Year 6 Algebra Programme of Study (statutory requirements)

Algebra in Year 6 This is a brand new category for Year 6 children, as Algebra is introduced for the first time. In fact, there is nothing very much in the way of new maths, more a change of title, as much of the work would have been covered before...

URBrainy holiday offer

URBrainy holiday offer The sun is shining and now is just the right time to introduce our special summer offer. For a limited time only we are giving all our new yearly subscribers 15 months access to URBrainy.com instead of the usual 12 months. A year’s subscription taken out at...

Long division and short division

Maths on the computer: long division and short division Short division is one of the hardest aspects of maths in primary school, but to make it much easier we have just published a series of on-screen maths activities which guide children through the process, step by step as well as...

Year 5 Statistics Programme of Study (statutory requirements)

Handling data has a brand new title in the Maths Programme of Study for September 2014: it is now called Statistics. Here are the new statutory requirements for Statistics. Year 5 Statistics Programme of Study Pupils should be taught to: solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in...

Apostrophes to show possession worksheets

Apostrophes to show possession worksheets Apostrophes are probably the most misused of all punctuation marks. This week we hope to clarify how apostrophes are used to show possession, with a great set of worksheets suitable for children in the middle to upper primary age range. Knowing how they came about...

Year 6 Ratio and Proportion Programme of Study (statutory requirements)

This is a brand new category for Year 6 children, emphasising solving problems using ratios. Year 6 Ratio and Proportion Programme of Study Pupils should be taught to: •    solve problems involving the relative sizes of two quantities where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division...