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  • 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

    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 // 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
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals

    Derive and illustrate properties of triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles using appropriate language, including interior angles, diagonals, symmetry, and…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    3-D shapes (age 11+)

    Use the properties of faces, surfaces, edges, and vertices of 3-D shapes (cubes, cuboids, prisms, cylinders, pyramids, cones, and spheres) to solve problems…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Similarity and enlargement

    Understand similarity as a relationship where one shape is an enlargement of another; construct similar shapes by enlargement with a given scale factor and…

    Ages 12 to 14Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Angles in triangles (age 12+)

    Know and use the criteria for triangle congruence (SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS), use standard labelling conventions for sides and angles of triangle ABC, and determine…

    Ages 12 to 14Concept
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Angles with parallel lines

    Understand and use the relationship between parallel lines cut by a transversal: corresponding angles, alternate interior angles, and co-interior (same-side…

    Ages 12 to 14Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Using inverse operations

    Recognise and use relationships between operations including inverse operations; use these relationships to check answers and simplify calculations

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Priority of operations

    Use conventional notation for the priority of operations including brackets, powers, roots, and reciprocals; apply BIDMAS/BODMAS consistently to evaluate…

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Mathematics // Multiplication & Division

    Factors, multiples, and primes (age 11+)

    Use the concepts and vocabulary of prime numbers, factors, multiples, common factors, common multiples, highest common factor (HCF), lowest common multiple…

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Fractions on a number line

    Understand and use place value for decimals, measures, and integers of any size; extend the number system to include all positive and negative integers…

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Numbers on a number line

    Understand the absolute value of a rational number as its distance from zero on the number line; interpret absolute value as magnitude in real-world contexts…

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Mathematics // Number Representation & Place Value

    Number Sets & Infinity

    Appreciate the infinite nature of the sets of integers, real numbers, and rational numbers; position integers on a number line and distinguish between rational…

    Ages 13 to 14Concept
  • Mathematics // Probability

    Complementary events

    Understand and apply the rule that probabilities of all mutually exclusive outcomes sum to one; use this to find the probability of a complementary event (P(not…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Probability

    The Probability Scale

    Understand probability as a measure on a scale from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain); use the language of probability including likely, unlikely, certain, and…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    One Quantity as a Fraction

    Express one quantity as a fraction of another where the result may be less than 1 or greater than 1, and interpret the meaning in context

    Ages 11 to 12Concept
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Percentages as Fractions

    Define percentage as 'number of parts per hundred'; interpret percentages and percentage changes as a fraction or a decimal; express one quantity as a…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Proportion

    Recognise and solve problems involving direct proportion (as one quantity increases, the other increases at a constant rate) and inverse proportion (as one…

    Ages 12 to 14Concept
  • Mathematics // Ratio & Proportion

    Ratio Notation and Relationships

    Understand that a multiplicative relationship between two quantities can be expressed as a ratio; use ratio notation; simplify ratios

    Ages 12 to 14Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Grammar for Effect

    Analyse the effectiveness and impact of grammatical features in texts read — understanding how authors make deliberate grammatical choices (sentence length…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Phrases & Clauses

    Understand and analyse the function of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, prepositional) and clauses (main, subordinate, relative) in general and in…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Standard English

    Know and understand the differences between spoken and written language — including differences in formality, register, grammar, and vocabulary — and between…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept