This booklet provides teaching and learning support for Mechanics A Level, explaining prior GCSE knowledge that is useful and the key learning required at A level to understand how to problem solve effectively. Suitable for any A level examination board.

If you like these, consider purchasing my full set of 22 papers available through my shop! These are the first 5 papers of my series, best used as SAT homework practice, but easily used to challenge students in class, cover a comprehensive range of the curriculum at Key Stages 2 and 3. Each page contains questions of increasing difficulty, and each page correlates closely to the equivalent grade of work for the new GCSE specifications (Page 2 is grade 2 content). The papers are write-on. I print them as an A3 folded booklet and ask students to choose any 4 consecutive pages - this allows students to differentiate for themselves, although I will sometimes give them guidance. The papers are quick and easy to mark and they evaluate general understanding, ability to interpret, and ability to derive answers using a range of taught methods. They don't cover 'use and application'. My Pure, Statistics and Geometry series, and my topic-based series both do that.

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.

These rubrics allow students to review and evaluate their own work. The 'RS Checklist for Success' is more appropriate for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 learners who are middle to lower ability, and need to learn to scaffold their own work and check for completeness, SPAG, and general presentation. We use the rubric as a support for those students who are prone to making the same basic literacy errors, and who need to develop their basic written responses. The 'RS GCSE Checklist for Success provides two tables; one for Edexcel GCSE Part c) style responses (usually requiring two points that are clearly expressed and sufficiently developed, and where a source of authority is referred to); and one for Part d) style responses which require greater depth of argument with points FOR, points AGAINST and a general balanced conclusion. While developed for RS Edexcel Specification B, the tables can easily be edited and adapted to suit any essay writing needs, to encourage self-assessment and ensure students have a framework that will support progress and success.

Results can be recorded for each of the 12 assignments for the three categories; Statistics, Pure and Geometry. By inputting results for each question on the paper in the worksheet labelled with the number of each assignment, and specifying whether the student completed the Foundation or Higher paper, overall results are calculated (with a grade based on the new GCSE specification), and topic areas are analysed so that weaknesses can be targeted. Input names for each group in the lead worksheet and these will automatically appear in each subsequent worksheet. Track results over time with this monitoring document. The author has used the series and tracking successfully to ensure sustained success in Mathematics examinations for the students at his College.

These write-on papers cover a wide range of problems that are well presented and easy to mark; they comprise non-calculator and calculator assessments with questions ranging in difficulty from old Level 3 to old Level 6 based on the UK levelling system that has now been replaced. While 'levels' have been replaced, the monitoring document provides a means to evaluate the progress of a cohort or class of students, to identify strengths and weaknesses, and to evaluate progress. For the age group, results which are determined as 'level 5c' or above are above national average. Level 6 would indicate 'Gifted and Talented' students in comparison to the year group, and Level 3 would identify students in need of further support and intervention.

This is an example of a Foundation 'Statistics' practice assignment, one of the 12 differentiated assignments available as part of the series on offer. There are both Foundation and Higher versions of each assignment and answer papers.

This worksheet is a good starter activity, or the basis of a longer lesson. The key aim is to apply a consistent understanding of each of the four operations; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, regardless of the topic area. For addition, subtraction and division, the 'denomination' of each term needs to be the same. For example; 4a + 2a, 4a - 2a, and 4a / 2a are all straight forward provided we understand that + means 'get some more', - means 'take some away' and divide means 'put into groups of... or piles of'. For multiplication, we can use 'logical language'; eg 2a x 3b = 6ab hence 2 'root3' x 3 'root 5' = 6 'root 3' 'root 5', which of course can be simplified to 6 'root 15'. Further explanation of this approach to the four operations is provided in the Maths 'Help Booklet' which I have authored and is available for free from the TES site.

Resource to allow students to practise finding equivalent fractions and ratios, and to encourage students to apply how the process of finding equivalent fractions is the same as the process of finding equivalent ratios

These documents are replicas of the Core Skills 1 model, albeit with different values to keep the students practising the 'core skill' areas of Mathematics that require students to learn methods and understand basic notation. There is no 'use and application' and the worksheets are designed to identify areas of weakness for targeted intervention. They are really useful as cover work, revision work, homework, and targeted class work.

A variety of summary worksheets covering collecting terms and solving simple equations, basic coordinate geometry, frequency diagrams, pictograms, two way tables, equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages and simple probability.

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.

This rubric is designed for use by all subjects where essay writing skills are required. It can be used for self assessment, or as a quick diagnostic tool for a teacher to evaluate strengths and weaknesses and help students to identify personal targets for improvement. The rubric is linked with the new GCSE grading structure to map progression from Age 11 to 16. The rubric also allows for subjects to compare performance of a student in a cross curricular manner, and therefore to ensure a cohesive and consistent approach in terms of assessment and feedback.

This resource is accompanied by an answer document. It is aimed at students who have been taught to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, and to deal with mixed numbers and improper fractions. The questions include applications within geometry (with perimeter, area and volume) and some surd form, where students will be stretched to apply their basic understanding to wider concepts. 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.

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.

A variety of worksheets covering proportions of amounts (including sharing in a given ratio), box method for multiplying, bar charts, stem and leaf diagrams and pie charts, scatter diagrams, transformations, functions and function machines, formulae, and probability.

This resource is accompanied by an answer document. It is aimed at students who have been taught mean, median, mode, and range. The questions include inter quartile range and they include a variety of statistical diagrams to ensure they are able to interpret data diagrams correctly and extract relevant information for the purposes of statistical analysis. 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.

This resource is accompanied by an answer document. It is aimed at students who have been taught to solve problems involving decimals without a calculator. involving decimals, to round decimals, to calculate bounds, and to convert terminating and recurring decimals to fractions. The questions include work on the four operations, rounding, approximations, calculating with bounds and converting terminating and recurring decimals to fractions. Several different contexts are used, including calculating the mean and working out perimeter and area. 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.