Two practice tests with questions similar to those you will encounter in the QTS test. The questions have been grouped so they are all about money or straightforward arithmetic problems. You will need to be able to play back the MP3 files and write down your answers and calculations on a piece of paper. The correct answers are provided along with some hints on how to work them out efficiently in 18 seconds. The questions are also printable separately. For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop

These 9 worksheets provide an introduction to measuring and drawing three figure bearings beginning by looking at the 8 points of the compass. The practical uses of bearings in the real world are emphasised by requiring students to work through word problems with varying levels of support. There is a lot of opportunity for practising measuring and drawing angles up to 360°. Revise angle vocabulary and apply basic angle facts. As an additional feature sone of the examples also require diagrams to be measured so the map scale can be used to find the actual real life distance. GCSE 2017 references G15, G14, G1, R2 For more resources visit my Skillsheets website.

Two practice tests with questions similar to those you will encounter in the QTS test. The questions have been grouped so they are all about halves and quarters or mixed word problems about fractions. You will need to be able to play back the MP3 files and write down your answers and calculations on a piece of paper. The correct answers are provided along with some hints on how to work them out efficiently in 18 seconds. The questions are also printable separately. For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop

This set of addition and subtraction worksheets is written and illustrated for adults and older teenagers who want to improve their basic skills. The worksheets cover mental and written methods for adding and subtracting 1, 2, 3 or 4 digit numbers in small steps with exercises at each stage. There are quick hints eg adding 9 by adding 10 and taking 1. Borrowing and carrying are covered. Word problems up to Level 1 are also included. Each worksheet comes in three versions. Monochrome, colour or on-screen completion ( answers need to be checked by a tutor ) Entry level 2 and 3 adult numeracy curriculum level National Curriculum levels 2, 3, 4 For more resources visit my Skillsheets website.

Powerpoint and worksheet to encourage students to use multiplication patterns to calculate the answers to word problems involving money. e.g. Use 4 x 8= 32 to work out the cost of 800 items at 40p each. Mental or written calculations without a calculator. Suitable for a wide range of ages, problems are set in easy to understand contexts and the word problems involve up to three steps. The answers are also included. DfE GCSE 2017 references N13, N2, For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop or visit the Skillsheets website.

Six worksheets with answers to reinforce how to calculate a percentage of an amount using a multiplier. Work out the multipliers for increasing and decreasing amounts. Reverse percentage calculations using multipliers including original value word problems about VAT, discounts, pay rises etc Ideal for revision or reinforcement of this tricky topic. DfE reference for GCSE 2017 R9 For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop

Six straightforward worksheets for a basic introduction to using and creating distance-time graphs. Practise speed calculations and use of compound units. Three worksheets relating to real journeys with word problems. DfE references for GCSE 2017 A14, A15, R11 The answers are provided. For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop

Five worksheets with answers and plenty of repetition for a topic that students often have great difficulty with. Find the mode, median, mean and range for discrete data that is displayed in a frequency table. DfE references for GCSE 2017 S4, S2 For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop or visit the Skillsheets website.

Functional skills Money calculations Entry level 3 For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop or visit the Skillsheets website.

Functional skills Word Problems Level 2 For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop or visit the Skillsheets website.

Functional skills Capacity calculations Entry level 3 For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop or visit the Skillsheets website.

Show how to scale up simple proportions like 13 out of 20 to make them into percentages. Based on the results of a survey on pet ownership. Use pie charts to visualise the results. Understand percentages as ‘number of parts per hundred’. This colourful powerpoint presentation and accompanying worksheet allow you to revise/teach different ideas using an easy to understand situation and could be the basis for further work on data collection. DfE references for GCSE 9-1 R9, S2 For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop or visit the Skillsheets website.

Powerpoint and worksheet giving ideas about how to calculate the cost of 10, 20, 40, 5, 25, 35 etc items without having to resort to formal long multiplication methods. Lots of different examples and situations to encourage students to work confidently without a calculator. These word problems are also ideal for functional maths students. DfE GCSE 2017 reference N13, N2 For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop

Seven worksheets giving a basic introduction to algebraic proofs mainly involving odd and even numbers or multiples. Prove whether the result of adding or multiplying odd or even numbers is odd or even etc. Practise factorising, simplifying and multiplying out brackets. Use algebra to support and construct arguments. DfE references for GCSE 2017 A6, A4, A1, A3 Answers are provided. For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop

7 worksheets that provide a framework for understanding what HCFs and LCMs are without involving prime factors. Also includes revision pages for other maths words e.g. product, divisible, square and cube numbers. DfE reference for GCSE 9-1 N4 The answers are provided where possible. For more resources like this please visit my shop at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Skillsheets

Three worksheets that explain how to calculate percentages of amounts by using multipliers e.g. 23% of £540 = 0.23 x 540. Two of the worksheets have duplicates using slightly different numbers so there are 5 pages in total including the answers. The questions ask students to use different methods to calculate percentages and check the answers are the same and to think about WHY the method works by showing that dividing by 2 is the same as multiplying by ½. This topic usually skips by so quickly at school that many students miss it and are left perplexed when they are expected to understand how to do reverse percentage calculations. The next resource in the series is 'Percentages using Multipliers - Increasing and Decreasing '. DfE reference for GCSE 2017 R9 For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop

Over 50 worksheets of simple addition activities illustrated and designed for use mainly with adults and teenagers. Add together the total number of objects in two small sets. Totals up to 5 or 10. Count the number of items in two sets and write the addition to show the total. Draw a diagram to illustrate an addition given the numbers to add. Add one or two more things to a set, how many in the set now ? Sums with the same answer e.g. 2 + 4 = 4 + 2 Make totals to 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Use number lines Find the missing number in 4 + __ = 9 Count up from a given starting number. Many of the sheets have a colour version to add to the visual appeal. Print onto card then laminate so the pages can be reused with a wipe off marker pen. For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop

Powerpoint with accompanying worksheet and lesson plan to teach students how to make any number 10 times larger or smaller by moving the decimal point. There is a variety of questions to use the skills in both real life practical situations and abstract calculations. The word problems include currency conversions, measurements and money. This resource is followed by ‘Multiplying and Dividing Decimals by 100’. The word problem slides could be extracted and used as revision during subsequent lessons. DfE reference for GCSE 9-1 N2 For more resources like this please visit the SKILLSHEETS Shop