Bearings task where learners plot the course of 9 aircraft to find out which might collide. Bearings are written in 3 digit form. The task is also good practice for measuring angles, including those above 180 and 270 degrees. Suitable as a main lesson task or starter. Page 1 should be printed. Answers on slide 2 (use the protractor image if required). All items on PowerPoint are editable if you want to customise the activity. Suitable for GCSE maths.

A set of 10 problem solving maths tasks. Are you in or out? Made these for my GCSE Foundation level class, working in small groups/pairs to solve each problem (calculators required). Contains PowerPoint with 4 minute timer for each task (+answers at end), or print the sets of A4/A5 problem cards. Topics covered: Percentages Money problems Metric & imperial unit conversions Ratio Fractions of amounts FDP ordering Pie chart interpreting Probability, Relative frequency Volume of cylinder Area (tiling) Speed, distance, time.

6 sides of revision covering all the key concepts of Foundation Maths GCSE. They fold into menu style handouts. The PDF is free. For an editable doc, see the Powerpoint version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-maths-revision-take-away-powerpoint-version-11583525 (Note -these were made to cover legacy spec GCSE Foundation topics).

6 sides of revision covering all the key concepts of Foundation Maths GCSE. They fold into menu style handouts. This is an editable Powerpoint version. Theres also a free PDF version of this resource in the shop. (Note -these were made to cover legacy spec GCSE Foundation topics).

This is a full level 1 Excel task which I created for my City & Guilds Level 1 Award for IT Users (7574) class to use as exam practice for Unit 127. It follows the style and format for the City & Guilds formal 1.5 hour assignments very closely. The scenario is working for a large furniture supplier where inventory levels are tracked using a spreadsheet. It is split into 4 parts, covering data entry/editing, use of formulas for mark-up and VAT, then use of an ‘IF’ function, and finally creating a column chart. Also contains use of print area, sorting, filtering, formula view, currency format, footers. Contains task file (5 pages, Word and PDF versions included), spreadsheet file (~200 entries xls file), full answer files, sample printouts and mark scheme. Tested with Excel versions 2010 and 2013.

A quick little PC security crossword! Questions cover various terminology, malware/viruses, passwords, browser security, online safety. Suitable for Entry Level 3 or L1 Functional skills. Answer sheet included. Contains Word and PDF versions of both files.

A countdown for each day until the Summer 2017 maths GCSE exams. 94 slides - each has a different question/prompt, covering most of the foundation GCSE topics. Can use as a starter each day, or part of a quiz/recap. See notes on slide 1 for how to adapt the resource. Update 19/2/17 - added dates to slides, and tweaked some questions.

A probability starter or exit question. Which bag of sweets is most likely to give you a spider?! Animated PowerPoint + PDF version. Enjoy! Can be done calc or non-calc.

A quick starter activity sheet where learners fill in the blanks to label features of the Windows desktop (Windows 7 and Windows 10 versions included). Suitable for beginners, E3, L1.

2-sided sheet with 6 questions. Made this when my learners were not spotting area/perimeter/volume questions (!). Functional Skills L2 (or GCSE). Answers in the PPT slide notes.

Straightforward angles starter, suitable for L2 Functional Skills maths (or GCSE). Covers: angles around a point, angles in a triangle, equilateral triangle, angles in a quadrilateral, angles on a straight line. 2 per a4 sheet PDF.

New-spec FS Maths L2 topic checklist. 2-sides. PPT if you want to edit.

Task to show how exam marks are given and to encourage writing of working out to get method marks. Sheet shows an Edexcel FS Maths L2 sample paper 5-mark question and it’s mark scheme. Side 1 shows answer with 1 numeric error at start. How many marks do they get? (Side 2 shows complete correct answer)

A quick starter on working with decimals. Learners spot the highest and lowest paying music streaming platforms and work out how many streams an artist needs to make 1 dollar. Slide 2 is a recent BBC news article highlighting the low amount artists receive from streaming. (Level 2 maths)

Single sheet L2 maths rock band themed task, but covers a lot: compound area, perimeter, circles, cylinder volume, mixed numbers. PPT if you want to edit. Answers on PPT. Worked pretty well for my class, so here it is ;)