very useful techniques for GCSE Maths and GCSE Further Maths using the CASIO fx-83GT or fx-85GT calculators. The newer CLASSWIZ version can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-calculator-techniques-for-casio-fx-83gt-fx-85gt-classwiz-pdf-12457188 Don’t forget to provide feedback if you find the pdf useful.

Short student questionnaire to garner attitudes towards Maths. Give out at the start and end of an academic year and see if anything shifts. Spreadsheet for analysis is being constructed. Please review if you put this to use.

Legacy Specification (2018). The Prince’s Trust has updated the specification. New specification pdf can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12626381 To be used alongside Teachers PowerPoint (see link below for ppt) The aim of this unit is to develop an understanding of some of the basic principles around personal money management. Personal debt is a growing concern and understanding some of the basic principles when working out take home pay and budgeting principles for a household income helps develop an understanding of the value of money Teachers PowerPoint version can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12626371 If you use it please review.

A pdf of a 22 slide PowerPoint that shows some really important maths concepts in concrete form and which pupils should be aware of. Cuisenaire rods are the main focus but enhanced with the counting stick to produce a powerful arsenal for additive reasoning. It covers equivalence, inequalities, decimals, factors, primes, composites, fractions, squares and algebra. There is at least a weeks material for all ages at primary school and applicable to secondary students who have gaps in their understanding. Please review it if you download it and do put it to good use. If you think this is good, think about purchasing the PowerPoint. It allows the teacher to introduce the key ideas to students via extensive use of animation. Most of the ideas are easier to access through animation and slow reveal.

A pdf of a 33 slide PowerPoint showing an approach to multiplication for teenage students who have not rote learned them. It combines the Operational Principles with the area model of multiplication to empower students to apply a small number of tables to calculations (x1, x2, x3, x5 and x10). It also covers the area model of division and mental strategies for multiplication and division. It is aimed at Maths Dept CPD rather than for school students. It is pedagogical for Maths Teachers although some slides would be useful for teaching. Years of experience of training Maths teachers, research and thinking has gone into this resource. The actual Powerpoint, which is available to purchase, has animation to enable conceptual development to be brought into sharper focus.

A pdf of a 25 slide PowerPoint that shows an incredible amount of things you can do with a 7 piece tangram. It covers 2D shapes, angles, area, proportion, percentages, fractions, square-roots, symmetry, compass directions, algebra, bearings and vectors. There is at least a weeks material for a KS3 or KS4 class and also could be used as revision. Please review it if you download it and put it to good use. The ideas used are adaptable and could be used for other square based patterns. If you think this is good, wait until you see the PowerPoint. It has interesting animations and some of the ideas are easier to access through animation.

A pdf of a 42 slide PowerPoint showing an approach to additive for teenage students who have difficulties with mental maths . It employs a Linear Model for addition and subtraction. It narrows the use of manipulatives to the counting stick, multilink cubes and base 10 materials. It is designed to be used for Maths Dept CPD rather than for teaching students although some slides would be useful for teaching. Years of experience of training Maths teachers, research and thinking has gone into this resource. The actual Powerpoint is available to purchase and has animation to enable conceptual development to be brought into sharper focus. Some slides are difficult to interpret without the animation.