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.

Mathematics example showing the simplification of two algebraic expressions, illustrating the use of a common denominator to combine fractions.
OCR, Bridging the Gap – A Student Guide

GCSE Exam Results 2026

This page, Exam Results 2026, has links to Exam Board Statistics and Grade Boundaries. These are made available on Results Days 2026.

Links are provided for Exam board access to scripts, also results analysis.

The page has information on A Level Results. GCSE results and analysis will also be available from Results Day, Thursday August 20th.

FFT Blog

FFT Webinar, Thursday September 10th, 4:00 PM BST,
Summer 2026 Result

FFT Education Datalab

Functional Skills

Added to the Functional Skills collection – Crack Maths.

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.

Crack Maths Functional Skills Level 2

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.

End of term…


If you’re looking for end-of-term activities, this collection offers a variety of ideas.
See also the Puzzles and Games collections.

New this year from PixiMaths, a Year 12 Murder Mystery.

Workers of Zen
Inspirograph by Nathan Friend

Both these activities can be found in the collection.


GCSE to A Level Transition includes many useful resources for students who have completed GCSE Maths and will go on to take A Level Mathematics.

OCR, Bridging the Gap – A Student Guide

For some Summer Reading, try the recommendations on the page Mathematics Book Recommendations.

Included in the collection are recommendations from Nrich and recommended reading from Oxford University.

See also the other Reading pages.

Colin Foster - Instant Maths Ideas
Colin Foster – Instant Maths Ideas