Our curriculum team and tutors have built lesson plans and testing directly from the primary curriculum sources for ages 7 to 16:
- National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (age 7-11), Key Stage 3 (age 11-14), and Key Stage 4 (age 14-16, GCSE)
- Independent Schools Examination Board for Common Entrance at 11+ and 13+
- GCSE examination boards Edexcel, AQA and OCR
- Key Stage 2 categories and topics (click to view)
- Numbers
- Number Stuff (Extension)
- Shapes and Solids
- Measurement
- Handling data
- Key Stage 4 (GCSE) categories and topics (click to view)
- Numbers
- Algebra
- Shapes and Area
- Trigonometry
- Graphs
- Handling Data
Key Stage 2 Categories and Topics
Numbers
Numbers – place value and patterns
Negative numbers
Division
Calculations with money
Adding
Multiplication
Rounding off
Subtracting
Long Multiplication
Mental Arithmetic
Number Stuff (Extension)
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Multiples – times tables
Prime factors
Number patterns and sequences
Dividing and multiplying by 10, 100, 1000…
Converting fractions, decimals and percentages
Factors
Even and odd numbers
Word formula and equations
Ratios and proportions
Prime numbers
Square numbers
Function machines
Shapes and Solids
Angles
Areas
Rotation, reflection and translation
The shapes you need to know
Congruence… the same
3D shapes you need to know
Perimeter
Symmetry
Shape nets
Measurement
Plotting coordinates
Units
Maps and compass directions
Time
Conversions
Timetables
Reading scales
Handling Data
Tables
Pictograms
Mean, median, mode and range
Tally marks
Line graphs
Probability
Bar charts
Pie charts
Key Stage 3 Categories and Topics
Numbers
Multiples and factors
Equivalent fractions
Accuracy
Metric and imperial units
Ratios
Square roots and cube roots
Factors and prime numbers
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Estimating
Fractions
Standard index form
Special number sequences
Rounding off
Conversion factors
Percentages
Powers or indices
Algebra
Turning words into Algebra
Number patterns
Letters
Trial and improvement
Rearranging formulae
x and y co-ordinates
Finding the gradient of a line
Simultaneous equations
Basic Algebra
Finding the nth term
Substituting values into formulae
The balance method for equations
Formula triangles
x, y and z co-ordinates
Four graphs that you should know
Inequalities
Expanding double brackets
Negative numbers
Solving equations the easy way
Density and speed
Easy graphs
Plotting straight line graphs
Shapes
Regular polygons
Areas
Volume and capacity
Circle geometry
Similarity and enlargement
Pythagoras’ theorem
Loci and construction
Symmetry
Circles
Solids and Nets
Three-letter angle rotation
Enlargement – 4 key features
Bearings
Key shapes to know
Perimeters and Areas
Geometry
Length, area and volume
Four transformations
Trigonometry – SIN, COS, TAN
Statistics and Probability
Probability
Combined probability
Frequency tables
Cumulative frequency curves
Theoretical probability
Graphs and charts
Grouped frequency tables
Estimated probability
Mean, median, mode and range
Cumulative frequency tables
Key Stage 4 (GCSE) Categories and Topics
Numbers
Types of numbers
LCM and HCF
Fractions, decimals, percentages and converting them
Ratios
Conversion factors
Speed, distance and time
Prime numbers
Rounding numbers
Fractions
Manipulating surds and use of them
Metric and imperial units
Finding the nth term
Multiples, factors and prime numbers
Accuracy and estimating
Percentages
Bounds and reciprocals
Formula triangles
Algebra
Powers and roots
Standard index form
Inequalities
Graphical inequalities
Simultaneous equations and graphs
Variations
Compound growth and decay
Solving equations
Factorisation and solving quadratics
Completing the square
Simultaneous equations – linear and quadratic
Basic algebra
Rearranging formulas
The quadratic formula
Trial and improvement
Direct and inverse percentages
Shapes and Area
Regular polygons
Surface areas and projections
Circle geometry
Combinations of transformations
Length, area and volume
Symmetry
Volume
Loci and constructions
Congruence and similarity
Areas
Geometry
The four transformations
Similarity and enlargements
Trigonometry
Pythagoras’ Theorem and bearings
The sine and cosine rules
The graphs to Sin, Cos and Tan
Trigonometry – Sin, Cos and Tan
Vectors
Angles of any size
3D Pythagoras and trigonometry
Real life vector questions
Transformation of graphs: shifts and stretches
Graphs
D/T and V/T graphs
x, y and z coordinates
Finding equations from graphs
Straight line graphs
y = mx + c
Finding the gradiant
Plotting straight line graphs
Some harder graphs
Quadratic graphs
Pythagoras, lines, and line segments
Handling Data
Probability
Mean, median, mode and range
Cumulative frequency
Other graphs and charts
Relative frequency
Frequency tables
Histograms and frequency density
Sampling methods
Probability tree diagrams
Grouped frequency tables
Spread of data
Times series
