Oct 4 2026

ESAT

Added to the University Admissions page, a valuable resource for the ESAT Admissions test.

ESAT
The ESAT (Engineering and Science Admissions Test) is a computer-based university entrance examination delivered via Pearson VUE test centres by University Admissions Tests UK (UAT-UK).

The ESAT Admissions Test is required for 2027 entry by Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford and UCL It is used for undergraduate STEM applicants across:

Cambridge: Engineering, Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, and Veterinary Medicine.

Imperial: Most Engineering disciplines (Aeronautical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical & Electronic, Mechanical, Design) and Physics.

Oxford: Engineering Science, Physics, Physics & Philosophy, and Biomedical Sciences.

UCL: Electronic & Electrical Engineering (with other engineering courses using alternative tests).

All applicants sit the compulsory Mathematics 1 module plus two course-specific modules chosen from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematics 2.

A valuable resource for ESAT preparation comes from Lucas Rey. an Oxford DPhil aerothermal engineer.
Follow the plan suggested – Start here; the site has four sample papers and practice questions filed by topic published free, aditionally, full timed papers in ESAT practice, and the shortcut library, the essentials guide and the diagnostic.

Have a look at ESAT Mathematics 1 Practice Questions by Topic for example.

A comprehensive and clear worked solution is provided for each problem, including a section on why the incorrect options are wrong.

Sep 17 2026

Maths Mondays

….for Functional Skills and Foundation GCSE Maths.

Iain Forsyth’s CrackMaths is offering free out-of-class support for resit students this year.

Every Monday from 7:00–8:00pm, Iain will be live on YouTube working through exam-style questions and helping students keep on top of their maths outside of their usual lessons.

From now until December, he will be focusing on the overlap between Functional Skills Level 2 and Foundation GCSE Maths, building up the core skills needed for both qualifications.

Then, in the new year, the content will move on to the additional Foundation GCSE content, working towards covering the full Foundation syllabus in time for the summer exams.

Each week, students are given five topics to work through independently before the following live Monday math’s session, when Iain will go through exam-style questions based on what they’ve studied and set the topics for the week ahead.
Although the sessions are live, they’re recorded and remain available afterwards, so students don’t need to be able to attend at 7pm. It’s really just about offering some extra structure and support for their maths outside of class.

You can find the scheme of work using this link, so you can see exactly what will be covered and when. Everything, including the weekly resources, can also be found at crackmaths.co.uk.

Remember, from Iain Forsyth’s Crack Maths learn Functional Skills Level 2 from 70 (all free) Tutorials. Coverage of the specification is comprehensive and very clearly presented. Plenty of practice questions are provided, making this a valuable resource for studying Functional Skills. Following each video, practice questions are provided, including scenario questions.The videos are all hosted on YouTube. Also available are exam paper walkthroughs.All the resources are freely available on the website; it is also possible to buy books for teachers or students who want printed copies. The Functional Skills book is also available from Amazon

Sep 12 2026

Back to School 2026

Some useful posts and pages for the start of term…

The menu on the right-hand side features some posts which may be helpful.

Featured Posts

Note also the top menu where we have, for example, questions by topic KS3-KS5.

A reminder of the resource collections for KS3-KS4

Each of these pages includes a description of the GCSE content and links to resources, there is a link at the top of each page for sites easily searchable by topic; the old but still useful National Strategies Exemplication Examples are also included.

Educational page illustrating algebraic expressions, including simplification and factorisation examples. — Exemplification Examples – Algebra

Information and resources for IGCSE Mathematics is available from the top menu tab, GCSE/IGCSE/L2 Further Maths (14-16)

Also available from the top menu tab are resources for AQA Level 2 Further Mathematics

Many excellent resources for A Level teaching can be found on this page, A Level (16+) Resources. I have included the A Level baseline test and resources from Pixi Maths. This very useful set of resources includes solutions as well as the baseline test, a question-level analysis and also an intervention booklet and solutions.

A math problem featuring a triangle with vertices A, B, and C. The triangle has sides measuring 3 + √2 cm, 2 + 2√3 cm, and includes a 60° angle at vertex B. There are formulas for calculating the area and perimeter of the triangle provided alongside. — PixiMaths – A Level Baseline Intervention Booklet

A table with a math problem set for Year 12 students covering various topics such as evaluating expressions, factoring, simplifying, and finding equations of lines and circles, divided into sections for each day. — Webmaths – Year 12 “3 a day”

We also have on Webmaths, for A Level Maths, “3 a day” for Year 12 Maths; these resources look excellent; you can also find Year 13 3 a day. The starters are included in the Advanced Level Starters collection.