SEN GCSE Maths Revision Guide: Pythagoras and Trigonometry

SEN/SEND friendly GCSE Foundation Maths revision booklet: Simon’s Steps Book 15, Pythagoras and Trigonometry.

Written by a teacher and tutor with over 25 years’ experience supporting learners with SEN/ALN. Every skill is broken into small steps, with clear pictures, a short phrase to remember and a fully worked example, so learners build confidence one step at a time.

Each step has three pages:
• Learn it: the idea in plain words, with a picture
• Worked example: solved line by line using Think, Information, Problem, Solve
• Try it: four questions, with boxes to get started on question 1

What’s covered (11 steps, 59 pages):
• Pythagoras’ theorem: finding the hypotenuse, finding a shorter side, and problems
• Labelling the hypotenuse, opposite and adjacent sides, and SOH CAH TOA
• Finding missing sides and missing angles in right-angled triangles
• Choosing between Pythagoras and trigonometry
• Exact trig values for 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°

Also included:
• Mixed exam practice with a mark scheme
• Full answers for every question
• Glossary of key terms
• Progress tracker with traffic lights
• Cut-out bookmarks

Learners can type their answers straight into the PDF on a screen, or you can print just the pages you need. Ideal for intervention, booster sessions, catch-up, tutoring or home learning. Suitable for AQA, Edexcel and OCR Foundation tier.

Part of the Simon’s Steps series of 17 GCSE Foundation Maths booklets. Try Book 1: Number free. Search “Simon’s Steps” on Tes or visit the Simon’s Steps shop to find it and the rest of the series.