KS3 · DfE
Maths
Number, algebra, ratio, geometry, probability and statistics.
Specification
KS3
DfE
Learning available
19 units · 69 lessons
Progress
0/69
lessons complete
Units and lessons
Shared foundation lessons are shown once and count wherever the same knowledge belongs in this pathway.
Ratio and proportion
3 lessonsShare quantities, scale recipes and compare rates.
Percentages and data
3 lessonsPercentage change, averages and reading real datasets.
Algebra: expressions and equations
4 lessonsWrite, simplify and solve — the language behind every formula.
Number sense
8 lessonsPlace value, ordering, calculation, order of operations, factors, powers, standard form and rounding.
- 1Place value with big and small numbers25 min
- 2Ordering integers, decimals and fractions22 min
- 3Written methods with fractions and decimals28 min
- 4Order of operations with powers and roots24 min
- 5Primes, factors, multiples, HCF and LCM26 min
- 6Powers, roots and rounded decimals25 min
- 7Standard form for very large and small numbers26 min
- 8Rounding and estimating to check answers22 min
Algebraic modelling
1 lessonsTurning real situations into expressions and formulae.
Scale and maps
1 lessonsUsing scale factors and scale diagrams to represent real distances.
Shape and space
6 lessonsArea, volume, angle reasoning, polygons, congruence, similarity, construction and Pythagoras.
- 1Area of triangles, parallelograms and trapezia, and volume of cuboids28 min
- 2Angles at a point, on a line and in parallel lines24 min
- 3Angle sums in triangles and polygons25 min
- 4Congruent triangles and similar shapes26 min
- 5Geometric language, sketching and construction22 min
- 6Pythagoras' theorem27 min
Probability
3 lessonsExperimental probability, the probability scale, and systematic listing.
Statistics
1 lessonsScatter graphs and correlation between two variables.
Number, algebra and geometry: connected foundations
9 lessonsA nine-chapter textbook unit that builds fluency, reasoning and problem-solving across three essential strands.
- 1Chapter 1: Operations, powers and roots28 min
- 2Chapter 2: Fractions, decimals and percentages30 min
- 3Chapter 3: Substitution and formulae28 min
- 4Chapter 4: Expressions: expand, collect and factorise32 min
- 5Chapter 5: Solving linear equations32 min
- 6Chapter 6: Coordinates and straight-line graphs32 min
- 7Chapter 7: Angle facts and parallel lines30 min
- 8Chapter 8: Triangles and polygons30 min
- 9Chapter 9: Pythagoras and geometric proof32 min
Number, powers and accuracy
3 lessonsPowers and roots, moving between fractions, decimals and percentages, and rounding, estimating and checking with confidence.
Algebraic reasoning
3 lessonsManipulating expressions, solving equations that need rearranging, and reading meaning from straight-line graphs.
Ratio, proportion and rates of change
5 lessonsSharing in a ratio, percentage change and original values, direct and inverse proportion, compound measures and scale.
Shape, probability and data
5 lessonsPolygon angle reasoning, congruence and enlargement, probability that sums to one, systematic listing, and comparing distributions.
GCSE maths: number, accuracy and standard form
2 lessonsPrime factorisation, HCF and LCM, rounding and bounds, and calculating confidently in standard form.
GCSE maths: algebra and graphs
3 lessonsExpanding and factorising, solving linear, simultaneous and quadratic equations, and interpreting straight-line and curved graphs.
GCSE maths: geometry, Pythagoras and trigonometry
3 lessonsAngle reasoning and proof, area and volume of common solids, and using Pythagoras and the trigonometric ratios.
GCSE maths: ratio, probability and statistics
2 lessonsProportional reasoning and compound measures, probability with tree and Venn diagrams, and interpreting statistical data critically.
Year 9 Maths: standard form, modelling and Pythagoras
4 lessonsVery large and very small numbers, turning situations into formulae, right-angled triangles, and describing relationships in data.

