This is an interim assessment which can be given to any class embarking on the new a level spec from 2017. It covers the topics of basic algebra, surds, index theory and quadratic equations. The assessment itself will last an hour and there is a follow up lesson where students can tackle similar questions. The powerpoint acts as a marck scheme and can be used to assess the piece of work. It can also be played during the feedback lesson to model correct answers for students. Printing it will give students a chance to have a model solution pack to their assessment.

This is the 9th lesson in the AS course devised by myself. The lesson powerpoint will show students how to solve what appears like challenging equations but, after a simple change of variable, become little simple quadratic equations. This has always been part of the A level specification but is now a formal learning objective in the new scheme. The resource that accompanies the lesson will allow them to practise this new skill. The powerpoint includes a starter and plenary and the resource is directed differentiated. Resources can be printed so that students can have their own files of notes and examples

Complete first lesson on partial fraction decomposition. Fully differentiated resource which students can complete. Full solutions given. Full demo included.

A complete lesson on this frequently examined topic. Full animated demonstration as to why we use this approach. Fully differentiated resource which students can write on. Full model solutions included

An entire lesson that shows students the value of the digits in a decimal number. There is a differentiated starter where students have to recall simple doubles. The powerpoint then shows students which label we attach to which digit. It goes into an extension of converting decimals to fractions if so interested. The fully differentiated resource contains 3 bonus worksheets which can all be printed off and written on by the students

A lesson to introduce negative number and where they arise. The starter is a differentiated student choice mental addition and subtraction exercise where students must work out the missing number in a chain that gives a certain total. The answers are shown on this. The main powerpoint shows an animated use of a number line as a thermometer but also as a height indicator and as profit and loss. The spreadsheet contains multiple resources which you can chose, many of which are differentiated and all of which are write-on so that students do not have to spend tim drawing things

A simple but effective lesson designed to brush up on students basic addition and subtraction skills under the backdrop of money. This is based on the old SATS questions where students would be asked to make different combinations of coins that gave a certain total. The powerpoint contains a variety of questions and then the resource has multiple tasks on different sheets that you can use to differentiate. Some are interactive and will change by pressing F9 on the sheet, thus creating an infinite amount of variations. Surprisingly challenging and always relevant.

A complete lesson on the basics of trying to estimate the answer to a calculation by rounding the numbers. Ideal for any student working at grades 1,2 or 3. The differentiated starter gets students to round numbers (answers given). The powerpoint then takes them through the skill of estimating and gives real life examples (context). The resource that accompanies the lesson matches what the students have been shown and can be printed for them to write on. There are also 3 bonus worksheets in the file as well. The lesson checkout can be used as a plenary to assess what your students have learned

This lesson will take students through how to factorise and sketch the graph of a cubic equation. The trial of the first root, the application of the factor theorem and then the divisional process is shown in detail. Graphs are drawn to illustrate the geometry of the work. The resource that accompanies the lesson is fully differentiated

This is two lessons in one to allow students to practise the factor theorem. The new specification does not specifically refer to the remainder theorem but the classic problems are still worth looking at to get students to practice the skills involved. The powerpoint (which has a starter) will take students through the types of problem involving finding unknown coefficients. The resource that accompanies the lesson is fully differentiated. The other lesson simply reinforces this work

Complete lesson on the calculation (via the class-wiz calculator) and the interpretation of the Pearson Correlation Coefficient. Lesson also contains ideas on extrapolation and linear modeling. Full slide-show to demonstrate and fully differentiated resource for students to complete (including answers)

More theoretical approach to conditional probability. Use of the formulae and axioms. Full animated demo. Fully differentiated resource for students to complete. Full solutions.

Complete fully differentiated lesson for students working at grades 1,2,3,4. Topic is writing which number the arrow is pointing to on a linear scale with 4,5 or 10 divisions. The powerpoint shows the students how to tackle the problem using a strategy of subtraction then division to see the step size. Fully differentiated resource goes from 1 star (easy) to 3 star (hard) which includes decimals sub-intervals and some time intervals

Entire lesson to teach students how to convert between grams and kilograms. Fully differentiated resources shows students how to convert between the two units and then has some problems to solve. 1 star is very simple conversions involving little movement of decimal point and then two and three star involve more complex decimals and more complex problems to solve. Fully animated Powerpoint shows students all they need to know

Complete revision lesson for lower ability GCSE students or higher ability younger students which covers the basics of algebraic manipulation. The topics covered are collection of terms, simplification of powers, expansions of brackets, evaluating and creating expressions. The powerpoint takes you through the basics and then the differentiated write-on resource allows students to select one of two levels of questions. Answers are not included. There is a screen shot of the resource on the last slide of the powerpoint

A full lesson on the practise of the four main transformations: rotation, reflection, enlargement and translation. Full animated powerpoint shows students the basics of the transformation and then some typical exam style questions. The spreadsheet contains multiple resources, all of which are differentiated and can be printed for the students to write on. Many contain the answers also.

Complete lesson to show foundation students how to calculate 0.2 x 0.05 mentally. The powerpoint shows the method of counting decimal places in the questions and then making sure that the answer contains the same number of dp. The fully differentiated write-on resource goes from 1 to 4 star and students can select their own level. Answers not included

Looking at the three main power laws for students who understand the basic concept of an unknown being raised to an integral power. Two choices of ppt to help explain and the a four-leveled differentiated resource which starts with basic powers laws and progresses to three term combinations of multiplication and division. Answers not included. Print to an A5 booklet and get students to write their answers on the sheets. Contains notes of the power laws at the top of the first page.

Calculating the missing angle on a line or round a point. The powerpoint explains the theory and then the worksheet accompanies the lesson. The resource can be printed to an A5 booklet and students write their answers on the sheet. There are 4 levels of differentiation: first level is simple multiples of 10 as the given angles. The next level is any two or three digit angle. The third level brings in multiple unknowns and the fourth level sees students form and solve linear equations. No solutions given

This is an entire lesson on showing students how to calculate the mean (and mode, median) from a table containing a discrete distribution. The powerpoint shows us why we multiply across the rows by showing the data at the bottom of the screen. The resource is differentiated at 3 levels and can be written on to allow students to easily and quickly complete their work. Answers not included but, as it on a spreadsheet, a simple cell formula can be used to find all summary statistics