How can I download the 2008 SATS Paper 1 2 Mental Test Mark Scheme ? This resource is strictly for the use of teachers and teachers only! If you are a pupil and want to look at the answers, in the long run it is going to be no use at all, the best thing [...]
How can I download the 2009 SATS Paper 1 2 Mental Test Mark Scheme ? This resource is strictly for the use of teachers and teachers only! If you are a pupil and want to look at the answers, in the long run it is going to be no use at all, the best thing [...]
Watch Shawn Actor give an inspirational and funny talk at TED on the “happy secret to better work” and learning. I have watched this video many times and each time it reminds me about things I do naturally and other things that I forget to do. I have shown this video to my form class [...]
This video will make your jaw drop! However, it would also make a great starter to a PSHE lesson on racism or a great video to generate discussions during form time. I have it planned to show the video during an assembly and see the reaction throughout the year groups. This ABC experiment was recorded [...]
How many faces do you see? Amazing starter illusions!! These are some great illusions that can be used as engaging starters for any lesson! I have use them as “Do Nows”, so learners have something to look at as soon as they enter the classroom. Leave your answers in the comments section below. Illusion 1: [...]
This is truly the best exam advice ever, said straight from the heart and said as it is!!! I have played it to all my KS4 classes and it went down a treat!! I love the no nonsense approach; “if you can not handle these exams, then you will not be able to handle life!” [...]
So you want to know how to cheat on your Mathletics Maths homework and avoid a possible Maths detention! This is an interesting eye opener for teachers and Learners about online Maths homework set on Mathletics. This hack gets all the answers for your maths homework and lets you get extra points and marks. [...]
The best top ten Maths Jokes ever, guaranteed to make you smile and laugh! The Maths Jokes below are a collection I have decided based on number of re tweets on twitter and likes on face book. If you have any jokes that you want to submit and test on twitter re tweets, let me know. 1) Why [...]
Coming to Maths lessons with the correct equipment is paramount and there is a correlation between successful learners and those who come to lessons fully equipped. It should be noted that one aspect of behaviour for learning is coming to any lesson ready to learn, and that includes being prepared by having the right equipment. 1) A [...]
I am regularly asked about advice on the best Maths revisions guides or books to buy, and the answer varies from Maths student to Maths student. Below is a list of my top 5 revision books or guides for Maths revision at KS3 KS4 and KS5; It is very important revision is active, which means [...]
When I was in the classroom, I used to tell students that if two students had exactly the same answers to a GCSE paper, some right, some wrong, then the one who showed their working out would get the better marks. I used to ban correction fluid, not because they would sniff it, but because [...]
Over the years I have taught times tables to hundreds of pupils and some methods work and some do not. The success of the pedagogy all depends on the learner, time of day and the mood that they are in. I have summarised a few ways that teachers, parents and pupils can use to learn, [...]
This is a gold rated Maths starter from the enrich website for selling Data Handling to pupils. The task shows the number of gold medals won in the 2008 Olympics. This is an open ended task that sells a group work scenario activity using ICT. An in depth description of the task can be found [...]
Studying Maths at Advanced and Degree Level has so many benefits, below is a summary of a few; Employability Mathematics A level and Degree graduates are in high demand by employers. Maths is the essential transferable component across all science, engineering, technology and maths subjects. Currently 59% of employers state they are having difficulty recruiting [...]
Here is a list of the best Maths apps some of what that are FREE that you can download from the apps store. These Maths apps have been around for a while and have mixed reviews on the app store. If you are going to purchase one of the Maths apps below then I will [...]