Useful Links

A video that can be embedded onto a VLE or used independently.
Explains how to calculate the area of a compound shape.

Four ratio questions presented visually. Covers dividing in a ratio, finding one share if you know the other, a question about adding more people to balance a ratio, and a question about simplifying a ratio in the context of a pictogram.

Functional Skills Maths L2 numeracy

Interactive Mind Map Mapping the English Core Curriculum to Functional Skills

I have long been a fan of CGP books.

Their Functional Maths and English titles are well worth a look. At long last a publisher is providing an affordable yet high quality option for tutors and students. 

Six titles are available: E3, L1 & L2 for both subjects.

Worksheet generator – very useful!

Editor's note
A goldmine! Maths, English, puzzles, geography and more. And no child-like images.

New site from a UK maths teacher who wants to share the many resources he has created to aid conceptual teaching. Files are for interactive whiteboards (Smart Notebook and ActivInspire Flipchart format) and the majority come with a Word document lesson plan (these are great!), a PPT, and a worksheet.

There is also a section on proof and some Tarsia PDF resources.

A blog-style collection of teacher-submitted errors that learners make. Readers can then comment on where and why the learner went wrong and how this can be rectified in teaching.

Some examples might be good to use in class as starters or for discussion.

It is organised according US maths curriculum criteria but is easy to find maths topics either by age/grade or by subject (geometry, fractions, place value, etc.). Covers Entry 1 to Level 3.

We provide practical advice to tutors, parents and students on private tuition in the UK through our educational blog and resources. Our blog is updated regularly with useful articles relating to home education in the UK.

To date, we have published two ebooks, The Tutor’s Guidebook and A Parent’s Guide to Private Tuition, both of which have been comended by parenting organisations and several universities in the UK.

A useful PPT for teaching students to extend sentences using subordinating conjunctions. Ideal for Functional English (E3-L2)

Editor’s note
You will need to register with the TES (Times Educational Supplement) site before you can download this really useful PPT.

The National Numeracy site has a great ’essentials of numeracy’ diagram which encapsulates the essential components in understanding numbers, the number system and the ways that numbers can be combined and used – to help learners decide on their own personal starting point and pathway to develop key skills in numeracy.