This resource from Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the Statutory Assessment Tests for the year 2008, and their associated mark schemes, which are taken during May in the final year of Key Stage Three. The papers are tiered to facilitate an optimum...

This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the Statutory Assessment Tests for Key Stage Two for the year 2008, and their associated mark schemes.

There are three papers: the ...

This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the Statutory Assessment Tests (SATs) for the year 2009, and their associated mark schemes. This was the last statutory test for this Key Stage before they were abolished. The papers are...

This resource from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) contains the national assessment tests for Key Stage Two for the year 2009, and their associated mark schemes.

There are three papers: the ...

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) developed the Year Seven Progress Tests as a measure of progress over the year from Key Stage 2, at one point all students that did not attain a level four in the Key Stage Two tests could take these tests, which covered...

These ten mathematics study modules, designed for an individual teacher or group of teachers, were produced by the mathematics strand of the Key Stage Three Strategy. They are intended for teachers who would like to reinforce, confirm and extend their knowledge of the Key Stage Three mathematics curriculum and to...

This series of six leaflets from QCA (Qualifications and Curriculum Authority) were produced to exemplify children’s performance in mathematics at levels 2A and 3. They illustrate how judgements of attainment could be made by taking into account strengths and weaknesses...

This resource from Ofsted contains generic grade descriptors and supplementary subject-specific guidance in mathematics, drawn from the leadership and management section of the evaluation schedule for the inspection of schools and academies, January 2012. It is intended only to inform the judgements made by...

This resource looks at areas of the chemistry curriculum where mathematics is used, creating an opportunity for co-operation between chemistry and mathematics teachers. This booklet serves as good preparation material for CPD work between departments.

Cross-curricular work can be incredibly powerful, both in terms of student outcomes and staff Continuing Professional Development. However, it is easy to contemplate, but far more difficult to deliver. Effective planning is the key. At King James’s School, near Huddersfield, members of the mathematics and science...

This resource from the IET Faraday programme, supported by MEI and Tomorrow's Engineers, provides students with the opportunity to explore the mathematics behind revolving doors, including circle properties, estimation, compound measures and mathematical modeling.

"Revolving doors...

This is a great resource for providing underpinning mathematical knowledge for A level computer science. It is broken down into topics so could be used in small sessions to reinforce understanding. Set theory, numbers, cardinality, cartesian product, regular expressions, vectors and dot product, functions and Big O...

A resource from the National Curriculum Council (NCC). This booklet from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate (HMI) was a response to Mathematics from 5 to 16 1985, which was the third in a series intended to stimulate discussion about the curriculum as a whole and about...

This report, from Nuffield Foundation, presents the findings of a research project which mapped the mathematical and statistical content in the assessment of six A level subjects: business studies, computing, economics, geography, psychology and sociology.

Analysis of the summer 2010 examination papers from...

The Education Act 2002 implemented the legislative commitments set out in the White paper Schools Achieving success. It was a substantial and important piece of legislation intended to raise standards, promote innovation in schools and reform education law....