The aim of this unit is to support learners’ use of digital technology to enhance their communication, problem solving and employability skills, as well as their use of social media in a safe and informed way. The booklet completed by the student making use of a search engine or AI tool. PPT version can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12882179 If you download and it is useful, please return here and review.

A ten page workbook on the enjoyable puzzle game of Shikaku. Simpler to master than Sudoku but with more mathematical content, Shikaku helps student develop spatial awareness. It is a useful way for students to appreciate prime numbers in a concrete setting using the ares of rectangles and squares. Square numbers can also be contextualised.

A single slide PowerPoint showing the main entries of a monthly wage slip.

81 medium and 81 small tiles for use with Izak9 cubes. In recent times, collaborational activities with Izak9 cubes have been limited by social distancing. These tiles can be used as individual sets and enable students to follow the tasks set by the teacher following the Izak9 online support material. Details of Izak9 can be found here: www.izak9.com These tiles are not endorsed by Qubizm.

Comparing the countries of the UK, with an emphasis on Northern Ireland, this publication shows the main summary points from the 2015 PISA results regarding Science, Reading and Mathematics. It was originally published in 2017. An updated version incorporating 2018 PISA results will be published shortly.

An audit tool to use alongside the Ofsted research review of Mathematics. Maths Departments can use the tool to either audit the extent the department cover the identified features or audit how important the department views the features. It enables Maths teachers and departments to identify areas of the review they think are important to address before homing in on the research of the relevant areas. A self-evaluation tool assists to analyse and to assess the impact or use of the review.

A progression of mental maths strategies for multiplication and division from a basic level to GCSE level. The strategies are grouped as ‘Change’ or ‘Split’. It invites students to change a problem, to an easier form, before splitting numbers, if necessary, to carry out a calculation. This is a useful resource for Maths teachers of all age groups to see what are the next steps for their students and also to see the range of different possible strategies available.

One of a series of PowerPoints that use a card sort activity with Wacky Races characters. The aim here is to position characters according to ordinal clues such as “Penelope Pitstop finished four cars ahead of Peter Perfect”. High quality with gifs. Please review if you put the ppt to use.

A pdf of a 22 slide PowerPoint that situates charts/graphs in the data handling cycle. It covers collecting, presenting, sorting and analysing data along with bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, decision tree diagrams, two-way tables, flow charts, Venn diagrams, stem & leaf diagrams and scatter graphs. A Powerpoint version is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-data-handling-lesson-or-revision-notes-ppt-12395877 There is at least a weeks material for GCSE lessons and will be useful for revision classes or an overview of the concepts involved. So, far instance, much greater depth would be required for averages. Please review it if you download it and do put it to good use. If you think this is good, think about purchasing the PowerPoint. It allows the teacher to introduce the key ideas to students via animated slides. Most of the ideas are easier to access through animation and slow reveal.

One of a series of PowerPoints that use a card sort activity with Wacky Races characters. The aim here is to position characters according to time clues such as “Red Max completed the race 35 minutes before the last car finished”. High quality with gifs. Please review if you put the ppt to use.

Very useful techniques for GCSE Maths and GCSE Further Maths using the CASIO fx-83GT or fx-85GT calculators. The newer CLASSWIZ version can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-calculator-techniques-for-casio-fx-83gt-fx-85gt-classwiz-pdf-12457188 Don’t forget to provide feedback if you find the pdf useful.

Isometric background in 5 colours. The backgrounds are not images copied from the internet. High quality. (Dotty paper, isometric paper).

Short student questionnaire to garner attitudes towards Maths. Give out at the start and end of an academic year and see if anything shifts. Spreadsheet for analysis is being constructed. Please review if you put this to use.

Legacy Specification (2018). The Prince’s Trust has updated the specification. New specification pdf can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12626381 To be used alongside Teachers PowerPoint (see link below for ppt) The aim of this unit is to develop an understanding of some of the basic principles around personal money management. Personal debt is a growing concern and understanding some of the basic principles when working out take home pay and budgeting principles for a household income helps develop an understanding of the value of money Teachers PowerPoint version can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12626371 If you use it please review.

A pdf of a 33 slide PowerPoint showing an approach to multiplication for teenage students who have not rote learned them. It combines the Operational Principles with the area model of multiplication to empower students to apply a small number of tables to calculations (x1, x2, x3, x5 and x10). It also covers the area model of division and mental strategies for multiplication and division. It is aimed at Maths Dept CPD rather than for school students. It is pedagogical for Maths Teachers although some slides would be useful for teaching. Years of experience of training Maths teachers, research and thinking has gone into this resource. The actual Powerpoint, which is available to purchase, has animation to enable conceptual development to be brought into sharper focus.

A pdf of a 42 slide PowerPoint showing an approach to additive for teenage students who have difficulties with mental maths . It employs a Linear Model for addition and subtraction. It narrows the use of manipulatives to the counting stick, multilink cubes and base 10 materials. It is designed to be used for Maths Dept CPD rather than for teaching students although some slides would be useful for teaching. Years of experience of training Maths teachers, research and thinking has gone into this resource. The actual Powerpoint is available to purchase and has animation to enable conceptual development to be brought into sharper focus. Some slides are difficult to interpret without the animation.

New Specification (2021) Legacy specification pdf can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12442002 The aim of this unit is to develop an understanding of some of the basic principles around personal money management. Personal debt is a growing concern and understanding some of the basic principles when working out take home pay and budgeting principles for a household income helps develop an understanding of the value of money. Updated to include definitions of the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage. PPT version can be accessed here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12626382 If you use it please review.

A pdf of 20 puzzles/games. This provides spatial awareness practice, CAT4 practice and cognitive abilities test practice. Difficulty: Level 3 Hard. Cut out cards and rearrange to make tracks. Use symmetry, rotation, reflection and 90 degree angles to complete the tracks. Track cards are inspired by the amazing Serpentiles originally published by ThinkFun but no longer manufactured. The PowerPoint is available with the correct answer highlighted for each of the 20 puzzles. It can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12919926

A pdf of 12 short puzzles. This provides spatial awareness practice, CAT4 practice and cognitive abilities test practice. Difficulty: Level 1 Easy. Cut out cards and rearrange to make tracks. Use symmetry, rotation, reflection and 90 degree angles to complete the tracks. Track cards are inspired by the amazing Serpentiles originally published by ThinkFun but no longer manufactured. The PowerPoint is available with the correct answer highlighted for each of the 12 puzzles. It can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12912646

A pdf of 20 short puzzles/games. This provides spatial awareness practice, CAT4 practice and cognitive abilities test practice. Difficulty: Level 2 Medium. Cut out cards and rearrange to make tracks. Use symmetry, rotation, reflection and 90 degree angles to complete the tracks. Track cards are inspired by the amazing Serpentiles originally published by ThinkFun but no longer manufactured. The PowerPoint is available with the correct answer highlighted for each of the 20 puzzles. It can be downloaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12918731