Stringer Maths Year 9 Revision by Louise Taylor

Little and often

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Do a small bit every day. This is the key to success.

Chunking

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Break your revision into manageable chunks taking short breaks every 15-20 minutes.

Engage

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Doing maths is important. You will need to complete questions and mark them. Seek help from your teacher if you get stuck

Attend

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Attend all revision sessions offered (as well as usual lessons of course!)

Lists

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Print out a list of topics and tick them off as you complete them

Notes

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Make notes on each topic (from a revision guide or videos). Condense these onto revision cards.

Facts

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Learn key facts, methods and formulae off by heart

Warm up

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Start each revision session with some warm up questions such as a 5-a-Day.

Main: Skill based

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Use Sparx independent learning to search for the topic and complete the questions.
Watch the video and make notes for any question you find challenging.
Mark your work and ask for support if you get anything wrong and can't see why.

Equipment

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Always have your equipment to use in your revision as if you were in an exam.
This includes your scientific calculator. NOT your phone!

Formulae Sheet

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Have the 'Every formulae you could possibly need' sheet handy to use when answering questions

Five mixed-topic questions a day, everyday

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Arrive prepared

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Bring all your equipment:

Black pens
Pencils
Eraser
Ruler
Sharpener
Pair of compasses
Protractor
Scientific calculator

Strong Start

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When you start a paper, find a question you know you can answer to give you confidence. This doesn't have to be question 1 in the paper.

Time

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You have a an average of a minute a mark and 10 minutes to check your work.

Check your work

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If you think you've finished, check all your work carefully.
This means doing every question again checking your claculations.
Clear written workings will help here.
Check you have answered the question that was being asked.
Check the magnitude of your answer is right (does it 'feel' right?
Have you written your units?

Key words

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Underline key words

Drawing

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Draw with a sharp pencil and use a ruler for straight lines

Draw diagrams

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Draw diagrams such as bar models to help you visulaise the question

Process

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Always write down your process (your calculations including the operations)

Hand writing

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Write your digits clearly

Problem solving

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For long problem-solving questions, split your answer area into two with a vertical line.
Work vertically down each column.
Also do this for angles questions where you have to give reasons for your workings too (workings in one column and reasons in the other)

Sign post

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Sign post (label) to the examiner what it is you have worked out at each stage.

Edexcel Maths Guide to Life

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Commit key formulae and facts to memory

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Topic Practice in Sparx

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Log into Sparx
Click on 'Independent Practice'
Change your curriculum to GCSE
Choose your skill by:

Searching for a topic from the revision lists using the code

clicking on a topic and choosing a skill

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For those of you who like old school paper guides!

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Foundation

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Higher

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Foundation

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Higher

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A list of all topics for the end of Year 9 exams with Sparx codes

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Geometry Sentences

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FDP Conversions

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Foundation

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Higher

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Date

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17th June 2026

Time

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From 9am

Venue

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Most students will be in the Sports Hall. You will be contacted if you have extra support in a smaller room.

Papers

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Two one hour papers:
Paper 1: Calculator
Paper 2: Non-calculator

Formulae

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For maths we recommend the Casio FX-85GTCW. Make maths as easy as possible by having a good calculator! Two-thirds of your GCSE needs a calculator. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-FX-85GTCW-Black-Scientific-Calculator/dp/B0BVW38KQH/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3OUOZEHU5G42E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cJpnijPmNZLYLZH7fjdijEhHEB2Y0A6yJFu2DzK8pkLDa0FQI3VgY3NZMAZZup_AsFzSco_zC_PUB5rKUWTpep5im_ZwbqKfMdyFUpmNPEsn2qWs4lAZhc0lyS5JkYtAWCkDmyVebHs1ek1DYEw0OiDTHssNyWMbKWfjeR4ZblAveMHr7ZI7PFxNWTJETr1WPAP3BuEZyoyZ5PrqAs4fvXKZaJDqs8SaGEw1U-5E_BI.4Nx4j7KWm1yH4Tclk1t19FG07fJntyWJ_eMwEpEZkgc&dib_tag=se&keywords=casio+scientific+calculator&qid=1717411020&sprefix=casio%2Caps%2C65&sr=8-3

Doing past papers is always useful. Mark each one as you go. See your teacher if you get stuck on any questions.

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If you are in Higher tier, can you get 100% on the Foundation GCSE papers? If you are in foundation, can you get 100% on teh first half of each paper?

Maths Genie

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Onmaths

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Practice papers that can be completed online and automatically marked for you

Maths Genie

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Topic Practice from Maths Genie

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Videos and past GCSE questions organised by topic

Hannah Kettle Half Past Papers

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