Year 8
Maths
Number, ratio, algebra and data
Unit 1
Ratio and proportion
Share quantities, scale recipes and compare rates.
0 of 3 done
What this unit covers
- Use ratio notation and simplify ratios
- Divide a quantity in a given ratio
- Solve problems involving direct proportion
Unit 2
Percentages and data
Percentage change, averages and reading real datasets.
0 of 3 done
What this unit covers
- Calculate percentage increase and decrease
- Interpret data presented in charts
- Compare distributions using the mean and range
Unit 3
Algebra: expressions and equations
Write, simplify and solve — the language behind every formula.
0 of 4 done
What this unit covers
- Simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions
- Solve linear equations in one variable
- Substitute values into formulae
Unit 4
Number sense
Place value, ordering, calculation, order of operations, factors, powers, standard form and rounding.
0 of 8 done
What this unit covers
- ma-n-1
- ma-n-2
- ma-n-3
- ma-n-4
- ma-n-5
- ma-n-6
- ma-n-7
- ma-n-9
- 1Place value with big and small numbers25 min · ★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 2Ordering integers, decimals and fractions22 min · ★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 3Written methods with fractions and decimals28 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 4Order of operations with powers and roots24 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 5Primes, factors, multiples, HCF and LCM26 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 6Powers, roots and rounded decimals25 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 7Standard form for very large and small numbers26 min · ★★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 8Rounding and estimating to check answers22 min · ★ · 3 quick checksStart →
Unit 5
Algebraic modelling
Turning real situations into expressions and formulae.
0 of 1 done
What this unit covers
- ma-a-7
Unit 6
Scale and maps
Using scale factors and scale diagrams to represent real distances.
0 of 1 done
What this unit covers
- ma-r-6
Unit 7
Shape and space
Area, volume, angle reasoning, polygons, congruence, similarity, construction and Pythagoras.
0 of 6 done
What this unit covers
- ma-g-1
- ma-g-2
- ma-g-3
- ma-g-4
- ma-g-5
- ma-g-6
- 1Area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezia, and volume of cuboids28 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 2Angles at a point, on a line and in parallel lines24 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 3Angle sums in triangles and polygons25 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 4Congruent triangles and similar shapes26 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 5Geometric language, sketching and construction22 min · ★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 6Pythagoras' theorem27 min · ★★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
Unit 8
Probability
Experimental probability, the probability scale, and systematic listing.
0 of 3 done
What this unit covers
- ma-p-1
- ma-p-2
- ma-p-3
Unit 9
Statistics
Scatter graphs and correlation between two variables.
0 of 1 done
What this unit covers
- ma-s-3
Unit 10
Number, algebra and geometry: connected foundations
A nine-chapter textbook unit that builds fluency, reasoning and problem-solving across three essential strands.
0 of 9 done
What this unit covers
- Use conventional notation for the priority of operations, including brackets, powers, roots and reciprocals
- Work interchangeably with terminating decimals and their corresponding fractions, and define percentage as 'number of parts per hundred'
- Substitute numerical values into formulae and expressions, including scientific formulae
- Simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions by collecting like terms, multiplying a single term over a bracket and factorising into a single bracket
- Use algebraic methods to solve linear equations in one variable, including all forms that require rearrangement
- Work with coordinates in all four quadrants and recognise, sketch and produce graphs of linear functions
- Apply the properties of angles at a point, on a straight line, vertically opposite angles, and angles in parallel lines
- Derive and use the sum of angles in a triangle and use it to deduce the angle sum in any polygon
- Use Pythagoras' theorem to solve problems involving right-angled triangles
- 1Chapter 1: Operations, powers and roots28 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 2Chapter 2: Fractions, decimals and percentages30 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 3Chapter 3: Substitution and formulae28 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 4Chapter 4: Expressions: expand, collect and factorise32 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 5Chapter 5: Solving linear equations32 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 6Chapter 6: Coordinates and straight-line graphs32 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 7Chapter 7: Angle facts and parallel lines30 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 8Chapter 8: Triangles and polygons30 min · ★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
- 9Chapter 9: Pythagoras and geometric proof32 min · ★★★ · 3 quick checksStart →
Unit 11
Number, powers and accuracy
Powers and roots, moving between fractions, decimals and percentages, and rounding, estimating and checking with confidence.
0 of 3 done
What this unit covers
- Use integer powers and associated real roots, recognise powers of 2, 3, 4 and 5, and distinguish between exact representations and truncated or rounded decimals
- Work interchangeably with terminating decimals and their corresponding fractions, and define percentage as 'number of parts per hundred'
- Round numbers and measures to an appropriate degree of accuracy and use approximation to check answers
Unit 12
Algebraic reasoning
Manipulating expressions, solving equations that need rearranging, and reading meaning from straight-line graphs.
0 of 3 done
What this unit covers
- Simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions by collecting like terms, multiplying a single term over a bracket and factorising into a single bracket
- Use algebraic methods to solve linear equations in one variable, including all forms that require rearrangement
- Work with coordinates in all four quadrants and recognise, sketch and produce graphs of linear functions
Unit 13
Ratio, proportion and rates of change
Sharing in a ratio, percentage change and original values, direct and inverse proportion, compound measures and scale.
0 of 5 done
What this unit covers
- Divide a given quantity into two parts in a given part:part or part:whole ratio, and express the division of a quantity into two parts as a ratio
- Solve problems involving percentage change, including percentage increase and decrease and original value problems
- Solve problems involving direct and inverse proportion, including graphical and algebraic representations
- Use compound units such as speed, unit pricing and density to solve problems
- Use scale factors, scale diagrams and maps
- 1Sharing in a ratio28 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
- 2Percentage change and original values30 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
- 3Direct and inverse proportion30 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
- 4Compound measures: speed, density and rates28 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
- 5Scale factors, drawings and maps28 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
Unit 14
Shape, probability and data
Polygon angle reasoning, congruence and enlargement, probability that sums to one, systematic listing, and comparing distributions.
0 of 5 done
What this unit covers
- Derive and use the sum of angles in a triangle and use it to deduce the angle sum in any polygon
- Identify and construct congruent triangles, and construct similar shapes by enlargement, with and without coordinate grids
- Understand that the probabilities of all possible outcomes sum to 1
- Enumerate sets and combinations of sets systematically, using tables, grids and Venn diagrams
- Describe, interpret and compare observed distributions of a single variable through appropriate measures of central tendency and spread
- 1Angles in triangles and polygons30 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
- 2Congruence, similarity and enlargement30 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
- 3Probability that adds to one28 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
- 4Listing outcomes with tables, grids and Venn diagrams28 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
- 5Comparing distributions: averages and spread30 min · ★★★ · 4 quick checksStart →
Unit 15
GCSE maths: number, accuracy and standard form
Prime factorisation, HCF and LCM, rounding and bounds, and calculating confidently in standard form.
0 of 2 done
What this unit covers
- Apply number operations, accuracy and standard form to solve GCSE-style problems.
Unit 16
GCSE maths: algebra and graphs
Expanding and factorising, solving linear, simultaneous and quadratic equations, and interpreting straight-line and curved graphs.
0 of 3 done
What this unit covers
- Manipulate algebraic expressions, solve equations and interpret graphs of functions.
Unit 17
GCSE maths: geometry, Pythagoras and trigonometry
Angle reasoning and proof, area and volume of common solids, and using Pythagoras and the trigonometric ratios.
0 of 3 done
What this unit covers
- Reason geometrically and calculate lengths, angles, areas and volumes.
Unit 18
GCSE maths: ratio, probability and statistics
Proportional reasoning and compound measures, probability with tree and Venn diagrams, and interpreting statistical data critically.
0 of 2 done
What this unit covers
- Use proportional reasoning, probability and statistics to interpret and solve problems.
Unit 19
Year 9 Maths: standard form, modelling and Pythagoras
Very large and very small numbers, turning situations into formulae, right-angled triangles, and describing relationships in data.
0 of 4 done
What this unit covers
- Interpret and compare numbers in standard form A x 10^n
- Model situations or procedures by translating them into algebraic expressions or formulae
- Use Pythagoras' theorem to solve problems involving right-angled triangles
- Describe simple mathematical relationships between two variables in observational and experimental contexts and illustrate using scatter graphs

