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I'm a teacher of 10 years in Mathematics and various other subjects. I have a Masters in Education as well as being a professional lesson content creator. All lessons I create I use myself as well as share to my own department. I'm always looking to better my lessons in such elements as: the quality of content; quantity; engagement of the pupils; exam prep; efficiency of the lesson; retention curve; accessibility and challenge and various others. I have big plans for Blacksmith Maths.

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I'm a teacher of 10 years in Mathematics and various other subjects. I have a Masters in Education as well as being a professional lesson content creator. All lessons I create I use myself as well as share to my own department. I'm always looking to better my lessons in such elements as: the quality of content; quantity; engagement of the pupils; exam prep; efficiency of the lesson; retention curve; accessibility and challenge and various others. I have big plans for Blacksmith Maths.
Substitution - lesson bundle
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Substitution - lesson bundle

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This lesson is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about substituting into formula. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. This resource goes through several examples and progression of substitution. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included. Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Paper-less lesson GOD-TIER QUESTION Please review and follow
Unit 1 - Year 9 Delta - Powers and roots
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Unit 1 - Year 9 Delta - Powers and roots

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This bundle of lessons is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about power and roots. This is a complete unit of work with lessons, worksheets, homeworks. Each lesson includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lessons are suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. Bundle includes Lesson 1 - Indices, roots and reciprocals Lesson 2 - Index laws (numbers) Lesson 3 - Negative fractional indices Lesson 4 - Writing standard form Lesson 5 - Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form Lesson 6 - Introduction to surds Lesson 7 - Simplifying surds Lesson 8 - Rationalising the denominator Lesson 9 - Rationalising the denominator ( Binomials as denominators) Homework 1 - Indices, roots, reciprocals and index laws Homework 2 - Negative fractional indices Homework 3 - Standard form Homework 4 - Surds Each Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Student worksheet Lesson plan (QTS and NQT ready) Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Please review and follow Homework includes Recall questions (previous topic) Topic skill questions Applied questions Random problem solver Reflection page Solutions
Unit 1 - Year 8 Delta - Factors and powers
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Unit 1 - Year 8 Delta - Factors and powers

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This bundle of lessons is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about factors and powers. This is a complete unit of work with lessons, worksheets, homeworks. Each lesson includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lessons are suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. Bundle includes Lesson 1 - Prime decomposition Lesson 2 - HCF and LCM Lesson 3 - Index laws (numbers) Lesson 4 - Writing standard form Lesson 5 - Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form Lesson 6 - Rounding and significant figures Lesson 7 - Estimating Homework 1 - HCF and LCM Homework 2 - Index laws Homework 3 - Standard form Homework 4 - Ordering, rounding and estimating Each Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Student worksheet Lesson plan (QTS and NQT ready) Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Please review and follow Homework includes Recall questions (previous topic) Topic skill questions Applied questions Random problem solver Reflection page Solutions
Converting between Fractions, decimals and percentages (Including ordering) - lesson bundle
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Converting between Fractions, decimals and percentages (Including ordering) - lesson bundle

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This lesson is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about converting between fractions, decimals and percentages. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. This resource goes through a help sheet as well as going through how students would put fractions, decimals and percentages in order. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included. Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Lesson plan (QTS and NQT ready) Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Paper-less lesson Please review and follow
Solving quadratics equations with the x squared term greater than 1 - Lesson bundle
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Solving quadratics equations with the x squared term greater than 1 - Lesson bundle

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This lesson is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about solving quadratic equations with the coefficient of the x squared term being greater than 1. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. This resource goes back through factorising. The method taught in this lesson is splitting the equation in half. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included. Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Lesson plan (QTS and NQT ready) Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Paper-less lesson Please review and follow
Unit expanding brackets - lessons bundle
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Unit expanding brackets - lessons bundle

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This bundle of lessons is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about expanding brackets. The lessons take students through the basics of simplifying expressions, expanding one, two and more brackets. Each lesson includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lessons are suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. Bundle includes Lesson 1 - Expanding one bracket Lesson 2 - Expanding two brackets Lesson 3 - Expanding more than one bracket (Higher only) Each Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Lesson plan (QTS and NQT ready) Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Please review and follow
Dividing fractions - lesson bundle
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Dividing fractions - lesson bundle

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This lesson is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about dividing fractions. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. This resource goes back through multiplying fractions. The method taught in this lesson is K.F.C. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included. Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Lesson plan (QTS and NQT ready) Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Codebreaker Paper-less lesson Please review and follow
Simplifying ratio - lesson bundle
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Simplifying ratio - lesson bundle

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This lesson is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about writing, shading and simplifying ratio. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. This resource goes through loads of object examples of ratio. The method taught in this lesson is dividing by the highest common factor. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included. Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Student worksheet Lesson plan (QTS and NQT ready) Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Please review and follow
Simplifying surds - lesson
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Simplifying surds - lesson

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This lesson is designed to build upon GCSE pupils knowledge of surds. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. Students will cover multiplying, dividing and simplifing surds. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included. Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter - retrieval Cognitive load friendly Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Exit ticket Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Paper-less lesson Please review and follow
HCF and LCM, standard form and surds - Assessment
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HCF and LCM, standard form and surds - Assessment

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This assessment will test students ability to calculate the HCF anf LCM. It will also take students through all the operations with standard form and the surds topic. Assessment includes Topic skill questions Applied questions Mark Scheme breakdown Mark Scheme Reflection page
Unit 01.3 - Higher - Factors, multiples, primes, standard form and surds - Lesson bundle
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Unit 01.3 - Higher - Factors, multiples, primes, standard form and surds - Lesson bundle

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This bundle of lessons is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about HCF and LCM through Venn diagram method, all of the operations with standard form and the whole unit of surds. This is a complete unit of work with lessons, worksheets, homeworks, review lesson and assessment. Each lesson includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lessons are suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. Bundle includes Lesson 1 - Prime decomposition Lesson 2 - HCF and LCM Lesson 3 - Writing standard form Lesson 4 - Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form Lesson 5 - Introductions to surds Lesson 6 - Simplifying surds Lesson 7 - Rationalising surds Lesson 8 - Rationalising surds (Binomials) Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Cognitive load friendly Discussion tasks Definitions and examples Visual aid AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Exit ticket FUSE Reasonings Paper-less lesson Please review and follow
Rationalising the denominator (Binomials) - lesson
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Rationalising the denominator (Binomials) - lesson

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This lesson is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about rationalising the denominator with two terms as the denominator. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. This resource goes back through rationalising the denominator with one term as the denominator. The method taught in this lesson is the conjugate special 1. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included. Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Cognitive load friendly Discussion tasks Definitions and examples Visual aid AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Exit ticket FUSE Reasonings Paper-less lesson Please review and follow
HCF and LCM, standard form and surds - review lesson
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HCF and LCM, standard form and surds - review lesson

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This review lesson recaps of HCF and LCM, operations of standard form and surds lessons. I have individual lesson created on all of these lessons for a more detailed and specific lesson. This is meant as an end if unit review. Review lesson includes Recap of unit Examples on all of the topics in the unit AfL whiteboard questions Multiple choices questions Quick fore questions Diagnostic questioning Bank of Questions and solutions
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form - worksheet
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Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form - worksheet

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This worksheet covers the operations of standard form. This lesson runs alongside adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form lesson and includes this lesson. Link here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/adding-subtracting-multiplying-and-dividing-standard-form-lesson-bundle-12394280 Worksheet includes Starter questions Examples and work through examples Differentiated worksheet Challenge questions Exam style questions with mark scheme Cross topic questions Problem solvers Solutions Exit questions Word and PDF versions
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form - lesson
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Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form - lesson

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This lesson is designed to teach students about using standard form. This is a complete lesson that includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lesson is suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. This includes adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form. The lesson offers plenty of time for AfL and for the students to reflect. Exam questions, cross topic exposure and problem solvers also included. Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Cognitive load friendly Discussion tasks Definitions and examples Visual aid AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Exit ticket FUSE Reasonings Paper-less lesson Please review and follow
Unit standard form -  bundle of lessons
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Unit standard form - bundle of lessons

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Two lessons Writing standard form Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using standard form Each lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Cognitive load friendly Discussion tasks Definitions and examples Visual aid AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Exit ticket FUSE Reasonings Paper-less lesson Please review and follow Tes paid licence
Highest common factor and lowest common multiple - homework
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Highest common factor and lowest common multiple - homework

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This homework is designed to support GCSE pupils learning of HCF anf LCM. The exercise is suitable for all abilities and will help students retain the information learned from the lesson. I put these two topics together to fit in with Exam-boards scheme of work. This resource will take students through factors, multiples, prime numbers, prime decomposition and HCF/LCM. The homework offers questions that increase in difficulty allowing accessibility and challenge. Exam and more problem solver type questions are also included. The sheet also gives the students a chance to reflect on their learning. Homework includes Recall questions (previous topic) Topic skill questions Applied questions/ Exam questions Random problem solver Reflection page Solutions, solutions, solutions
Standard form - homework
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Standard form - homework

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This homework is designed to support GCSE pupils learning of standard form. The exercise is suitable for all abilities and will help students retain the information learned from the lesson. I put these two topics together to fit in with Exam-boards scheme of work. This resource will take students through writing standard and ordinary form as well as testing their ability on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing standard form. The homework offers questions that increase in difficulty allowing accessibility and challenge. Exam and more problem solver type questions are also included. The sheet also gives the students a chance to reflect on their learning. Homework includes Recall questions (previous topic) Topic skill questions Applied questions/ Exam questions Random problem solver Reflection page Solutions, solutions, solutions
Surds - worksheets
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Surds - worksheets

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The worksheets included go through the entire surds topic for GCSE. It is also great for AS mathematics as a recap. Each worksheet has a lesson that links to it. The lessons are £3 and include these worksheets. Topics included L1 - Adding and subtracting surds L2 - Simplifying surds L3 - Rationalising the denominator L4 - Rationalising the denominator (Binomials) H1 - No rationalising denominator of (Binomials) H2 - Entire Surds topic Extra - Codebreaker Extra - Escape room Worksheets include Starter questions Differentiated worksheet Challenge questions Exam style questions with mark scheme Cross topic questions Problem solvers Solutions Word and PDF versions
Unit Surds - lesson bundle
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Unit Surds - lesson bundle

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This bundle of lessons is designed to help GCSE pupils learn about surds. The lesson take students through the basics of surds right through to rationalising the denominator of Binomials. This is a complete unit of work with lessons, worksheets and homeworks. Each lesson includes a wealth of resources whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The lessons are suitable for all abilities and offers both accessibility and challenge. Bundle includes Lesson 1 - Introduction to surds Lesson 2 - Simplifying surds Lesson 3 - Rationalising the denominator Lesson 4 -Binomial rationalising the denominator Each Lesson includes Title, date, objective, success criteria, key words Teacher Guide Starter Cognitive load friendly Discussion task Definitions and examples AfL Diagnostic questions Differentiated questions and solutions Accessible for lower ability and challenge high ability Exam style questions (GCSE- A level) and mark scheme run through. Cross-topic exposure Problem solvers -one topic based, one random. Exit ticket Plenary - Mathematical reasoning FUSE Reasonings Paper-less lesson Please review and follow