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We must start by saying congratulations and Happy Birthday to MathsBot! Jonathan Hall has been providing us with this amazing site for 10 years, thank you so much, Jonathan!

In week 2 we have Maths AS Paper 2 Statistics and Mechanics and A Level Further Maths Paper 1, looking ahead to Week 3 after half term, we have Further Maths Paper 2, A Level Maths Paper 1, Core Maths Paper 1 and GCSE Maths Paper 2.

For many further resources see G CSE Revision 2023

Recent Practice Papers, warm-ups and Checklists given that paper 1 is complete:

Adam Mercer - Starting Strong - Edexcel foundation

CorbettMaths AQA, Edexcel, OCR

Jo Morgan - Calculator Revision Mats

1st Class Maths AQA, Edexcel

1st Class Maths Edexcel Paper 2 Analysis & resources from Mr White & Jenny Hill-Parker

Mr Morley Maths - Edexcel Foundation, also Higher Paper 2 High Priority Revision topics

PixiMaths - Edexcel

Hannah Kettle Maths Edexcel

GCSE Maths Tutor Topic Checklists for Edexcel, AQA, OCR, IGCSE and WJEC

IMathsPlanner Edexcel, AQA

Mr Neill OCR P2 Practice Questions

Dave Taylor - OCR Revision Mat

OnMaths online paper and video solutions, one question at a time, AQA, Edexcel, and OCR

Matt Woodfine's Maths White Board AQA Revision mats & two 15-question online tests - AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC

Pete Mattock - AQA - big practice papers

Casio free webinars for GCSE Higher and A Level

AddvanceMaths IGCSE practice papers

Dani Quinn blog - thinking about what to send students home with

From Christine Norledge on Third Space Learning blog: Edexcel Paper 1 analysis with recommended revision list for papers 2 and 3.

IFrom Adam Mercer, "Starting Strong" for Edexcel foundation pupils.

See Corbettmaths GCSE Maths Summer 2023,we now have , paper 2 and 3 preparation materials and OCR papers 2, 3, 5, and 6. The material includes interactive revision checklists, (select a topic for an explanation on that topic) and Foundation and Higher Preparation Papers.

The interactive lists link directly to the appropriate video, note the video number and then find that in the list of contents on the videos and worksheets page for practice questions.

As there are 3 papers, it is almost certain that topics from paper 1 may appear again, so definitely make sure you revise everything.
John Corbett

Calculator revision mats from Jo Morgan:

IFrom First Class Maths a practice paper for Edexcel Paper 2H is now available. I do like the disclaimer on the front page, we cannot know what content will be examined - the best strategy is to revise everything! The paper has been created "with a careful analysis of the most common paper 2/3 topics from previous years and also careful analysis of what topics have already appeared in paper 1."

Note the timetable for the estimated dates for release of the practice papers and the Paper 2 key topics documents.

Mr White has used the Edexcel analysis from 1st Class Maths (Key Topics for Paper 2 based on Paper 1 Analysis and previous trends) to create this list of Maths Genie links for the top 20 topics in Edexcel. Note the tabs on the spreadsheet - we have a list for Higher and also for Foundation.

And using that analysis, Jenny Hill-Parker has created these resources for Edexcel Foundation and Higher:

and here we have Jenny's higher questions and .

The lovely @KerryDunton has completed a set of solutions for the high frequency Paper 2 topic questions that I created, so I'm going to tweet the whole lot out again - many thanks to Kerry and of course @1stclassmaths
First the Foundation Tier questions https://t.co/rtjGiMTNN8
- Jenny Hill-Parker (@JennyHillParker) May 25, 2023

PixiMaths Practice Papers "to help you revise for papers 2 and 3 Edexcel Maths GCSE for summer 2023 based on topics that we have seen in paper 1."

With that important reminder for students on the front page:

So I made a Predicted Paper for Wednesday's Edexcel Paper 2. Full Solutions on YouTube as always! (@hannahkettlemaths) https://t.co/GXNWWbAl3r Will get cracking with Foundation tomorrow!
- Hannah Kettle Maths (@hkettlemaths) June 3, 2023

GCSE Maths Tutor - 2023 Paper 2 Checklist - choose Get the free checklist, then you can choose your exam board, Edexcel, AQA, OCR, IGCSE and WJEC.

iAQA and Edexcel Practice Papers from @mathsplanner, Foundation solutions are available, higher will follow.

For OCR, see Mr Neill's suggested practice questions for Foundations and Higher for Paper 2.

For anyone teaching OCR these are what I think will be on P2. Using my heatmaps. Created as there is not too much out there for OCR.
Hope they are helpful. Just used the heatmaps and past questions. All non calc. https://t.co/YZjHpPEz4m
- Mr Neill MATHS GCSE Exam Questions By Topic (@gcse_math) May 26, 2023

Remember that Mr Neill has this brilliant resource, all Edexcel, AQA and OCR GCSE maths questions by topic with answers from June 2017 to Nov 2020 (9-1), available all on pdf, PowerPoint or Promethean.

Dave Taylor has used his list of topics to create a revision mat for OCR.

We also have papers and video solutions from @onmathsuk.

Very helpfully, onmaths has an online paper and video solutions for Foundation and Higher AQA, Edexcel, and OCR (downloads are available for subscribers)

From Matt Woodfine a collection of resources for AQA Paper 2

Also available are online 15-question online tests which assess different skills from the various checklists that have been shared that aim to tackle high-frequency topics or key skills. Tests are available for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, and WJEC; it is also possible to get a pdf copy of the test and answers. Goto this page, if you have the number for your chosen test choose click here from the statement "If you happen to know the MWB task number already (ideal if you have already set a homework to one group and would like to set it to a second group), please click here." You will then be invited to enter the code for the test you want.

The link to the tests and a full list of available tests are available here.

🚨 GCSE 2023 Maths teachers🚨

OCR H now added using @Corbettmaths checklist (THANK YOU!!).

So that the mini tests don't get lost in threads, here is the link and a full list of tests I've now produced to help target key skills for specific papers this summer:... pic.twitter.com/Khwx6JIWe9
- Matt Woodfine (@MattTheApp) May 25, 2023

has created some Foundation "Lessons" focussed on the 4 and 5 star topics. from @1stclassmaths's predicted topics on MWB, @MattTheApp.

Pete Mattock has created two AQA practice calculator papers, based on his analysis of paper 1.

Casio have free webinars for GCSE Higher on 30th May and for A Level on 1st June, the webinars will have a focus on the correct use of the calculator, for A Level the calculator will be the CG50.

For IGCSE - See AddvanceMaths.com

IGCSE Edexcel Maths Paper 2 predictions! https://t.co/cL2REKGVxK

Includes revision videos, practice questions and more useful resources.

Well done for surviving paper 1, you're half way there 😊 Good luck everyone!
- AddvanceMaths ➕ (@AddvanceMaths) May 20, 2023

Thinking about half term ahead, I do like this thoughtful blog post from Dani Quinn, that is a very important point about being careful what we send our students home with. Overwhelming them with too much work for which they can't get feedback is not helpful for students studying alone.

For A Level, see A Level Maths & Further Maths 2023.

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In 2016, I attended #MathsConf7 in Leeds. The outcome? A to-do list longer than my arm as I intended to create a textbook of exercises of increasingly difficult questions to improve upon the standard textbook diet that we in the UK feed from. 's 'Best New Resources' ahead of EdExcel's materials to support the new GCSE.
Resourceaholic.com
In February 2020, Craig Barton announced me as 'the master of fluency practice' for these resources.
In April 2017, IDQs was announced as

In between these two times, I've had a promotion at work, a difficult time with a beloved family pet and a new arrival (Elizabeth Taylor, who is now 'not so new'), so time hasn't really been something that I've been accustomed to ...

... but I had turned my attention to randomising the Increasingly Difficult Questions as part of an eTextbook. A sample is available here and any feedback is absolutely welcome.

Anyway... Here are the sets of Increasingly Difficult Questions. I hope they're useful.

LEVEL 2 FURTHER MATHEMATICS

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&nbsp&nbspClassic Mistake Podcasts and Posters

How on earth can posters of mistakes help with teaching maths? The full series of Classic Mistake posters have been on display in the Maths classrooms and corridors of my school since 1997. At the time, some staff had concerns about them "sending out the wrong message" by showcasing incorrect maths, but such worries have proven unfounded.

In fact, the whole concept appears to have been embraced by everyone and students often joke with one another about avoiding "the Classics". It's okay to make these mistakes once, but they shouldn't keep making them. Awarding them a "I made a Classic Mistake today" sticker also helps to reinforce in their minds each of these avoidable errors (see the 'Freebies' tab to download these stickers).

And how many posters do you currently have up in your classroom that actually require the reader to think about what they are looking at? Many a visitor to my classroom has either been intrigued to find out what was wrong with the poster they were looking at, or they have taken great pride in having spotted what was wrong with it.

On a more anecdotal level, there has been a school five-a-side football team who called themselves "Classic Mistake Number 5", some of our students leaving for University asked for their own copies of the posters, and in 2006 the Sixth Form Revue even contained a short movie sketch whose punchline included the phrase "Classic Mistake Number 1". Proof of the impact that they could also make in your school?

A mistake in Maths earns "Classic Mistake" status if it is regularly made year in, year out, by successive classes of pupils or students, in classrooms.
What are Classic Mistakes?

They even get to the point where teachers will often incorporate Classic Mistakes into their lessons as teaching points.
If the students know where the pitfalls are, then they have a better chance of avoiding them - well, that's the theory at least!

Where have they come from? Mainly from marking exam scripts, and observing which errors were most prevalent.

Some have been suggested by students.
Others have arisen from sheer teacher frustration!

What's the Gallery all about? In the Gallery you can see at a glance each of the Classic Mistake posters and download a single copy of either a colour or black and white poster.

Also you can listen to the mp3 audio file that accompanies it, or download it for listening to later.

What are the mp3 files? They are mainly the verbal explanations that might be given to students who can't spot what the mistake in each poster is.

They are presented here in the style similar to many podcasts that are already available on the Internet - bit of music, bit of chat and ending with a bit of music.
The 41 audio files that accompany the original 41 posters were created over a period of 8 months, from November 2006 to July 2007. That's an average of one every 6 days!
If you're a teacher, why not use the posters and audio files in your lessons - it's one way of changing the pace of revision lessons.

Wow, there's tonnes of stuff here! Yes there is.

There are currently over 170 posters on this website that you can download, print off and decorate your maths classroom, maths corridor or whole school with!
Encourage your students to visit the website, check out if they can spot the mistakes in each poster, listening to the mp3 commentary if they can't.

How did you create this website, and all the stuff on it? All the posters were created in Microsoft Publisher and converted to pdf format using Adobe Acrobat. via Sennheiser PC155 headphones with microphone. whilst links to the music artists' websites are on my Podcasts tab....

The .mp3 audio files were created using Audacity
The sound effects used in the podcasts were found here and here here
I've also recently been notified of a great new website for even more sound effects, at Sound Snap.
Various websites were trawled to find the javascripts required to make this website work the way it does.
The pop-up window that displays large images whilst also playing the mp3 came from
A Quicktime Player Plugin detector in javascript came from
A tutorial on how to use Cascading Style Sheets was found here
Helpful websites about creating podcast feeds were here here and here.

Who are you? My name is Nevil Hopley and I am currently Head of Maths at a large independent school in Edinburgh, Scotland.

I've been teaching Maths in classrooms since 1993, creating websites since 2003 and maths podcasting since 2006.

Who plays the background music?
There are various artists' work featured in these podcasts.
Listed below, in order of their featured Classic Mistake number, are the ones used

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"Answers" by Debz, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Face the Facts" by Bergin, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Answers" by Debz, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Answers" by Debz, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Face the Facts" by Bergin, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Answers" by Debz, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Face the Facts" by Bergin, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Answers" by Debz, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Face the Facts" by Bergin, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Answers" by Debz, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Face the Facts" by Bergin, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Answers" by Debz, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Face the Facts" by Bergin, a school band recorded in June 2006.

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"Answers" by Debz, a school band recorded in June 2006.

Here's what's been said about the Posters and Podcasts...

I have just stuck your 'Classic Mistake' posters up in our corridor. They have created fantastic interest amongst our students of all ages and abilities.
Thank you very much!
Ian Classey, Maths Teacher, Istanbul International Community School, Turkey.

In the first month of this website going live, there were over 1750 visitors and between them they downloaded over 12400 poster files - that's a mean of 7 files each!

Hi, I think your classic mistakes posters are great. Have just printed them to SMART Notebook so I can display them on the SMARTBoard to talk about them with Year 11 in revision time. [To download this Notebook file, or click here]
The website is fantastic - only just discovered it but there is loads that I will use - many thanks
Liz Wallace, Maths Teacher, Fallibroome High School, UK.

We have just started podcasting and have a few episodes up now. I was just browsing around for other maths podcasts, found yours and think it's great!
We're going to do some plugging of other maths podcasts in our newsletter rather soon so we'll certainly give it a mention.
Marc West, editor of "Plus" - an online Maths magazine, UK.

I love the posters. What is going on with the decimal point though? You show 3.1 with the decimal point in midair looking like a multiplication operator. Is this a UK thing or a formatting issue? Ellen Hansen, by email.

My reply: In the UK we'd write 3x4x5 in shorthand exactly as "3.4.5" Hence a full stop does mean multiplication. The "midair" dot is a decimal point in the UK, not a multiplication sign. So things are the opposite way round from how it's done in the USA, for example.

I love the classic mistakes posters. I find that the students read them, identify with them, take comfort in the fact that they're not the 'only' one to have got it wrong.
They get students talking about maths - which is what a display is for - isn't it?
'suef11', from TES Mathematics Staffroom

I have several of these posters on display and have found they promote excellent discussion. Many students are keen to understand the mistake and make sure that they don't make the same ones.
I hope that an awareness of the classic mistakes means students will make them less.
'Casy', from TES Mathematics Staffroom

I'm an NQT just going into my third term in a Year 6 class and I just had to say thank you very much for all the work you have put into these and for making them free! Although I can not use everything on here there is certainly loads of it that I can, especially with SATs coming up. You have just saved me hours in thinking up a display!
Eleanor Prescott, NQT, Hampshire

I am compelled to write to say what a great idea this is! Can't wait to try these out with my GCSE classes this coming year.
Ruth Christopher, Maths Teacher, Cramlington Learning Village, UK.

Printing Troubleshooting When printing pdf files of posters to certain printers, some problems have been found to occur.

One remedy is to locate any "Advanced Printing" options and select "Print as Image" if you can.
Also, do not have your pdf viewing software reduce the image to fit printer margins - there is already sufficient blank space around the edges for this not to be a concern.

Classic Mistake Posters You can download the full collection of posters using the above links, or you can download individual posters from the Gallery. Both Colour and Black and White versions are available.
Download all Posters in Colour [4.6Mb]
Download all Posters in Black & White [6.2Mb]
Download the first 41 Posters as SMARTBoard Notebook [1.6Mb]

One way to use them is to print them off A4 size, enlarge photocopy to A3 coloured card, laminate and then display them on walls. If you can colour print to A3 coloured paper or card, then that is even better.
Have your students try and find the mistake in each poster - a great form of pre-exam revision!

Classic Mistake Stickers A Mistake's not worth making unless you gain recognition for it!
Download Stickers [1.8Mb]

Why not download this pdf file, acquire some sheets of labels for your printer (either 21 or 24 to a sheet) and have them available in class to give to students who make the mistakes. Some of the pages in the pdf file can generate 42 or 48 stickers per sheet of 21/24 stickers, by cutting the sheet along the lines shown.
You'll be surprised how much pleasure students get from receiving one of these stickers.
Be careful not to encourage them to make mistakes though....!

Classic Mistake Website Advertising Poster
Download Poster [209Kb]
Download this poster to adorn your classroom and corridor walls to direct students to log onto the website and hear the podcasts for themselves.
Suggestion: print off A4 size, chop and trim to get two posters from each A4 sheet, laminate and display.

Maths Facts Posters These 59 posters form a collection of facts that students of Mathematics just need to know.
Download Posters [2.5Mb]
Download Posters as SMARTBoard Notebook [1.1Mb]

Suggestion: print off A4 size, enlarge photocopy to A3 coloured card, laminate and display.
Why not change them around every week and see if students notice?!
Why not play the game of show 10 of them to a class, change one when they are looking away, and then see if they can name which one has been changed.

The REAL Maths Problems Posters These 23 posters form a collection of tongue-in-cheek posters, designed to be displayed at a jaunty angle. Each poster starts off in the same style as a typical question from a maths textbook or exam paper. However, instead of the traditional ending question, these offer an alternative issue to consider.
Download Posters [1.8Mb]

Suggestion: print off A4 size, photocopy to A4 coloured card, laminate and display.
Warning: not everyone understands these at first reading ... but that's often the best bit!

Random Dot Stereogram Posters These 5 posters are based upon the same principal as the "Magic Eye" posters that have been around for many years. The images were generated on a TI-92 graphic calculator.
Download Posters [230Kb]

Stare at them long enough and you'll claim to see anything!
Suggestion: print off A4 size, enlarge photocopy to A3 card, laminate and display. It's not known whether copying them to coloured card makes them any easier to see!

Pictures of Prime Numbers Posters A single colour poster that shows all the prime numbers up to about 8500 in an innovate way that reveals some hidden patterns in their regularity.
Download Poster [40Kb]

Suggestion: print off A3 size in colour, laminate and display.

Math Mistakes
"Real Mistakes from Real Students' Work". Find the mistakes in the Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus examples on this website and read plain language explanations so you can avoid making these same mistakes.

Classic Mistakes in Real Life
Read about some really quite alarming mistakes that have taken place in the real world!

Movie Mistakes
View pictures and video footage of production and continuity mistakes that have been spotted in Films and TV Programs. There are even more to be found at You Tube as well.

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Revision Material that is being uploaded as and when I make them for my year 11's up to their GCSE this year.

There are 8 subtopics on each worksheet. The 'easier' questions start on the inner ring and build up as students reach the outside ring. Aimed at (9-1) Foundation but could be used as fluency revision for higher students also. These print really nicely onto A3! You can find more of these on www.tes.com by @Rimmer_Maths

Just another way of approaching revision of the larger problem solving questions. Students tackle the 5 key skills round the outside of the 'Big Question'. Once students are confident on each of the 5 areas they should be equipped with everything they need to tackle the center problem.

A few posters just aimed at making sure students are fluent in those 'opening page' questions. That confidence starts to build the second they start to confidently get some marks in the bag, and practice makes permanent!

Cut out and build the tetrahedrons and use them during revision sessions or just chuck them around your room and on your shelves for an extra bit of maths! Focused on helping to remember the formulas that have now been taken away for the new 9-1 GCSE.

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These materials exemplify the ideas and approaches adopted in the Standards Unit pilot. To get best value from them, we recommend that you use them in association with the guidance and other materials in the resource. The following are some specific hints and guidance:

These sessions are offered as examples of the approaches to teaching and learning that we have developed in our pilot. They have all been revised and developed in the light of the trials but you should still regard them as examples and suggestions that you can build on.

They are not prescriptive nor is there any attempt to 'cover' any particular syllabus or specification.

Levels of challenge

1. Adult Numeracy, Key Skills Application of Number Level 1, FSMQ Level 1, GCSE E-G

2. Adult Numeracy, Key Skills Application of Number Level 2, GCSE D-F

3. Key Skills Application of Number Level 3, FSMQ Level 2, GCSE A-D D: AS, A2, FSMQ Level 3

Remember that these are only indications. Every session includes suggestions for differentiating within your group. Many sessions can be adapted for use at higher or lower levels of challenge.
Categories
The sessions have been grouped into categories such as 'Mostly number' or 'Mostly algebra'. These categories are provided for guidance only; many of the sessions contain rich activities that explore a range of mathematical topics.
Structure of the materials

The first page of each session describes the starting points and learning goals and the materials that should be prepared in advance.

The next two pages describe the process and activities of the session.

The remaining pages are photocopiable resources for you to use in the session. The underpinning rationale of all these materials is that they encourage discussion, reflection and active learning. We have not repeated this point in every session; it is up to you to make the most of the opportunities created by the materials.

The section 'Reviewing and extending learning' includes suggestions which could be followed up either in the same session or at a later session.

The section 'What learners might do next' describes learning activities that are probably best suited to a later session.

The section 'Further ideas', which appears in most sessions, includes suggestions for other learning activities based on the session and, particularly, cross-references to other sessions.

Professional development materials
The professional development materials provide session plans and resources to enable groups of teachers, trainers and managers to explore the implications of the teaching and learning approaches described in the rest of the resource. It can also be used to contribute to a continuing professional development programme for teachers and trainers.

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We can represent a group of friends by drawing a graph.
Each node represents a person.
An edge joins two nodes if and only if those two people are friends.

Here is a graph showing a group of friends.
Can you work out who's who using the clues below?

1. Alan has 3 friends, Barney, Charlie, and Daniel.

2. Barney and Ed are both friends with Charlie.

3. Ed is Frank's only friend.

Here is a second network of friends.
Again, can you use the clues below to figure out who's who?

1. Bella and Ciara are friends

2. Emily and Ciara are not friends

3. Bella is Fiona's only friend

4. Anna has more friends than anyone else

5. Daphne has three friends

6. Gill and Daphne are not friends

7. Emily has two friends

Once you've solved the two puzzles, here are some questions to consider:

Did each problem have a unique solution?
Were there any clues you didn't need to use?

If you label each node with the number of friends the person has, and add together all the numbers, what can you say about the answer? Can you explain why?

Can you design a puzzle which has a unique solution?
Can you design a puzzle which has two possible solutions?

Have a go at creating some other friendship network puzzles of your own and send them in for us to try!

Download a printable version of this problem
This problem featured in an NRICH Secondary webinar in September 2021.

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Can you solve the clues to find out who's who on the friendship graph?