The lessons, from the Targeting Level 4 programme by the National Strategies, are designed to support teachers working with year seven students who need to consolidate work at level three and extend into level four. The lessons, which are quite detailed, focus on...

These publications from the National Strategies gives an overview of the resources for year 7 intervention and rationale behind them.

The Year 7 intervention plan builds key elements of the Key Stage 2 programme of study into the Year 7 yearly teaching programme and illustrates where the new materials in...

Task Maths, written by Barbara and Derek Ball, was published in the early 1990s to provide a mathematics programme for secondary schools covering the revised 1991 National Curriculum.

The course consists of five student books, one for each year, and parallel teacher resource books. Task Maths provides one...

In this Year Seven textbook from Task Maths, there are 28 mathematics tasks. There are also useful sets of review exercises after every three tasks and revision exercises at the end. Each task consists of a number of differentiated activities. Many activities are investigative or exploratory and encourage...

In this Year Eight textbook from Task Maths, there are 21 mathematics tasks. There are also useful sets of review exercises after every three tasks and revision exercises at the end. Each task consists of a number of differentiated activities. Many activities are investigative or exploratory and encourage...

In this Year Nine textbook from Task Maths, there are 17 mathematics tasks. There are also useful sets of review exercises after every three tasks and revision exercises at the end. Each task consists of a number of differentiated activities. Many activities are investigative or exploratory and encourage discussion...

This article, from the Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM) publication ‘Mathematics Teaching’, and is taken from MT231.

Jenni Back, Colin Foster, Jo Tomalin, John Mason, Malcolm Swan and Anne Watson set out to resolve the issue of ‘Tasks and their place in mathematics teaching and learning’ by ‘...

In this Bowland assessment task, students are asked to organise a trip to the airport for 75 people. A combination of small and large taxis can be used. Students are told how many people each taxi can hold and how much each taxi costs and are required to find the cheapest solution. Students select a suitable...

This task is designed to assess how well students understand calculations in a practical context.

The task is set in the context of organising a trip for 75 people, where two types of taxi are available:
A small taxi costs $40 for the trip and holds up to 4 people.
A large taxi costs $63 for the...

Two friends, Albert and Betty, agree to meet for lunch. Their starting locations and possible meeting point are shown on a grid. Students are asked to explore the best place for the two friends to meet, given certain conditions (e.g. only four blocks away from Albert). There are six challenges to attempt with...

These resources describe case studies looking at how teachers and schools across the country have benefitted from enhancement and enrichment programmes like STEM Ambassadors and STEM Clubs. STEM Ambassadors are volunteers of all ages and from all backgrounds working in STEM related roles from apprentices to...

One aim of the National Strategies was to improve and strengthen the mathematical subject knowledge of teachers. To this end a wide range of materials, in the form of self-study units for teachers, were produced to supplement Continuing Professional Development courses.

The materials included:
*Algebra...

These resources allow the learning of maths within the engineering context of deployable structures. There are a range of secondary maths topics covered including density, nets,...

During the mid-1980s, the Southern Regional Examination Board (SREB) and the Mathematics Centre at the University of Chichester initiated a project in anticipation of the publication of the GCSE National Criteria for Mathematics. The aim of the project, known as Teachers Evaluating and Assessing Mathematics (TEAM...

A resource from the Mathematics Centre at the University of Chichester which gives some examples of students' work and a variety of activities to develop mathematical skills.

Examples of students’ work from a wide range of ages and attainment. This section contains an overview of the project...