This Instant Maths Ideas resource from Colin Foster contains two files: Factors, Multiples, Prime Numbers and Divisibility contains 26 instant maths ideas requiring students to use Venn diagrams to show different sets of numbers, explore methods of prime factorisation, devise tests for divisibility, investigate...

This SMILE resource contains three packs of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of the properties of shapes, from identifying shapes to investigating right-angles in polygons.

Properties of shapes pack one contains nine work cards...

This resource consists of 23 instant maths ideas, ideal for use as starter questions, extension question or probing questions to assess understanding, asking students to: * investigate the area of tilted squares * explore whether Pythagoras’ theorem works for all triangles * find a proof for Pythagoras’ theorem *...

This collection of resources is from the evolving Government agencies that have maintained and developed the National Curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations, advising the Secretary of State for Education on these matters. 

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The Qualifications and...

These reports and reviews carried out or commissioned by QCA, QCDA and Ofqual.

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These resources are from the archives of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) which maintained and developed the National Curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations, advising the Secretary of State for Education on these matters. In May 2010, the Secretary of State...

From the science QCA, QCDA and Ofqual collection, these resources outline the curriculum required for various ages of student, along with subject criteria for examinations and various curriculum support materials.

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This collection contains a wide range of support materials from the QCA. This includes the Early Years Foundation Stage handbook, support for using P scales, a review of teacher assessment, support materials for those doing the linked pair of GCSEs and Engaging Mathematics for all learners.

Two resources from SMILE Mathematics containing ideas which can be used for assessment. Revision for GCSE Through Groupwork consists of a number of cards which groups can use to test their knowledge. The Question Cards for Assessment consist of statements describing the mathematics being assessed together with...

The questions in this framework can help governing bodies identify areas to celebrate or challenge in their schools, enabling them to work with their senior leaders to drive improvement. This framework aims to enable governors to perform at their best, exemplifying an approach which could benefit all curriculum...

This very successful citizen science project is run annually by the RSPB. It is an ideal opportunity for pupils of all ages to identify different bird species and count the numbers they see in the school grounds. Details about the competition and the RSPB supporting materials can be found...

In this Cre8ate maths activity students learn that a simulation is a model of a real situation. Data for the birth rate of rabbits is provided and is used by students to develop their own model to simulate the breeding of rabbits in a field and consider the likely damage to the farmer’s crop. Initially this is done...

This series of activities from NASA take a mathematical approach to looking at radiation, and will make the student familiar with many forms of radiation, how it is measured, and what different doses can lead to over time. They are intended as supplementary problems for students looking for additional challenges in...

This resource contains sixteen instant maths ideas covering a whole range of suggestions that may be used as starter questions, extension questions or probing questions to assess understanding. Areas covered include: scaling up recipes, investigating paper sizes, value for money, proportion questions, rates and...