Year 6 SATs – the arithmetic test: Quick wins, maths revision tips and boosting pupil confidence Published 31 March 2025 Boost confidence for the KS2 SATs arithmetic paper: what’s likely to come up, quick wins and maths revision tips. Read more
Tips for success in the Year 5 Maths Challenge: teamwork, reasoning and problem-solving Published 14 January 2025 How to solve a range of maths problems and prepare for Year 5 Maths challenge 2025: recommendations, past questions and answers. Read more
Developing pupil oracy in primary maths: Festive Maths Challenges Published 03 December 2024 Begin with curiosity and end with reflection around strategy and metacognition, with collaborative reasoning and problem-solving in between. Develop pupil oracy in your classroom using these free festive maths challenges. Read more
Developing greater depth thinking with these festive maths challenges Published 28 November 2023 Enjoy these festive maths challenges with your class; an opportunity to engage in discussion, modelling, and representation. Bring the maths to life. Read more
KS1 maths TAFs and SATs: developing efficiency and accuracy in KS1 ready for KS2 Published 06 June 2023 What evidence can the KS1 maths SATs provide to inform end of KS1 teacher assessment judgements? How can we develop efficiency? Read more
How to use the KS1 reasoning SATs papers to teach children problem-solving skills Published 21 September 2022 A step-by-step approach to teaching problem-solving exemplified through the 2022 KS1 SATs paper 2. Read more
5 ways to use a maths book scrutiny as a tool for professional development Published 18 January 2022 How could reviewing pupils’ recorded outcomes as a teaching staff be a tool for everyone’s mathematical professional development? Read more
4 ways to make your maths working wall work Published 04 May 2021 How to build a relevant maths working wall that teachers and children can interact with to support, scaffold and deepen thinking. Read more
