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  • Mathematics // Addition & Subtraction

    Mental addition and subtraction (age 9+)

    Add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers, using place-value knowledge and derived facts

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Addition & Subtraction

    Adding and subtracting (age 10+)

    Solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why, with numbers up to 10,000,000 and decimals

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Addition & Subtraction

    Addition and subtraction strategies (age 10+)

    Add and subtract decimals to hundredths using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction…

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Addition & Subtraction

    Positive and Negative Numbers

    Understand positive and negative numbers as describing quantities with opposite directions or values; use them in context such as temperature, floors in a…

    Ages 11 to 13Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Using Simple Formulae

    Use simple formulae expressed in words or symbols to calculate values (e.g. perimeter = 2 × (length + width))

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Writing Algebraic Equations

    Express missing number problems algebraically using letters for unknowns; translate word problems into equations

    Ages 10 to 11Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Number Pattern Relationships

    Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules; identify relationships between corresponding terms; form ordered pairs and graph them on a coordinate…

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Equations with Two Unknowns

    Find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns (e.g. find pairs (a, b) where a + b = 10 or 2a + b = 15)

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Systematic Listing

    Enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables systematically (e.g. all ways to choose from a set of options)

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Linear number sequences

    Generate and describe linear number sequences, including those with negative and decimal steps; identify the term-to-term rule

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Numbers on a number line

    Understand inequalities as statements comparing expressions, represent solutions on a number line, and solve simple linear inequalities using the same…

    Ages 11 to 14Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Coordinates (age 11+)

    Plot and read coordinates in all four quadrants of the Cartesian plane, using positive and negative x- and y-values to describe positions precisely

    Ages 11 to 12Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Algebraic Notation

    Use and interpret algebraic notation including: ab for a × b, 3y for y + y + y, a² for a × a, a/b for a ÷ b, coefficients as fractions, and brackets for…

    Ages 11 to 12Language
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Solving Linear Equations

    Use algebraic methods to solve linear equations in one variable, including equations that require rearrangement, expanding brackets, and collecting terms on…

    Ages 11 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Collecting Like Terms

    Simplify algebraic expressions by collecting like terms — combine terms with the same variable and power (e.g., 3a + 2b + 5a = 8a + 2b) while maintaining…

    Ages 11 to 12Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Expanding Single Brackets

    Expand (multiply out) a single term over a bracket using the distributive property, e.g., 3(2x + 5) = 6x + 15; expand expressions involving negative multipliers

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Expressions & Equations Vocabulary

    Understand and use the concepts and vocabulary of expressions, equations, inequalities, terms, and factors; distinguish between an expression (no equals sign)…

    Ages 11 to 12Language
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Algebraic Transformations

    Model situations or procedures by translating them into algebraic expressions or formulae and by using graphs; move between word problems, algebraic…

    Ages 11 to 13Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Substituting into Formulae

    Substitute numerical values into formulae and expressions including scientific formulae; evaluate expressions by replacing variables with given values and…

    Ages 11 to 12Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Generating Sequences

    Generate terms of a sequence from a term-to-term rule (e.g., 'add 3 each time') or a position-to-term rule (e.g., '2n + 1'), and identify whether a sequence is…

    Ages 11 to 14Method
  • 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

    Plotting Linear Graphs

    Plot linear graphs by generating a table of values, reduce a two-variable linear equation to the form y = mx + c, and calculate gradients from two points on a…

    Ages 12 to 14Representation
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Simple formulae

    Understand and use standard mathematical formulae; rearrange formulae to change the subject, performing inverse operations to isolate a different variable

    Ages 12 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Algebra

    Nth-Term Rules

    Find the nth-term expression for an arithmetic sequence by identifying the common difference and the zero-term, and use it to determine any term in the sequence…

    Ages 12 to 14Method