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I'm experienced Teacher of Mathematics based in the South West. I'm a Head of Maths in a Cornish 11-18 comprehensive school.

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I'm experienced Teacher of Mathematics based in the South West. I'm a Head of Maths in a Cornish 11-18 comprehensive school.
New A Level Maths Homework: Surds and Indices
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New A Level Maths Homework: Surds and Indices

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This homework worksheet designed for MEI A Level Maths Year 1 (AS Level Maths) but will be appropriate for other exam boards. The activity contains several questions on the Surds and Indices chapter as well as some questions on GCSE knowledge (which was assessed in the Bridging the Gap Project) to help develop recall. There is also a quick WWW EBI feedback box on the worksheet, containing learning outcomes of the chapter, to speed up feedback for the teacher! Answers included.
OCR Paper 2/5 Non-Calculator 2018 revision list for year 11
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OCR Paper 2/5 Non-Calculator 2018 revision list for year 11

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These two revision lists go through the topics that are likely to appear on the non-calculator papers for OCR GCSE Maths J560 in June 2018. I’ve based these topics on what has come up on the past two papers and what appeared on Paper 1/4 last week. It also contains MathsWatch video references to support students in their revision.
Introduction to Expanding Double Brackets
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Introduction to Expanding Double Brackets

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This lesson starts by looking at finding the area of rectangles using algebra and builds up to expanding brackets more formally. Contains a Find Someone Who starter, Smart Board file, find the error worksheet. It references a connect 4 worksheets created by arthompson1987. Check it out here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/expanding-double-brackets-grade-c-level-7-6417907
A Level Mathematics Year 1 Bridging the Gap Test
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A Level Mathematics Year 1 Bridging the Gap Test

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Assessment and answers to assess Year 12 students retention of GCSE knowledge after the summer holidays. The questions are all OCR GCSE Past Paper Questions and focus on key number and algebra skills that A level students often are fluent enough with. I have uploaded an Assessment Tracker for this test here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/bridging-the-gap-formative-assessment-tracker-for-a-level-mathematics-year-1-11949408 The Assessment Tracker also generates a personalised Student Feedback Sheet.
Goal Free Problems AS/A  Level Maths
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Goal Free Problems AS/A Level Maths

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A set of eight Goal Free Problems focusing on diagrams of graphs. Each sheet has different amounts of information provided to help prepare students for the tricky questions on the new A Level papers (across all of the exam boards).
Laws of Indices
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Laws of Indices

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Differentiated lesson on recapping and extending students knowledge of the laws of indices. Lesson include differentiated starter on skills of powers and roots. Then 'Parallel' questions where teacher models a question and students answer a similar question on mini-whiteboard to check for understanding on multiplicative, division and bracket laws of indices. Then differentiated questions for students to complete in their books. Then more 'parallel' questions on negative and 1/n laws of indices. Followed by a differentiated Rally Coach activity on laws of indices. Then a differentiated Pad Lock breaker activity. Then some questions to unpick misconceptions for a plenary.
Quadratic Expressions Mini Murder Mystery
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Quadratic Expressions Mini Murder Mystery

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This mini murder mystery task gets students to uncover who committed the murder using their skills of factorising quadratic expressions. This task includes factorising quadratics with a non-zero coefficient of x^2.
Straight Line Graphs Mini Murder Mystery
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Straight Line Graphs Mini Murder Mystery

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This engaging mini-murder mystery is ideal to be used to consolidate students knowledge of the Year 9 WhiteRose Straight Line graphs topic. With questions to identify misconceptions students might have. There are two versions a Foundation and Higher version. This could be used to summarise/ consolidate the knowledge from this topic or perhaps as DIT/ DIRT after the topic test. Small steps covered: Compare gradients Compare intercepts Understand and use y=mx+c Write an equation in the form y=mx+c (Higher version only) Find the equation of a line from a graph Explore perpendicular lines (Higher version only)
Spot the Error  Chi Squared contingency tables
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Spot the Error Chi Squared contingency tables

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This is a spot the error activity on an old A level exam question on Chi Squared contingency tables. The errors are based on the examiners comments for the question. The resource includes, a question answered with errors for students to correct, a correct workings, mark scheme and examiner comments for the question.
New A Level Maths Homework: Quadratic Functions
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New A Level Maths Homework: Quadratic Functions

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This homework worksheet designed for MEI A Level Maths Year 1 (AS Level Maths) but will be appropriate for other exam boards. The activity contains several questions on the Quadratic Functions chapter as well as some questions on GCSE knowledge (which was assessed in the Bridging the Gap Project) to help develop recall. There is also a quick WWW EBI feedback box on the worksheet, containing learning outcomes of the chapter, to speed up feedback for the teacher! Answers included.
Complex Numbers Spot the Error
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Complex Numbers Spot the Error

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This activity contains a spot the errors activity based on a past paper exam question. The errors are based on the examiners comments for the question. Mark scheme and fully correct worked solution is also included.
Mock Personalised Revision Checklists
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Mock Personalised Revision Checklists

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Using marks from mock and other assessments you can use this spreadsheet and word document to create personalised revision checklists or feedback sheets. These would be great to use with year 11 students after mocks and information to provide to parents help them guide their young person. This makes mock data far more formative for students and parents.
A Level Maths Intervention Sheets (Bundle 1)
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A Level Maths Intervention Sheets (Bundle 1)

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A collection of three intervention sheets for A Level Mathematics. The sheets are made up of practicing a key concept though a ‘I do’, ‘we do’, ‘you do’ model and then a page of skills questions which interleaves. The key concepts on these sheets are Implicit differentiation, Functions and Rates of Change.
MEI Year 1 Coordinate Geometry Student Feedback/ Reflections sheet
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MEI Year 1 Coordinate Geometry Student Feedback/ Reflections sheet

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This resource scaffolds students in reflecting on their Coordinate Geometry Chapter Test. This reflection sheet is designed to go with the Integral Chapter Test on Year 1 Coordinate Geometry for MEI (2017 A Level spec). Next to each question there is the learning outcome which means that this effectively a Personalised Learning Checklist that students can refer back to when revising for their AS/A Level exams. How I use the activity. Students are returned their marked chapter tests. (Usually just having ticks and dots where they need to make corrections). Students then identify which questions went well and not so well by completing the RAG column on the sheet. Then as a class they go around and correct their errors. On the sheet students fill in the box for Who helped them (so I can keep a track of who is helping who) and then summarise their misconception or what they didn’t remember in the ‘Next time I need to remember’ column. If there are any questions that the entire class went wrong on I will go through those on the board. This frees me up to go around and provide additional support for key students, as well as providing opportunities for the students to provide peer feedback and support. The aim is that by the end of the lesson every student has corrected their errors.
New A Level Maths Homework: Problem Solving
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New A Level Maths Homework: Problem Solving

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This homework worksheet designed for MEI A Level Maths Year 1 (AS Level Maths) but will be appropriate for other exam boards. The activity contains several questions on the Problem Solving chapter as well as some questions on GCSE knowledge to help develop recall. There is also a quick WWW EBI feedback box on the worksheet, containing learning outcomes of the chapter, to speed up feedback for the teacher!
Dividing Fractions RallyCoach
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Dividing Fractions RallyCoach

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RallyCoach on dividing fractions, starting with proper fractions moving onto with whole numbers and then mixed numbers. Pair cooperative learning strategy, students label themselves A and B and then take it in turns to coach each other as they complete their side of the worksheet.