Surds: questions for maths lessons. One PowerPoint with questions and a separate PowerPoint with answers revealed on presentation. Free pdfs are available with questions and answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13056997 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: simplify, expand, root, squared, difference of two squares, surd, rational, Pythagoras, cosine, cos, tangent, tan, space diagonal, area, cube, cuboid, trapezium

Masters Dissertation September 2017 The findings of this 78 page research suggest that the age-effect plays a role in enrolment with older students more likely to access grammar schools and that the effect has a bearing on outcomes for GCSE English in both sectors and GCSE Mathematics in non-selective schools.

Inequalities: questions for maths lessons. One PowerPoint with questions and a separate PowerPoint with questions and answers. Questions consist of a range of medium level. Free pdfs are available with questions and answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12959723 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 07949749781 Key words: <, >, ≤, ≥, greater than, less than, equal to, number line, inequality, algebra, integer, one sign, two signs

Trial and improvement: questions for maths lessons. One PowerPoint with questions and a separate PowerPoint with questions and answers. Questions consist of a range of medium level. Free pdfs are available with questions and answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12976856 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: 𝑥, algebra, equation, rounding, decimal place

An 11 slide PowerPoint that uses Couch to 5K as a context for thinking about time, distance and speed. The cards and tables of each C25K session are useful to initiate class conversations about components of speed and how to go about getting fitter. Ratio and percentages can also be explored using this context. The correct answers are included and there is a spreadsheet containing the constructed charts which can be edited. A free pdf version of the slides without answers can be downloaded from here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12850965

75 Bar model questions and answers for GCSE thinking. The questions are from week 2 to 4 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. Week 1 from 2020 can be freely downloaded from here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12881886

Estimation and approximation: questions for maths lessons. One PowerPoint with questions and a separate PowerPoint with answers revealed on presentation. Questions consist of a range of medium level. Free pdfs are available with questions and answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13053978 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 079 497 497 81 Key words: Estimate, approximate, approximation, square root, round, decimals, area, division, multiplication.

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 ordinal clues such as “Penelope Pitstop finished four cars ahead of Peter Perfect”. High quality with gifs. Please review if you put the ppt to use.

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.

New Specification (2021) Legacy specification pdf can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12442002 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. Updated to include definitions of the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage. PPT version can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12626382 If you use it please review.

A pdf of 20 puzzles/games. This provides spatial awareness practice, CAT4 practice and cognitive abilities test practice. Difficulty: Level 3 Hard. Cut out cards and rearrange to make tracks. Use symmetry, rotation, reflection and 90 degree angles to complete the tracks. Track cards are inspired by the amazing Serpentiles originally published by ThinkFun but no longer manufactured. The PowerPoint is available with the correct answer highlighted for each of the 20 puzzles. It can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12919926

A pdf of 12 short puzzles. This provides spatial awareness practice, CAT4 practice and cognitive abilities test practice. Difficulty: Level 1 Easy. Cut out cards and rearrange to make tracks. Use symmetry, rotation, reflection and 90 degree angles to complete the tracks. Track cards are inspired by the amazing Serpentiles originally published by ThinkFun but no longer manufactured. The PowerPoint is available with the correct answer highlighted for each of the 12 puzzles. It can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12912646

A pdf of 20 short puzzles/games. This provides spatial awareness practice, CAT4 practice and cognitive abilities test practice. Difficulty: Level 2 Medium. Cut out cards and rearrange to make tracks. Use symmetry, rotation, reflection and 90 degree angles to complete the tracks. Track cards are inspired by the amazing Serpentiles originally published by ThinkFun but no longer manufactured. The PowerPoint is available with the correct answer highlighted for each of the 20 puzzles. It can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12918731

Coordinates: questions for maths lessons. One pdf with questions and a separate pdf with answers. Questions consist of a range of medium ones. A PowerPoint is available with correct answers animated so that each question can be discussed as a class or group: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12955816 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 07949749781 Key words: 𝑦 axis, 𝑥 axis, quadrilaterals, kite, trapezium, rectangle, parallelogram, midpoint, circle, diameter

Straight line graphs or linear graphs: questions for maths lessons. Includes questions on drawing graphs, calculating gradients and working out intercepts. One pdf with questions and a separate pdf with questions and answers. Questions range from medium to hard. A PowerPoint is available with correct answers animated so that each question can be discussed as a class or group: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12946855 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 07949749781 Key words: linear graphs, intersection, gradient, parallel, equation, coordinates, axes, 𝑦=𝑚𝑥+c, 𝑦 axis, 𝑥 axis

Two-way tables: questions for maths lessons. One pdf with questions and a separate pdf with questions and answers. Questions range from medium to hard. A PowerPoint is available with correct answers animated so that each question can be discussed as a class or group: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12953330 Please contact Cubed Maths if you identify any incorrections. cubed.maths@gmail.com 07949749781 Key words: Two-way tables, frequency tree, algebra