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How to smooth the transition from KS3 to GCSE Maths

How to smooth the transition from KS3 to GCSE Maths

By Ian Davies A few years ago we wrote this blog on how to smooth the transition from Year 6 to 7 maths. It’s never easy for students to move from Year 6 to Year...

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Raising student attainment for Foundation GCSE maths students. Seven strategies that work and why.

Raising student attainment for Foundation GCSE maths students. Seven strategies that work and why.

by Anne Stothers How can we help our Foundation students achieve higher grades at GCSE?  During my 30 years of teaching secondary maths this has been a question discussed at departmental meetings and schools I have worked at....

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Getting GCSE maths revision right!

Getting GCSE maths revision right!

The run up to GCSEs can be a very difficult time for Year 11 students. Often, they are still learning new material but are aware of the need to practice and consolidate earlier learning so they are ready...

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Using Complete Revision and Practice as a GCSE course companion

Using Complete Revision and Practice as a GCSE course companion

Who is your worst critic? Well, for me, it is my daughter Annie. She is exactly the target audience for the Collins Complete Revision & Practice series; I was lucky to be commissioned to work on the series. Last...

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Secondary Maths – introducing probability

Chris Curtis, Curriculum Team Leader for Mathematics Asking a question ‘What is the probability of rolling two fair dice and obtaining two sixes’ can generate all kinds of misconceptions and incorrect...

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