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Tim Silvester’s Maths Resources

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I have written a range of free and premium resources to assess and develop student understanding and to help students to prepare for examinations. My homework resources cover a broad range of the curriculum and they are carefully written and presented to be both professional and effective in aiding student progress. All assignments have answer papers provided and monitoring documents are available to record and analyse student performance.

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I have written a range of free and premium resources to assess and develop student understanding and to help students to prepare for examinations. My homework resources cover a broad range of the curriculum and they are carefully written and presented to be both professional and effective in aiding student progress. All assignments have answer papers provided and monitoring documents are available to record and analyse student performance.
Bearings
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Bearings

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This is a series of 6 pages that can be printed as an A3 folded booklet for teaching students how to work out bearings. The first page provides a starter which revisits key angle facts based on parallel lines and a transversal, and based on angles on a straight line, at a point and in a triangle. The second page presents the key learning objectives and a section in which notes can be written. This is followed by a simple Task 1 of using bearings diagrams to work out the bearings of one point from another point using angle calculations, rather than scale drawing. Task 2 then requires students to draw diagrams first based on the information provided, and then to work out the required bearing. The lesson sits comfortable in an hour lesson with time for a plenary.
Functions and inverse functions
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Functions and inverse functions

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A worksheet intended as a plenary to check understanding of function machines, and the order of operations implicit within equations. A short check on the understanding of inverse operations is included. This worksheet should take around 10 minutes for students to complete.
Fractions and the four operations
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Fractions and the four operations

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A simple resource covering proper and improper fractions and the four operations; should take students between 30 and 40 minutes to complete with applied questions included.
Fractions: Addition, Subtraction and Division
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Fractions: Addition, Subtraction and Division

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This worksheet builds an understanding of fractions based on 'cups' and encourages students to consistently ensure fractions have the same denomination (determined by the denominators) in order to add, subtract and divide (make groups or piles).
Maths Department Handbook proforma
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Maths Department Handbook proforma

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This is a comprehensive Maths Department Handbook proforma containing 66 pages that can be easily adapted for the needs of any secondary Maths department. It has been reviewed as part of my school's external inspection process and was cited as exemplary. I hope you find it useful. Obviously many sections, such as assessment, homework, behavioural policy, available resources, are specific to my school, and would need some amendment. Other sections, such as G&T policies, Calculation policy, Literacy policy, Use of ICT and Calculators, use of learning support etc should provide a good foundation for departments to personalise. It includes descriptors for the new GCSE specification 9 -1 grades.
Easter GCSE Mathematics Bumper Revision Pack
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Easter GCSE Mathematics Bumper Revision Pack

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A huge variety of write on papers to practise the whole GCSE course at both Foundation and Higher tiers of entry; answers provided and these papers provide all of the practice students need to further their independent study!
Perimeter, Area and Volume homework or revision resource
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Perimeter, Area and Volume homework or revision resource

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This resource is accompanied by an answer document. It is aimed at students who have been taught perimeter, area and volume. The questions include work on circles and the need to apply Pythagoras correctly within context. A grading system based on the new GCSE specification is suggested, but this resource would be equally useful in the US. The paper can be printed onto a single A3 folded sheet and there are a total of 60 marks. It can be used as a homework or a revision resource, or to assess general understanding at the end of the topic with plenty of extension and differentiated content available.
Easter GCSE Maths revision
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Easter GCSE Maths revision

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Hundreds of GCSE Maths problems for students to practise based on past paper questions and the new GCSE Specifications. Answers are provided with full workings where appropriate. These papers will help students of all ability levels further understanding and knowledge.
Mathematics Ages 11 to 14 worksheets
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Mathematics Ages 11 to 14 worksheets

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This bundle comprises the summary worksheets that we use to formatively assess our students aged 11 to 14 on the content of our Scheme of Learning for years 7 to 8. I have included a baseline assessment which has been written in a bespoke fashion in the style of the old SAT papers, aimed at 10 to 11 year olds.
Maths 12 Foundation and Higher Number and Algebra homework / revision papers for 14 to 16 years olds
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Maths 12 Foundation and Higher Number and Algebra homework / revision papers for 14 to 16 years olds

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This is a series of 12 differentiated homework or revision resources. They are designed to be used in conjunction with my excel, 'Monitoring' document which allows for all results from the Statistics, Pure and Geometry series to be recorded. There are two versions of each assignment, Foundation (for low to middle ability students) and Higher (for middle to high ability students). They are designed for the new GCSE specification in the UK, and would suit any students within the same age range in other countries. This second series focuses on Number and Algebra. They are easy to mark and provide excellent feedback (the monitoring document allows for results in key topic areas to be analysed, as well as progression as students improve their knowledge and understanding. These assignments have led to sustained improvement of Mathematics results in the College in which the author teaches with students excelling at every ability range.
Foundation GCSE resit bundle
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Foundation GCSE resit bundle

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This bundle of resources is ideal for anyone seeking to resit GCSE Mathematics at Foundation level and who needs realistic practice questions and mark schemes to support their independent work. The core skills papers focus on key mathematical processes that need to be learned (no using and applying), the 22 Maths homework papers provide short but stretching question and answer sections, and the 12 Number and Algebra, 12 Geometry, and 12 Statistics papers are specifically aimed at general use and application within a wide range of GCSE contexts. There are a number of additional practice papers focused on common and useful topic areas, such as fractions, equations, averages etc. A help booklet is provided to give users a starting point when researching problem areas and tackling areas of weakness.
Common entrance Maths preparation
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Common entrance Maths preparation

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A fantastic range of resources with full curriculum coverage to provide practice and support for students preparing for common entrance examinations
Purchase all of my paid Maths resources to April 2017
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Purchase all of my paid Maths resources to April 2017

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This bundle contains all of my paid resources to April 2017, including 3 separate series of homework assignments including nearly 500 pages of differentiated Maths practice for students of all ability levels, and a wealth of other resources.
Key Stage 3 Maths practice bundle
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Key Stage 3 Maths practice bundle

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This bundle contains worksheets that have been organised as part of our scheme of learning by term, with assessment points after Compilation 1, 2, 4 and 5. It provides good comprehensive coverage of the Maths curriculum with plenty of write on practice for students.
Maths: 12 Foundation Geometry and Algebra assignments
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Maths: 12 Foundation Geometry and Algebra assignments

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This is a series of 12 Foundation homework or revision assignments. They are designed to be used in conjunction with my excel, 'Monitoring' document which allows for all results from the Statistics, Pure and Geometry series to be recorded. These foundation papers are aimed at low to middle ability students. The set can alternatively be purchased to include both Foundation and Higher (for middle to high ability students) versions. They are designed for the new GCSE specification in the UK, and would suit any students within the same age range in other countries. This first series focuses on Geometry and Algebra and are calculator papers. They are easy to mark and provide excellent feedback (the monitoring document allows for results in key topic areas to be analysed, as well as progression as students improve their knowledge and understanding. These assignments have led to sustained improvement of Mathematics results in the College in which the author teaches with students excelling at every ability range.
Function Machines and Inverse Functions
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Function Machines and Inverse Functions

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This worksheet comprises 3 sections over 3 pages with an answer sheet on the fourth page. It can be printed to a single A3 folded booklet. Section A provides 20 function machines with up to 3 operations to be converted into equations. An example is provided first. Section B provides 12 equations with up to 3 steps to be converted into function machines. An example is provided first. Section C provides 18 functions to be converted into function machines so that inverse function machines can be drawn, and finally the inverse function can be written. The sections contain plenty of practice and will provide at least 2 to 3 lessons of independent study. Each section is intended to develop student understanding towards the ability to write inverse functions. The relationship between a function and its inverse can then be discussed.
Mathematics for ages 11 to 14 worksheets Compilation 5
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Mathematics for ages 11 to 14 worksheets Compilation 5

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Variety of worksheets covering fractions and the 4 operations, average and spread of data, real life graphs and use of formulae, index notation, 3D shapes, factorising and multiplying out brackets for linear expressions, and solving simultaneous linear equations.