Welcome to my 168th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.
1. Revision Resources
I have a page dedicated to GCSE revision resources which is the most visited page on my website. It’s had around 130 000 views since I wrote it back in 2016 and it gets particularly busy in April and May. Here are a few recent additions:
- John Corbett (@Corbettmaths) has created an Ultimate Foundation Revision Video and accompanying booklet which contains 400 questions. He hopes to publish the Higher version of this resource in April.
- AQA recently shared a couple of new resources. Their Topic Audits are designed to identify areas that need focus and are available for both Higher and Foundation tier. These booklets contain one past paper question per topic from across the specification. Another new resource from AQA is their Worded Problems Topic Tests. These booklets help students gain practice in answering worded problem solving questions. There are two levels of difficulty, and scaffolding is provided for students who need extra support.
- @BicenMaths shared a helpful Revision PDF containing all publicly available Higher Tier Edexcel exam questions with video solutions.
- @MrMorleyMaths has shared a set of Revision Workbooks. Each booklet contains at least one past paper question on every topic. The workbooks are split into Foundation, Crossover and Higher.
- @1stclassmaths always produces high quality resources. New Practice GCSE Papers are currently being produced in the style of both Edexcel and AQA, based on an analysis of high frequency topics. Also, I’ve blogged about the Spicy Questions before but just to remind you: these are great if you’re after challenge for your Grade 8/9 students, and they are now available to download in a single PDF.
- New on Edexcel’s Emporium is a resource called One Marker Starters. This resource uses one mark questions from the start of Foundation Papers and is designed to build confidence for your Grade 1 – 3 students. Plus there are loads more fantastic revision resources to explore on the Emporium.