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  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Equivalent fractions (age 9+)

    Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to (n×a)/(n×b) using visual models; use this principle to recognise and generate equivalent fractions, including tenths…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Tenths (age 9+)

    Recognise and use thousandths; relate them to tenths, hundredths, and their decimal equivalents (e.g. 1/1000 = 0.001, 35/1000 = 0.035)

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Understanding fractions (age 9+)

    Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b (e.g. 3/5 = 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5)

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Understanding Percentages

    Understand the per cent symbol (%); know that per cent means ‘number of parts per hundred’; write percentages as a fraction with denominator 100 and as a…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Decimals and fractions (age 10+)

    Associate a fraction with division and calculate decimal fraction equivalents for simple fractions (e.g. 3/8 = 0.375); recall and use equivalences between…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Fractions of a whole (age 10+)

    Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator (a/b = a ÷ b); solve word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Dividing fractions (unit fractions)

    Interpret and compute division of a unit fraction by a non-zero whole number (e.g. 1/3 ÷ 4 = 1/12); use visual models and the relationship between…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Multiplication as scaling

    Interpret multiplication as scaling (resizing): compare the size of a product to a factor based on the size of the other factor without computing; explain the…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Fractions

    Dividing by Fractions

    Interpret and compute division of a whole number by a unit fraction (e.g. 4 ÷ 1/5 = 20); use visual models and the relationship between multiplication and…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    2-D shapes (age 8+)

    Identify lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations; recognise line-symmetric figures and draw lines of symmetry

    Ages 8 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Degrees and turns

    Know that angles are measured in degrees, where one degree is 1/360 of a full turn; understand that an angle turning through n one-degree angles has a measure…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    What Is an Angle?

    Understand that an angle is a geometric shape formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint (vertex); recognise angles in real-life contexts and 2-D shapes

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Angle Sum Rules

    Know that angles at a point sum to 360° (one whole turn), angles on a straight line sum to 180°, and vertically opposite angles are equal; use these facts to…

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Regular and irregular polygons

    Distinguish between regular and irregular polygons based on reasoning about equal sides and equal angles

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    3-D shapes (age 9+)

    Identify 3-D shapes, including cubes and other cuboids, from 2-D representations

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Classifying shapes by properties

    Compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes; understand that attributes belonging to a category also belong to all subcategories…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Numbers on a number line

    Understand a coordinate system defined by two perpendicular number lines (axes) with an origin at (0,0); know that an ordered pair (x, y) specifies a unique…

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Parts of a circle

    Illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter, and circumference; know that the diameter is twice the radius

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals

    Derive and illustrate properties of triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles using appropriate language, including interior angles, diagonals, symmetry, and…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    3-D shapes (age 11+)

    Use the properties of faces, surfaces, edges, and vertices of 3-D shapes (cubes, cuboids, prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, and spheres) to solve problems…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Metric & Imperial Conversion

    Understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units (inches, pounds, pints)

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Estimating volume

    Estimate volume of cuboids using 1 cm³ blocks; estimate capacity of containers using water

    Ages 9 to 10Concept
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Miles & Kilometres

    Convert between miles and kilometres using the approximate relationship (5 miles ≈ 8 km)

    Ages 10 to 11Concept
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Perimeter (age 10+)

    Recognise that shapes with the same area can have different perimeters and vice versa; explore this relationship systematically

    Ages 10 to 11Concept