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  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Classifying shapes by line properties

    Classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines, or angles of a specified size; recognise right triangles…

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Understanding angles (age 9+)

    Use the properties of rectangles to deduce related facts and find missing lengths and angles

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Transformations on a Grid

    Identify, describe, and represent the position of a shape following a reflection or translation using appropriate language; know that the shape has not changed

    Ages 9 to 10Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Coordinates (age 10+)

    Describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants); use coordinates with negative values

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Translating and reflecting shapes

    Draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane; reflect shapes in the axes

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Plotting points in the first quadrant

    Plot and read ordered pairs in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane; represent real-world and mathematical problems by graphing points and interpreting…

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Angles in triangles (age 10+)

    Find unknown angles in triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons using angle sum properties

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    2-D shapes (age 10+)

    Draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and angles, using a ruler and protractor accurately

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Understanding angles (age 10+)

    Recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite; find missing angles using these properties

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    3-D shapes (age 10+)

    Recognise, describe, and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets

    Ages 10 to 11Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Area and volume formulae

    Derive and apply formulae for the area of triangles, parallelograms, and trapezia, and for the volume of cuboids and other prisms (including cylinders)…

    Ages 11 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Angle sums in triangles and polygons

    Derive and use the angle sum in a triangle (180°), use it to deduce the angle sum in any polygon ((n−2) × 180°), and calculate interior and exterior angles of…

    Ages 11 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Coordinate Transformations

    Identify properties of translations, rotations, and reflections; describe and perform these transformations on given figures, and understand that the image is…

    Ages 11 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Measuring angles (age 11+)

    Draw and measure line segments and angles accurately using ruler and protractor, and interpret scale drawings to extract real measurements

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Understanding angles (age 11+)

    Apply the properties of angles at a point (360°), on a straight line (180°), and vertically opposite angles to find unknown angles in multi-step problems

    Ages 11 to 13Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Circles: Circumference & Area

    Calculate the circumference and area of circles using the formulae C = πd (or 2πr) and A = πr², and solve problems involving perimeters and areas of composite…

    Ages 12 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Understanding angles (age 12+)

    Use ruler and compasses to perform standard constructions: perpendicular bisector of a line segment, perpendicular to a line from or at a given point, and…

    Ages 12 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Applying Pythagoras' theorem

    Apply Pythagoras’ Theorem (a² + b² = c²) to calculate unknown side lengths in right-angled triangles, including in real-world and coordinate-geometry contexts

    Ages 13 to 14Method
  • Mathematics // Geometry

    Trigonometry basics

    Use the trigonometric ratios sin, cos, and tan in right-angled triangles to find unknown sides and angles, including setting up the correct ratio for a given…

    Ages 13 to 15Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Comparing Lengths & Heights

    Compare two objects directly by length or height and describe the difference using language such as long, short, tall, longer, shorter, taller, double, half

    Ages 4 to 6Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Comparing Capacity

    Compare and describe capacity and volume using language such as full, empty, more than, less than, half full

    Ages 4 to 6Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Measuring mass and weight (age 4+)

    Compare two objects directly by mass or weight and describe the difference using language such as heavy, light, heavier than, lighter than

    Ages 4 to 6Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Measuring length and height (age 5+)

    Measure and begin to record lengths and heights using non-standard and standard units

    Ages 5 to 6Method
  • Mathematics // Measurement

    Capacity and volume

    Measure and begin to record capacity and volume using non-standard and standard units

    Ages 5 to 6Method