You may not know, but we offer lessons online in all the topics we have in our store, handy VTs and more! Here is the start of our Maths Functional Skills course- a full list of all you need to know to pass your exams: topics, pass mark needed, and divided into three sections: numerical skills practical applications and applied knowledge. Functional Skills are the essential skills needed for English, maths and ICT, and are vital for young people and adults to participate in life, learning and work. They were introduced in September 2010 and officially replaced Key Skills in England in October 2012. Our guides and lessons cover ALL syllabi and exam boards! They can be used by students or teachers/ tutors to help you navigate this course, which many often really struggle with… Many people in the health services are now having to take this exam in order to comply with new regulations, or need to pass this to get to college. We offer full back up for ANYONE, adult or young adult, struggling with this (in Maths OR English). This FREE document provides the perfect starting point to find out exactly what you know, and what you need to know, to pass these vital exams! More to follow in both Maths and English! Keep checking out our shop for updates.

A brief but detailed summary on what skills would be needed to pass the 11+. It is three pages long and covers English, Maths, Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning. Guides that are in-depth and cover ALL the tasks needed for all these skills, including exam papers exclusively produced for TES, will be/are available in the shop. Easy to read, and written in friendly language- for tutors, parents and students alike.

This is a free four page guide on how to read, draw and understand all four quadrants of a Cartesian graph suitable for revision, handouts and lesson plans for students and teachers from Key Stage 2 upwards. KS2- if the pupil is advanced or very maths-curious then this is the doc for them! This doc has been used successfully with pupils as young as 8! Of course the instructor can use it to get ALL the background for themselves then use this as inspiration to provide a simplified or abridged version for students that needs more help on this topic. KS3- originally created with pupils aged 11-14 in mind, we have since discovered it has far wider uses. GCSE- an essential introduction to this topic, for pupils that struggled with the concept when they were younger. Or a refresher for pupils that have not done it for a while and need to remind themselves of the basics. If you download it PLEASE leave a review as courtesy. Thank you.

Using a pattern based on ten, this guide is meant to show pupils how multiplication tables aren't scary or hard to learn, and emphasise how they work rather than just using blind learning by rote. It can be used for pupils of any age who have trouble remembering the multiplication tables. There will be a second part to this showing how this method applies to larger multiples which is very useful for long division.

A good teaching and revision resource, this six page fully illustrated resource helps makes sense of Pythagoras' Theorem and how we can use it to work out the length of the sides on triangles. Six pages long and with examples and friendly language, this is an essential aid for pupils struggling with this topic.

To be used as an example resource with my 'sneaky times tables' documents, this method and layout of long division is a good teaching aid and sets it out in an easy to read and follow format. From this you can make your own examples and help pupils get to grips with this method. Often the hardest part of long division is ensuring that the pupil knows that division and subtraction 'go together' just like addition and multiplication do, and knowing how many times a number goes into another number. This is just one of many guides that will make clear this process for pupils.

An entire lesson package for 11-16 year olds, or those studying KS3, any GCSE Maths syllabus, or Levels 1-3 Maths as an Adult student. The topic covered here is significant figures, something with which a lot of students struggle. This ten page document has friendly, informal and easy to understand language and layout, with clear methods you can copy or follow to get the right answers. With examples and over 20 carefully formulated questions, this can be used as a whole lesson for pupils, teachers, tutors and parents who are home schooling. There are also FULLY explained answers for each question. It also touches on the topics of long multiplication, fractions, problems and decimal place, all of which have a guide in my shop.

This is the fifth part for the verbal reasoning component of the 11 plus examinations for grammar and selective entrance schools all across the UK. There are 40-42 (including CEM format) possible types of exercise that can turn up on these entrance exams, these are the first quarter. These methods are unique to me and I spent some years with real pupils developing them to the highest possible standard. This part (5) for exercises added to these tests from 2012 that has been created for exclusive online upload too. It includes- how to interpret timetables, maths problems, codes and letter patterns. For the CEM 11+ guides please see parts 6 and 7 of our survival guide. This section contains mathematical sequences and skills, short codes and vocabulary exercises. This is for schools that use the NFER Nelson, Nelson Bond or Bond style 11+ verbal reasoning component ONLY. All these sections are/will be available in the shop. The answers are included, with some explanations. For parents, tutors and pupils who'd like to try for grammar or other selective school, each page has a full and friendly explanation of what to do and what tricks and traps to avoid, with sample questions to try at the bottom of each page. Twelve pages long and at a bargain price of £2 per section. This is the edited version as a copy with two small errors, of a type that do not feature in the lost of NFer errors, was accidentally uploaded (see below for more on this.). Anyone who bought that copy can have this version for free if they message me. ***Note that one or two typeos are always deliberately left in the NFer 11+ guides because they are notorious for having mistakes in their exams, one reason why many schools and LEAs are moving to CEM formats. Pupils need to know what it 'feels' like to find an error, to 'know' that examiners are fallible, how not to panic when they find an error as they will be awarded the mark anyway, and just to let the teacher/invigilator know. Parents/tutors: do have this explanation ready when your child/pupil attempts these tests. Errors are most common on maths and codes exercises.***

An entire lesson package for 11-16 year olds, or those studying KS3, any GCSE Maths syllabus, or Levels 1-3 Maths as an Adult student. The topic covered here is volume, focusing on the intermediate skill of cylinders and spheres. For this you need to know how to do the area of a circle, but this is included in the handout. This might be a challenge for pupils who are scoring less than 80% in maths tests but everyone is welcome to try it, as it is very simply explained. This nine page document has friendly, informal and easy to understand language and layout, with clear methods you can copy or follow to get the right answers. With examples and 19 questions with diagrams, this can be used as a whole lesson and/or revision for pupils, teachers, tutors and parents who are home schooling. The answers are detailed but without method as this is for intermediate students so a basic level of understanding is assumed. It also touches on the topics of long multiplication, calculator practice, fractions and decimal place, all of which have a guide in my shop.

This is the fourth part for the verbal reasoning component of the 11 plus examinations for grammar and selective entrance schools all across the UK. There are 40-42 (including CEM format) possible types of exercise that can turn up on these entrance exams, these are the first quarter. These methods are unique to me and I spent some years with real pupils developing them to the highest possible standard. There is an extra part (5) for exercises added to these tests from 2012 that has been created for exclusive online upload too.s For the CEM 11+ guides please see parts 6 and 7 of our survival guide. This section contains mathematical sequences and skills, short codes and vocabulary exercises. This is for schools that use the NFER Nelson, Nelson Bond or Bond style 11+ verbal reasoning component ONLY. All these sections are/will be available in the shop. The answers are included, with some explanations. For parents, tutors and pupils who'd like to try for grammar or other selective school, each page has a full and friendly explanation of what to do and what tricks and traps to avoid, with sample questions to try at the bottom of each page. Eight pages long and at a bargain price of £2 per section. ***Note that one or two typeos are always deliberately left in the NFer 11+ guides because they are notorious for having mistakes in their exams, one reason why many schools and LEAs are moving to CEM formats. Pupils need to know what it 'feels' like to find an error, to 'know' that examiners are fallible, how not to panic when they find an error as they will be awarded the mark anyway, and just to let the teacher/invigilator know. Parents/tutors do have this explanation ready when your child/pupil attempts these tests. Errors are most common on maths and codes exercises.***

This is the first part for the Mathematics component of the 11 plus examinations for grammar and selective entrance schools all across the UK. There are 60 possible types of exercise that can turn up on these entrance exams, these are the first quarter. These methods are unique to me and I spent some years with real pupils developing them to the highest possible standard. It is set out in the form of an exam paper that is six pages long and contains 60 questions, and is 16 pages long in total. The first six pages are the paper itself. The following topics are covered: Fractions, decimals and % (up to level 5 skills) Basic algebra Area of 3 and 4 sided shapes Pythagoras' Theorem Inverse operations Time (12 and 24 hour clock, as a fraction) Degrees Lowest common multiples Conversions (metric and time). Unlike many other papers that just provide answers and no help, it then has -a full page where you can note your scores on each skill, showing strengths and weaknesses in these areas. Full guides on how to do these skills, if not already, will soon be available in the shop. - NINE pages of full, colour coded and informal (but correct) explanations of every single question, with consistent and fast methods to help you get the answer right every time! For parents, tutors and pupils who'd like to try for grammar or other selective school, and can also be used for Year 7 preparation to ensure pupils are streamed into top middle and higher in Maths sets whether they go to grammar school or not. It can also be used for 11+ retakes at 12/13+.

This is the second part for the verbal reasoning component of the 11 plus examinations for grammar and selective entrance schools all across the UK. There are 40 possible types of exercise that can turn up on these entrance exams, these are the first quarter. These methods are unique to me and I spent some years with real pupils developing them to the highest possible standard. There is an extra part (5) for exercises added to these tests from 2012 that has been created for exclusive online upload too. This is for schools that use the NFER Nelson, Nelson Bond or Bond style 11+ verbal reasoning component ONLY. The CEM based 11+ verbal reasoning will be added/ is available in the shop as an extra document. Three more part of this section of the VR are available in the shop. The answers are included, with some explanations. For parents, tutors and pupils who'd like to try for grammar or other selective school, each page has a full and friendly explanation of what to do and what tricks and traps to avoid, with sample questions to try at the bottom of each page. Eleven pages long and at a bargain price of £2 per section. ***Note that one or two typeos are always deliberately left in the NFer 11+ guides because they are notorious for having mistakes in their exams, one reason why many schools and LEAs are moving to CEM formats. Pupils need to know what it 'feels' like to find an error, to 'know' that examiners are fallible, how not to panic when they find an error as they will be awarded the mark anyway, and just to let the teacher/invigilator know. Parents/tutors do have this explanation ready when your child/pupil attempts these tests. Errors are most common on maths and codes exercises.***

This is the third part for the verbal reasoning component of the 11 plus examinations for grammar and selective entrance schools all across the UK. There are 40 possible types of exercise that can turn up on these entrance exams, these are the first quarter. These methods are unique to me and I spent some years with real pupils developing them to the highest possible standard. There is an extra part (5) for exercises added to these tests from 2012 that has been created for exclusive online upload too. This section contains mathematical sequences, codes and algebraic and reasoning long questions. This is for schools that use the NFER Nelson, Nelson Bond or Bond style 11+ verbal reasoning component ONLY. The CEM based 11+ verbal reasoning will be added/ is available in the shop as an extra document. Three more part of this section of the VR are available in the shop. The answers are included, with some explanations. For parents, tutors and pupils who'd like to try for grammar or other selective school, each page has a full and friendly explanation of what to do and what tricks and traps to avoid, with sample questions to try at the bottom of each page. Twelve pages long and at a bargain price of £2 per section. ***Note that one or two typeos are always deliberately left in the NFer 11+ guides because they are notorious for having mistakes in their exams, one reason why many schools and LEAs are moving to CEM formats. Pupils need to know what it 'feels' like to find an error, to 'know' that examiners are fallible, how not to panic when they find an error as they will be awarded the mark anyway, and just to let the teacher/invigilator know. Parents/tutors do have this explanation ready when your child/pupil attempts these tests. Errors are most common on maths and codes exercises.***

You may not know, but we offer lessons online in all the topics we have in our store, handy VTs and more! Here is the start of our Maths Functional Skills course- a full list of all you need to know to pass your exams: topics, pass mark needed, and divided into three sections: Section 1: numerical skills Section 2: practical applications and Section 3: applied knowledge. This document covers Section 1: numerical skills Part 1: "What is a number" and is usually the first thing you will learn or teach on the Functional Skills maths course. Functional Skills are the essential skills needed for English, maths and ICT, and are vital for young people and adults to participate in life, learning and work. They were introduced in September 2010 and officially replaced Key Skills in England in October 2012. Our guides and lessons cover ALL syllabi and exam boards! They can be used by students or teachers/ tutors to help you navigate this course, which many often really struggle with… Many people in the health services are now having to take this exam in order to comply with new regulations, or need to pass this to get to college. We offer full back up for ANYONE, adult or young adult, struggling with this (in Maths OR English). This SEVENTEEN PAGE document provides the perfect complete lesson on this topic and contains: Clear friendly type face and graphics Simple explanations of whole numbers and what we can do with them (basic) Plenty of space to write your own notes/ corrections and comments TWO sections of questions (answers provided) to test your knowledge on this part. Back up and support available online if you message us! More to follow in both Maths and English! Keep checking out our shop for updates.

You may not know, but we offer lessons online in all the topics we have in our store, handy VTs and more! Here is the start of our Maths Functional Skills course- a full list of all you need to know to pass your exams: topics, pass mark needed, and divided into three sections: Section 1: numerical skills Section 2: practical applications and Section 3: applied knowledge. This document covers Section 1: numerical skills Part 2: “How to write numbers in numbers and letters” and also includes place value/HTU/colums. and is usually the second thing you will learn or teach on the Functional Skills maths course. Functional Skills are the essential skills needed for English, maths and ICT, and are vital for young people and adults to participate in life, learning and work. They were introduced in September 2010 and officially replaced Key Skills in England in October 2012. Our guides and lessons cover ALL syllabi and exam boards! They can be used by students or teachers/ tutors to help you navigate this course, which many often really struggle with… Many people in the health services are now having to take this exam in order to comply with new regulations, or need to pass this to get to college. We offer full back up for ANYONE, adult or young adult, struggling with this (in Maths OR English). This NINETEEN PAGE document provides the perfect complete lesson on this topic and contains: Clear friendly type face and graphics Simple explanations of columns, HTU, how numbers convert to words and back, single, double, triple etc numbers and the beginning of decimals (basic) Plenty of space to write your own notes/ corrections and comments TWO sections of questions (answers provided) to test your knowledge on this part. Back up and support available online if you message us! More to follow in both Maths and English! Keep checking out our shop for updates.

You may not know, but we offer lessons online in all the topics we have in our store, handy VTs and more! Here is the start of our Maths Functional Skills course- a full list of all you need to know to pass your exams: topics, pass mark needed, and divided into three sections: Section 1: numerical skills Section 2: practical applications and Section 3: applied knowledge. This document covers Section 1: numerical skills Part 3: “Number Order and Integers” and also ALL types up numbers all the way up to ‘real’ numbers. and is usually the third thing you will learn or teach on the Functional Skills maths course. Functional Skills are the essential skills needed for English, maths and ICT, and are vital for young people and adults to participate in life, learning and work. They were introduced in September 2010 and officially replaced Key Skills in England in October 2012. Our guides and lessons cover ALL syllabi and exam boards! They can be used by students or teachers/ tutors to help you navigate this course, which many often really struggle with… Many people in the health services are now having to take this exam in order to comply with new regulations, or need to pass this to get to college. We offer full back up for ANYONE, adult or young adult, struggling with this (in Maths OR English). This SIXTEEN PAGE document provides the perfect complete lesson on this topic and contains: Clear friendly type face and graphics Simple explanations of all types of numbers, what they are called and how we use them Plenty of space to write your own notes/ corrections and comments TWO sections of questions (answers provided) to test your knowledge on this part. Back up and support available online if you message us! More to follow in both Maths and English! Keep checking out our shop for updates.

You may not know, but we offer lessons online in all the topics we have in our store, handy VTs and more! Here is the start of our Maths Functional Skills course- a full list of all you need to know to pass your exams: topics, pass mark needed, and divided into three sections: Section 1: numerical skills Section 2: practical applications and Section 3: applied knowledge. This document covers Section 1: numerical skills Part 4: “Odd and Even Numbers” and how we came to use these words. and is usually the fourth thing you will learn or teach on the Functional Skills maths course. Functional Skills are the essential skills needed for English, maths and ICT, and are vital for young people and adults to participate in life, learning and work. They were introduced in September 2010 and officially replaced Key Skills in England in October 2012. Our guides and lessons cover ALL syllabi and exam boards! They can be used by students or teachers/ tutors to help you navigate this course, which many often really struggle with… Many people in the health services are now having to take this exam in order to comply with new regulations, or need to pass this to get to college. We offer full back up for ANYONE, adult or young adult, struggling with this (in Maths OR English). This TWENTY ONE PAGE document provides the perfect complete lesson on this topic and contains: Clear friendly type face and graphics Simple explanations of all types of odd and even numbers, what they are called and how we use them in all sums Plenty of space to write your own notes/ corrections and comments THREE sections of questions (answers provided, 70 questions total) to test your knowledge on this part. Back up and support available online if you message us! More to follow in both Maths and English! Keep checking out our shop for updates.

You may not know, but we offer lessons online in all the topics we have in our store, handy VTs and more! Here is the start of our Maths Functional Skills course- a full list of all you need to know to pass your exams: topics, pass mark needed, and divided into three sections: Section 1: numerical skills Section 2: practical applications and Section 3: applied knowledge. This document covers Section 1: numerical skills Part 5: “Rounding Numbers” and how and when we need to round UP or DOWN. and is usually the fifth thing you will learn or teach on the Functional Skills maths course. Functional Skills are the essential skills needed for English, maths and ICT, and are vital for young people and adults to participate in life, learning and work. They were introduced in September 2010 and officially replaced Key Skills in England in October 2012. Our guides and lessons cover ALL syllabi and exam boards! They can be used by students or teachers/ tutors to help you navigate this course, which many often really struggle with… Many people in the health services are now having to take this exam in order to comply with new regulations, or need to pass this to get to college. We offer full back up for ANYONE, adult or young adult, struggling with this (in Maths OR English). This THIRTY FOUR PAGE document provides the perfect complete lesson on this topic and contains: Clear friendly type face and graphics Simple explanations of all types of rounding, and a method that’s proven to suit all learners, even students with dyscalulia who have issues with zero (0), what they are called and how we use them in all sums Plenty of space to write your own notes/ corrections and comments THREE sections of questions (answers provided, 70 questions total) to test your knowledge on this part. Back up and support available online if you message us! More to follow in both Maths and English! Keep checking out our shop for updates.