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  • Mathematics // Addition & Subtraction

    Positive and Negative Numbers

    Understand positive and negative numbers as describing quantities with opposite directions or values; use them in context such as temperature, floors in a…

    Ages 11 to 13Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Numbers on a number line

    Understand inequalities as statements comparing expressions, represent solutions on a number line, and solve simple linear inequalities using the same…

    Ages 11 to 14Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Coordinates (age 11+)

    Plot and read coordinates in all four quadrants of the Cartesian plane, using positive and negative x- and y-values to describe positions precisely

    Ages 11 to 12Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Algebraic Notation

    Use and interpret algebraic notation including: ab for a × b, 3y for y + y + y, a² for a × a, a/b for a ÷ b, coefficients as fractions, and brackets for…

    Ages 11 to 12Language
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Solving Linear Equations

    Use algebraic methods to solve linear equations in one variable, including equations that require rearrangement, expanding brackets, and collecting terms on…

    Ages 11 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Collecting Like Terms

    Simplify algebraic expressions by collecting like terms — combine terms with the same variable and power (e.g., 3a + 2b + 5a = 8a + 2b) while maintaining…

    Ages 11 to 12Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Expanding Single Brackets

    Expand (multiply out) a single term over a bracket using the distributive property, e.g., 3(2x + 5) = 6x + 15; expand expressions involving negative multipliers

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Expressions & Equations Vocabulary

    Understand and use the concepts and vocabulary of expressions, equations, inequalities, terms, and factors; distinguish between an expression (no equals sign)…

    Ages 11 to 12Language
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Algebraic Transformations

    Model situations or procedures by translating them into algebraic expressions or formulae and by using graphs; move between word problems, algebraic…

    Ages 11 to 13Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Substituting into Formulae

    Substitute numerical values into formulae and expressions including scientific formulae; evaluate expressions by replacing variables with given values and…

    Ages 11 to 12Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Generating Sequences

    Generate terms of a sequence from a term-to-term rule (e.g., 'add 3 each time') or a position-to-term rule (e.g., '2n + 1'), and identify whether a sequence is…

    Ages 11 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Linear Function Graphs

    Recognise that a linear function produces a straight-line graph, understand the relationship between an equation of the form y = mx + c and its graphical…

    Ages 12 to 14Concept
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Plotting Linear Graphs

    Plot linear graphs by generating a table of values, reduce a two-variable linear equation to the form y = mx + c, and calculate gradients from two points on a…

    Ages 12 to 14Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Simple formulae

    Understand and use standard mathematical formulae; rearrange formulae to change the subject, performing inverse operations to isolate a different variable

    Ages 12 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Nth-Term Rules

    Find the nth-term expression for an arithmetic sequence by identifying the common difference and the zero-term, and use it to determine any term in the sequence…

    Ages 12 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Factorising Expressions

    Factorise algebraic expressions by taking out common factors — identify the highest common factor of all terms and write the expression as a product, e.g., 6x +…

    Ages 12 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Estimating answers (age 13+)

    Use graphs of linear and quadratic functions to estimate output values for given inputs, find approximate solutions to equations, and interpret graphical…

    Ages 13 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Quadratic Graphs

    Recognise that quadratic functions produce curved (parabolic) graphs, distinguish them from linear graphs, and use plotted quadratic graphs to estimate values…

    Ages 13 to 14Concept
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Simultaneous Equations

    Understand that two linear equations can be solved simultaneously by finding the point where their graphs intersect, and interpret this graphically and…

    Ages 13 to 14Concept
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Expanding Double Brackets

    Expand products of two or more binomials, e.g., (x + 3)(x - 2) = x² + x - 6, using the grid method or FOIL; simplify the result by collecting like terms

    Ages 13 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Comparing measurements

    Describe, interpret, and compare distributions of a single variable using appropriate measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and spread (range)…

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Pictograms and tally charts (age 11+)

    Construct and interpret frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, pictograms, and vertical line charts for both categorical and grouped numerical data, choosing…

    Ages 11 to 13Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Scatter Graphs

    Plot bivariate data on a scatter graph with correctly labelled axes and appropriate scales; describe the correlation (positive, negative, none) and draw an…

    Ages 13 to 14Representation
  • Mathematics // Data & Statistics

    Scatter Graphs & Correlation

    Describe simple mathematical relationships between two variables using scatter graphs, identify positive, negative, or no correlation, and use a line of best…

    Ages 13 to 14Concept