This is the year-long pattern of lessons I have devised to finish the new linear maths course with Edexcel. This assumes that you are delivering 5 lessons per week in a two week cycle using two staff, dividing the course equally. The plans include time for review lessons and an assessment in school at the end of the 10 week module. Feedback would be welcomed.

Made for more able foundation students this multi-choice task asks students to simplify expressions under addition and multiplication, including negative terms. Answers not included.

This is the 8th lesson in the AS course devised by myself. The lesson powerpoint will show students how to factorise and solve quadratic equations; a staple of the course and a vital skill that must be mastered. The powerpoint also includes a lesson starter and plenary to complete your lesson. The fully differentiated 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. This lesson can also be used with high ability KS4 students in their revision.

This is the 7th lesson in the AS course devised by myself. The lesson powerpoint will show students how to solve linear simultaneous equations in two variables by elimination. A 5 minute starter on recent material students should know is included and there is a generic plenary on the last slide. The resource that accompanies the lesson will allow students to practise the lesson's objective, with the questions matching those explained by you in your exposition. There are 3 levels of differentiation on the resource and this will help your planning of directed differentiation. Resources can be printed so that students can have their own files of notes and examples. This can also be used with KS4 and gifted KS3 students

This is the 11th lesson in the AS course devised by myself. The lesson powerpoint will show students how to write a quadratic expression in the completed square form, although this terminology will not be used as it is not used in examinations. Students will apply this knowledge in the next lesson. A 5 minute starter on recent material students should know is included and there is a generic plenary on the last slide. The resource that accompanies the lesson will allow students to practise the lesson's objective, with the questions matching those explained by you in your exposition. There are 3 levels of differentiation on the resource and this will help your planning of directed differentiation. Resources can be printed so that students can have their own files of notes and examples. This can also be used with KS4 students.

This is the 10th lesson in the AS course devised by myself. The lesson powerpoint will show students how to solve a pair of simultaneous equations, where one is quadratic in nature. A 5 minute starter on recent material students should know is included and there is a generic plenary on the last slide. The resource that accompanies the lesson will allow students to practise the lesson's objective, with the questions matching those explained by you in your exposition. There are 3 levels of differentiation on the resource and this will help your planning of directed differentiation. Resources can be printed so that students can have their own files of notes and examples. This can also be used with KS4 and gifted KS3 students

This is the 12th lesson in the AS course devised by myself. The lesson powerpoint will show students how to apply the knowledge of the last lesson and use completed square quadratic functions to find maximum and minumum values. A 5 minute starter on recent material students should know is included and there is a generic plenary on the last slide. The resource that accompanies the lesson will allow students to practise the lesson's objective, with the questions matching those explained by you in your exposition. There are 3 levels of differentiation on the resource and this will help your planning of directed differentiation. Resources can be printed so that students can have their own files of notes and examples. This can also be used with KS4.

This is the 13th lesson in the AS course devised by myself. The lesson powerpoint will show students how to solve quadratic equations using the formula, giving the answers as surds. A 5 minute starter on recent material students should know is included and there is a generic plenary on the last slide. The resource that accompanies the lesson will allow students to practise the lesson's objective, with the questions matching those explained by you in your exposition. There are 3 levels of differentiation on the resource and this will help your planning of directed differentiation. Resources can be printed so that students can have their own files of notes and examples. This can also be used with KS4.

Very basic old resource that has been knocking about since the modular GCSE days. Around 20 questions on each number topic at the foundation level. Everything is covered from the four rules to ratio, percentages, lots of fraction work. Nothing fancy just a list of questions to be done (very "10 ticks", but without the clipart!). Can be used as booster material, cover work for a maths department, diagnostic work or consolidation

Multi-choice write on resource for any low ability GCSE student, or for younger students who want a quick revision of basic topics. The topics are factors, equivalent fractions, mode, short division, bar charts, function machines, area by counting, fractions of amounts. Easy to print and even easier to mark!

A simple little assembly which references the list compiled at the turn of the millenium. Students are asked to reflect on what makes these people great. Have some fun with the students and ask if they know who some of them are!

An entire lesson taking students through powers of numbers and letters and the simple application of the three main power laws with positive integral powers. The starter is a 10 question true or false activity to warm students up with basic facts that they should know. The powerpoint talks students through the concept of a power of a number and then of a variable. There is a justificiation of the addition law of powers and then there is use of the division law and the power of a power. The resource that accomanies the lesson is differentiated from 1 to 3 stars and can be written on by your students. There are notes at the top of each page so that students can review what they have learned. Stuck in the students' books this becomes a learning tool.

5 powerpoints, each of 10 questions which cover all of the basics any student should know in maths: place value, simple percentages, rounding, BIDMAS, area and perimeter by counting, mode and many more. Multi-choice so everybody can have a go and the answers are shown as well. Each one, with class discussions on each question, can take from 5 minutes to 15 minutes. I start all of my Foundation GCSE and younger classes with these.

This entire lesson will talk through the algorithm of division. Typically a cubic is divided by a linear term. The powerpoint (which contains a starter) will show how each term is generated and its place in the division process. Students will also see how the answer (quotient and remainder) fit together and can be used to check. The resource that accompanies the lesson is fully differentiated

This complete lesson will guide your students through the often perceived difficulty of using the equation of a straight line in the form y = mx +c to deduce the gradient and the intercept. There is no plotting of the lines but more an algebraic manipulation. The lesson incorporates when lines can be parallel and perpendicular and students are encouraged to think about setting one variable to zero to find where the line crosses the other axis. The resource that accompanies the lesson is fully differentiated. This lesson can be used for gifted KS3 or 4 students

A quick revision sheet for any student on the legacy course for Edexcel A Level Maths. There are 12 questions that cover pretty much all of the module. Students should be able to answer these quick-fire questions in about 20 minutes if they are ready to tackle the Core2 examination. The powerpoint plays model solutions and can be mailed to students to help them assess their work. Ideal for any student re-sitting from last year

The first lesson for low ability KS3 or 4 students where we introduce them to solving equations of the type 2x + 3 = x + 9. The powerpoint is animated and uses the classic balance pan approach or a more dynamic “zapping” approach. The fully differentiated resource goes from 1 star (diagrams drawn for students and they simply scribble over the x counters and number counters) through to 3 star where students will attempt to solve using only manipulation. The resource is printed so that students can write on, thus saving time. Note that answers are not included and that there are no negative x terms in the equation (that would be next lesson). A lesson checkout is included where students can be quizzed on what they have done in the lesson.

An entire lesson teaching foundation students how to find missing sides on a pair of similar figures. Powerpoint takes students through the theory and then the fully differentiated, write-on resource can let students chose to practise at the level they feel most confident in. The answers are mainly integers and scale factors of 1.5 or 2.5 and so the lesson can be done without a calculator. Answers not included.

This is a daily task we are going to use in our centre to help our Year 13 students start to think about last year’s content. There are 6 pure, 2 mechanics and 2 statistics questions. Questions have been devised by myself and based on classic examination style questions. Model solutions are provided, although staff may want to check for errors!

Designed for lower ability KS3 students who will be taking an end of year assessment based on the second paper of the Edexcel November 2017 new spec paper. This is to help weaker students pick up marks on selected topics such as basic manipulation, area by counting, ratio, primes, multiples. This is not covering the whole paper…just to build confidence in students who would struggle to pick up any points at the start of the paper. The powerpoint contains similar questions and the resource to print to accompany it contains brief notes and then several quick questions to practise. Answers not included.