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Year 7
Year 7 Number
Place value, ordering and rounding
What each digit is worth, then rounding, estimating and limits of accuracy.
StartYear 7 Number
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
Column methods, decimals, and the order to do a longer sum in.
StartYear 7 Number
Factors, multiples and primes
Times tables, factors and primes, then HCF, LCM and prime factors.
StartYear 7 Number
Fractions: equivalence, adding and subtracting
Equivalent fractions, comparing, and adding and subtracting with any bottom numbers.
StartYear 7 Number
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Three ways of writing the same amount, and how to move between them.
StartYear 7 Number
Negative numbers
From the number line to multiplying, dividing and equations with negative answers.
StartYear 7 Algebra
Algebra: notation and substitution
What letters mean, how algebra is written, and swapping in numbers.
StartYear 7 Algebra
Simplifying expressions and one-step equations
Collecting like terms, and solving one-step and simple two-step equations.
StartYear 7 Algebra
Sequences
Continuing patterns, finding the rule, and finding any term from its position.
StartYear 7 Algebra
Coordinates and simple graphs
Reading and plotting points, then using rules and tables of values.
StartYear 7 Geometry and measures
Angles and properties of shapes
Angles on lines, in triangles and quadrilaterals, parallel lines, and naming shapes.
StartYear 7 Geometry and measures
Perimeter and area
Perimeter, then the area of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, trapeziums and compound shapes.
StartYear 7 Ratio and proportion
Ratio
Writing and simplifying ratios, sharing in a ratio, best buys and ratio problems.
StartYear 7 Statistics
Averages and charts
Mean, median, mode and range, then bar charts, frequency tables and pie charts.
StartYear 7 Probability
Probability
The probability scale, finding and combining probabilities, expected results and experiments.
StartYear 8
Year 8 Number
Powers, roots and prime factorisation
Squares, cubes, roots and index notation, then prime factors, HCF and LCM in index form.
StartYear 8 Number
Multiplying and dividing fractions
Find fractions of amounts, multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers, with plenty of practice.
StartYear 8 Ratio and proportion
Percentage increase and decrease
Use multipliers to find percentage change, profit and loss, simple interest and repeated changes.
StartYear 8 Ratio and proportion
Ratio and proportion
Simplify ratios, share amounts, scale recipes up and down, and find the best buy.
StartYear 8 Algebra
Expanding and factorising
Multiply out brackets, collect like terms and factorise, starting with numbers and moving to letters.
StartYear 8 Algebra
Solving linear equations
From your first equation to brackets, fractions and letters on both sides.
StartYear 8 Algebra
Straight-line graphs
Coordinates, gradient, and the equation of any straight line.
StartYear 8 Algebra
Sequences and the nth term
Spot the common difference, write the nth term and use it to find any term.
StartYear 8 Geometry and measures
Angles in parallel lines and polygons
Use angle facts, parallel lines, then interior and exterior angles of polygons.
StartYear 8 Geometry and measures
Circles, trapezia and compound areas
Work out the circumference and area of circles, trapezia, compound shapes and semicircles.
StartYear 8 Geometry and measures
Volume and surface area of prisms
Find the volume and surface area of cuboids, prisms and cylinders, and convert to litres.
StartYear 8 Geometry and measures
Transformations
Translate, reflect, rotate and enlarge shapes on a coordinate grid.
StartYear 8 Number
Significant figures, estimation and standard form
Round and estimate, then write and calculate with numbers in standard form.
StartYear 8 Statistics
Scatter graphs and averages from tables
Describe correlation, draw lines of best fit, and find averages from frequency tables.
StartYear 8 Probability
Probability: sample spaces and Venn diagrams
Count outcomes, use tables of outcomes and Venn diagrams, and work out expected numbers.
StartYear 9
Year 9 Algebra
Simultaneous equations
Solve two equations with two unknowns using elimination, substitution and graphs.
StartYear 9 Geometry and measures
Pythagoras' theorem
Find missing sides of right-angled triangles and use it in real problems.
StartYear 9 Number
Indices and standard form
Learn the laws of indices, negative powers, and standard form for very big and very small numbers.
StartYear 9 Algebra
Inequalities
Use the four inequality symbols, show answers on number lines and solve inequalities.
StartYear 9 Algebra
Rearranging formulae
Make any letter the subject, from simple formulae to brackets, squares and science formulae.
StartYear 9 Algebra
Double brackets and factorising quadratics
Expand double brackets, factorise quadratics and solve them.
StartYear 9 Algebra
Quadratic graphs
Tables of values, the U-shaped curve, roots, turning points and real curves.
StartYear 9 Geometry and measures
Right-angled trigonometry
Sine, cosine and tangent to find sides and angles.
StartYear 9 Geometry and measures
Similarity and congruence
Scale factors, similar shapes, and congruent triangles.
StartYear 9 Ratio and proportion
Compound measures
Speed, density, pressure and distance-time graphs.
StartYear 9 Ratio and proportion
Direct and inverse proportion
Direct and inverse proportion with tables, formulae and graphs.
StartYear 9 Ratio and proportion
Compound interest and reverse percentages
Multipliers, compound interest, depreciation and finding the original amount.
StartYear 9 Geometry and measures
Constructions, loci and bearings
Three-figure bearings, back bearings, loci and scale drawings.
StartYear 9 Probability
Probability trees
Independent events, tree diagrams, at least one, and without replacement.
StartYear 9 Statistics
Comparing distributions
Mean, median, quartiles, box plots, and comparing sets of data.
StartNumber
Year 7 Number
Place value, ordering and rounding
What each digit is worth, then rounding, estimating and limits of accuracy.
StartYear 7 Number
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
Column methods, decimals, and the order to do a longer sum in.
StartYear 7 Number
Factors, multiples and primes
Times tables, factors and primes, then HCF, LCM and prime factors.
StartYear 7 Number
Fractions: equivalence, adding and subtracting
Equivalent fractions, comparing, and adding and subtracting with any bottom numbers.
StartYear 7 Number
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Three ways of writing the same amount, and how to move between them.
StartYear 7 Number
Negative numbers
From the number line to multiplying, dividing and equations with negative answers.
StartYear 8 Number
Powers, roots and prime factorisation
Squares, cubes, roots and index notation, then prime factors, HCF and LCM in index form.
StartYear 8 Number
Multiplying and dividing fractions
Find fractions of amounts, multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers, with plenty of practice.
StartYear 8 Number
Significant figures, estimation and standard form
Round and estimate, then write and calculate with numbers in standard form.
StartYear 9 Number
Indices and standard form
Learn the laws of indices, negative powers, and standard form for very big and very small numbers.
StartAlgebra
Year 7 Algebra
Algebra: notation and substitution
What letters mean, how algebra is written, and swapping in numbers.
StartYear 7 Algebra
Simplifying expressions and one-step equations
Collecting like terms, and solving one-step and simple two-step equations.
StartYear 7 Algebra
Sequences
Continuing patterns, finding the rule, and finding any term from its position.
StartYear 7 Algebra
Coordinates and simple graphs
Reading and plotting points, then using rules and tables of values.
StartYear 8 Algebra
Expanding and factorising
Multiply out brackets, collect like terms and factorise, starting with numbers and moving to letters.
StartYear 8 Algebra
Solving linear equations
From your first equation to brackets, fractions and letters on both sides.
StartYear 8 Algebra
Straight-line graphs
Coordinates, gradient, and the equation of any straight line.
StartYear 8 Algebra
Sequences and the nth term
Spot the common difference, write the nth term and use it to find any term.
StartYear 9 Algebra
Simultaneous equations
Solve two equations with two unknowns using elimination, substitution and graphs.
StartYear 9 Algebra
Inequalities
Use the four inequality symbols, show answers on number lines and solve inequalities.
StartYear 9 Algebra
Rearranging formulae
Make any letter the subject, from simple formulae to brackets, squares and science formulae.
StartYear 9 Algebra
Double brackets and factorising quadratics
Expand double brackets, factorise quadratics and solve them.
StartYear 9 Algebra
Quadratic graphs
Tables of values, the U-shaped curve, roots, turning points and real curves.
StartRatio and proportion
Year 7 Ratio and proportion
Ratio
Writing and simplifying ratios, sharing in a ratio, best buys and ratio problems.
StartYear 8 Ratio and proportion
Percentage increase and decrease
Use multipliers to find percentage change, profit and loss, simple interest and repeated changes.
StartYear 8 Ratio and proportion
Ratio and proportion
Simplify ratios, share amounts, scale recipes up and down, and find the best buy.
StartYear 9 Ratio and proportion
Compound measures
Speed, density, pressure and distance-time graphs.
StartYear 9 Ratio and proportion
Direct and inverse proportion
Direct and inverse proportion with tables, formulae and graphs.
StartYear 9 Ratio and proportion
Compound interest and reverse percentages
Multipliers, compound interest, depreciation and finding the original amount.
StartGeometry and measures
Year 7 Geometry and measures
Angles and properties of shapes
Angles on lines, in triangles and quadrilaterals, parallel lines, and naming shapes.
StartYear 7 Geometry and measures
Perimeter and area
Perimeter, then the area of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, trapeziums and compound shapes.
StartYear 8 Geometry and measures
Angles in parallel lines and polygons
Use angle facts, parallel lines, then interior and exterior angles of polygons.
StartYear 8 Geometry and measures
Circles, trapezia and compound areas
Work out the circumference and area of circles, trapezia, compound shapes and semicircles.
StartYear 8 Geometry and measures
Volume and surface area of prisms
Find the volume and surface area of cuboids, prisms and cylinders, and convert to litres.
StartYear 8 Geometry and measures
Transformations
Translate, reflect, rotate and enlarge shapes on a coordinate grid.
StartYear 9 Geometry and measures
Pythagoras' theorem
Find missing sides of right-angled triangles and use it in real problems.
StartYear 9 Geometry and measures
Right-angled trigonometry
Sine, cosine and tangent to find sides and angles.
StartYear 9 Geometry and measures
Similarity and congruence
Scale factors, similar shapes, and congruent triangles.
StartYear 9 Geometry and measures
Constructions, loci and bearings
Three-figure bearings, back bearings, loci and scale drawings.
StartProbability
Year 7 Probability
Probability
The probability scale, finding and combining probabilities, expected results and experiments.
StartYear 8 Probability
Probability: sample spaces and Venn diagrams
Count outcomes, use tables of outcomes and Venn diagrams, and work out expected numbers.
StartYear 9 Probability
Probability trees
Independent events, tree diagrams, at least one, and without replacement.
StartStatistics
Year 7 Statistics
Averages and charts
Mean, median, mode and range, then bar charts, frequency tables and pie charts.
StartYear 8 Statistics
Scatter graphs and averages from tables
Describe correlation, draw lines of best fit, and find averages from frequency tables.
StartYear 9 Statistics
Comparing distributions
Mean, median, quartiles, box plots, and comparing sets of data.
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