Diagnostic practice, adaptive learning, and what really helps with SATs, 11+ and GCSE revision — grounded in the UK curriculum, not generic study tips.
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25 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Adaptive learning How Adaptive Learning Identifies Maths GapsTwo children can score the same 6/10 and need completely different help. Here's how a system tells them apart.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Maths mistakes Why Getting a Maths Question Wrong Can Be More Useful Than Getting It RightA correct answer can hide a lucky guess. A wrong one, read properly, tells you exactly what to teach next.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Maths mistakes How to Find the Root Cause of a Maths MistakeA simple, repeatable method for working out why your child got a question wrong — not just what the right answer was.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Scaffolding Should Children Be Given the Answer When They Get a Question Wrong?Neither "just tell them" nor "let them struggle" is quite right. Here's the middle path.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Scaffolding How Much Help Is Too Much Help? The Idea Behind ScaffoldingToo little help leaves a child stuck. Too much does the thinking for them. Getting the level right is its own skill.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Maths mistakes Should You Correct Every Maths Mistake?Stopping a child at every slip can do more harm than the mistakes themselves.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Parent advice How to Tell If Your Child Has Gaps in MathsGood grades can hide real gaps, and a bad week doesn't always mean one exists.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Parent advice 5 Signs Your Child Is Struggling With MathsThe early signs are usually behavioural, not academic — and show up long before a test score does.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Parent advice Why Children Can Get the Right Answer Without Understanding MathsA correct answer can come from a memorised pattern — and fall apart the moment the numbers change.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Learning science Why Children Forget Maths They Learned Last YearIt's not a memory problem, and it's not really about the summer holidays either.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Parent advice How Much Maths Practice Should Your Child Do Each Week?There's no magic number of hours. What matters far more is how the time is spent.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Parent advice How to Make Maths Practice Less Stressful at HomeA lot of kitchen-table tension comes from the setup, not the subject.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Parent advice How Parents Can Help With Maths Without Doing the Work for Their ChildTaking over a hard question feels like helping. It usually isn't.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Parent advice What to Do When Your Child Keeps Making the Same Maths MistakeMore of the same worksheet rarely fixes a repeated mistake.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Parent advice Should Children Practise Maths Every Day?Little and often generally beats occasional and long — but daily isn't automatically better.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Year 1 Year 1 Maths: What Should Your Child Know?A plain-English guide to what's covered, and what "secure" looks like by the end of the year.
25 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Year 1 Year 1 Number and Place Value: A Parent's GuideCounting to 100 and "one more, one less" — the foundation everything else sits on.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 1 Year 1 Addition and Subtraction: What Children Need to KnowNumber bonds to 20, and simple missing-number problems.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Year 1 Year 1 Maths Problems: Common Mistakes and How to Fix ThemDigit reversal, counting from 1 every time, and mixing up "more" and "less".
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 2 Year 2 Maths: What Should Your Child Know?Times tables begin, written methods start to appear, and fractions get more precise.
25 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Year 2 Year 2 Addition and Subtraction: A Complete GuideTwo-digit numbers, known-fact strategies, and the first real appearance of exchanging.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 2 Year 2 Multiplication and Division: What Children Need to KnowThe 2, 5 and 10 times tables, arrays, and the × and ÷ symbols.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 2 Year 2 Maths Problems: Common MistakesExchanging in subtraction, and times tables that haven't quite become automatic yet.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 3 Year 3 Maths: What Should Your Child Know?Formal written methods begin, three more times tables arrive, and fractions get a first real workout.
25 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Year 3 Year 3 Times Tables: How to Learn Them EffectivelyThe 3, 4 and 8 times tables arrive this year. Chanting in order only gets you halfway.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 3 Year 3 Fractions: A Parent's GuideFractions stop being just shaded shapes and start being numbers you can add and compare.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 3 Year 3 Multiplication and Division: Common DifficultiesWritten methods arrive this year, alongside three new times tables.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 4 Year 4 Maths: What Should Your Child Know?All twelve times tables should be secure by the end of this year, plus decimals and area.
25 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Year 4 How to Help Your Child Learn the Year 4 Times TablesAll twelve tables need to be fast and automatic, ready for the national check.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 4 Year 4 Fractions Explained for ParentsFractions meet decimals for the first time — and 1/4 = 0.25 is a bigger leap than it looks.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 4 Year 4 Multiplication: Common MistakesShort multiplication of two and three-digit numbers arrives this year.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Year 5 Year 5 Maths: What Should Your Child Know?Fractions with different denominators, negative numbers, percentages and long multiplication.
25 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Year 5 Year 5 Fractions: A Complete Parent's GuideDifferent denominators, mixed numbers, and the year fractions get genuinely complex.
25 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Year 5 Year 5 Decimals and Percentages ExplainedPercentages arrive properly this year, alongside three-decimal-place numbers.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 5 Year 5 Maths: The Topics Children Often Find DifficultSeveral genuinely harder ideas land in the same year. Here's why.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 6 Year 6 Maths: What Should Your Child Know?Algebra, ratio, long division and the full range of fraction, decimal and percentage calculations.
25 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Year 6 Year 6 SATs Maths: What Parents Need to KnowThree papers, a scaled score, and no more old-style levels.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 6 How to Prepare for Year 6 Maths SATs Without StressPractice papers matter less than knowing exactly where the real gaps are.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 6 Year 6 Fractions: What Children Need to MasterMultiplying and dividing fractions, and connecting fractions to division itself.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Year 6 Year 6 Reasoning: How to Help Your Child Solve Word ProblemsTwo of the three SATs papers are reasoning, not raw calculation.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Times tables How to Learn Times Tables Without Just Memorising ThemPure memorisation is fragile. Building recall around relationships makes it faster and sturdier.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Fractions Fractions Explained: A Simple Guide for ParentsWhat a fraction actually represents, and why two different-looking fractions can be the same amount.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Decimals Decimals Explained: A Parent's GuideDecimals are just place value continuing past the units column.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Percentages Percentages Explained for ChildrenPercent just means "out of 100" — familiar fractions in disguise.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Fractions Fractions, Decimals and Percentages: How Are They Connected?Three notations, one underlying amount.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Long division How to Help Children Understand Long DivisionDivide, multiply, subtract, bring down — more steps than almost any other primary method.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Word problems Why Word Problems Are Difficult for Some ChildrenReading and interpreting language, then applying maths — two skills bundled into one question.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Word problems How to Teach Maths Word Problems Step by StepA structured way to unpack a word problem, using a bar model to make the structure visible.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Reasoning & fluency What Is Mathematical Reasoning?Explaining why an answer is right, not just calculating what it is.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Reasoning & fluency What Is Maths Fluency and Why Does It Matter?It isn't just speed — it's what frees up attention for harder problem-solving.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Reasoning & fluency Fluency vs Reasoning in Maths: What's the Difference?A child can be strong in one and weak in the other. Here's how to tell them apart.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Place value Why Children Struggle With Place ValueThe same digit can mean completely different things depending on where it sits.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Place value How Place Value Affects Almost Every Area of MathsA shaky foundation shows up disguised as trouble with subtraction, decimals and more.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Mental maths How to Improve Mental Maths SkillsA genuinely different set of strategies from written methods — not the same thing done in your head.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Problem solving How to Improve Problem-Solving Skills in MathsA learnable process, not a fixed talent: understand, plan, solve, check.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
11+ 11+ Maths: What Should Your Child Be Able to Do?It isn't a separate curriculum — it's Key Stage 2 content, tested with less familiar wording.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
11+ How to Prepare for 11+ MathsSolid foundations first, exam technique and timing on top — not the other way round.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
11+ 11+ Maths: The Most Common Areas Children Struggle WithIt's rarely raw content knowledge. Here's what actually catches confident children out.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
11+ How Adaptive Learning Could Help With 11+ Maths PreparationA fixed exam date and a wide curriculum — why efficient use of time matters most here.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
GCSE GCSE Maths: How to Identify Your Weak TopicsA percentage score across a whole paper hides more than it reveals.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
GCSE Foundation or Higher GCSE Maths: How Do You Know Which Is Right?A decision schools make carefully using evidence over time — here's what that evidence looks like.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
GCSE How to Revise GCSE Maths More EffectivelyRe-reading notes feels productive and mostly isn't. Here's what actually works.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
GCSE Why Doing Hundreds of GCSE Maths Questions Isn't Always the Best Revision StrategyVolume feels reassuring, but revision time before GCSEs is genuinely scarce.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
GCSE How to Find and Fix GCSE Maths Knowledge GapsA GCSE gap often isn't sitting where it appears to be.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
GCSE How Spaced Practice Can Help With GCSE MathsFive years of content, and cramming works against how memory actually functions.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Maths practice Why More Maths Practice Isn't Always the AnswerA score tells you what happened, not why. How diagnostic practice helps a child work out what to do next.
24 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Maths practice Why "Drill and Kill" Maths Apps Get It WrongRepetition without diagnosis just makes a child faster at making the same mistake.
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
Confidence How to Help a Child Who Thinks They're "Bad at Maths"It's rarely true, and it's rarely about ability. Usually it's one unresolved gap that's been quietly growing.
25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Confidence How Small Successes Build Maths ConfidenceNot by avoiding difficulty. Confidence is built the same way a skill is — one earned win at a time.
25 Aug 2026 · 4 min read
Exam prep Turning Exam Anxiety Into Confidence (GCSE & 11+)Most exam stress isn't about knowing too little — it's the fear of getting stuck.
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min read
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