New: Year 5 Fraction step-by-step tutorials

Our latest tutorials for Year 5 children can really help with understanding fractions. They include clear, step-by-step guides on: Equivalent fractions: A key aspect of work on fractions is to understand that if you multiply the numerator and the denominator by the same amount you will get an equivalent fraction....

New: Year 4 Fraction step-by-step tutorials

Year 4 covers much of the fraction work which many people, both children and adults, find difficult. These include adding and subtracting fractions. But, with clear, step-by-step explanations these topics can become straightforward. Our four latest tutorials cover: Fractions and one whole one: A tutorial explaining that when the denominator...

New: Year 3 Fraction step-by-step tutorials

A key part of fraction work in Year 3 is for children to understand that a fraction is a part of a whole. The terms denominator and numerator are used extensively, with the denominator showing how many equal parts the whole has been divided into. The numerator tells us how...

2024 KS2 Maths SAT Papers

We have just published this years KS2 Maths SAT Papers, with full answers. As usual there were three papers, one Arithmetic Paper and two Reasoning Papers. You do not need a paid subscription to use these test papers. The questions followed the same pattern as previous years. The Arithmetic Paper...

On-screen Practice in Year 6 for Number and Place Value

Many of the latest developments in teaching maths have originated in the Far East including Singapore and Shanghai, where children generally make exceptional progress. Part of this approach is ‘same day intervention’. One of the aims of same day intervention is to help those children who have not yet fully...

On-screen Practice in Year 5 for Number and Place Value

Mental arithmetic becomes much harder as the numbers become bigger, partly because it is much harder to hold a 5 or 6-digit number ‘in your head’ whilst working with it. We have a great selection of on-screen activities which give unlimited practice, are computer marked and also have printable certificates...