11+ and GCSE Maths, explained for parents

Straight answers on exams, revision and where marks actually get lost. Written by a practising maths teacher.

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Free Step by Step Maths Practice: A Guide to the Maths Skills Lab

Worked examples that move one step per press, then fresh questions at your child's level. What is in the free Maths Skills...

21 Sep 2026 · 4 min read A magnifying glass over a four by four grid of squares, beside a clipboard and pencil 11+Parent Guides

What Maths Level Is My Child At? A Free 16 Topic Check

A free adaptive check across 16 maths topics that shows where your child is secure, where they are not, and what to...

21 Sep 2026 · 5 min read A four-rung step ladder leaning against a stack of books beside a laptop showing lesson tiles Parent GuidesPrimary

What Is Inside The Complete KS2 SATs Maths Course

All 64 lessons year by year, what the three KS2 maths papers test, and how to find where your child should start.

21 Sep 2026 · 7 min read The Complete 11+ Maths Course, 80 interactive digital lessons taught in teaching order 11+Parent Guides

What Is Inside The Complete 11+ Maths Course

Every lesson, every feature, and the parts that are easy to miss. What 80 interactive maths lessons actually look like, before you...

25 Aug 2026 · 8 min read A jigsaw piece being slotted into place, a small lightbulb and a little maze card, arranged together. Leaf sprigs 11+Maths Topics

11+ Reasoning Help: Why Your Child Keeps Getting Stuck (And What Actually Works)

Your child scores well on topic tests and drops marks on the paper. The questions that catch them use no harder maths,...

25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read A bar chart card, a pie chart card and a tally sheet overlapping, with a pencil 11+Maths Topics

Charts and Tables Help: Why Your Child Keeps Getting Stuck (And What Actually Works)

Your child can read a bar chart. The exam does not ask them to read one, it asks them to answer a...

25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read A ruler, a clock face, a kitchen scale and a grid card with one dot marked 11+Maths Topics

Coordinates, Measures and Time Help: Why Your Child Keeps Getting Stuck (And What Actually Works)

These are the questions parents assume are free marks, and they are the ones children quietly lose most often. Here is why,...

25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read A spinner split into four, two dice and a cloth bag with counters spilling out 11+Maths Topics

Probability Help: Why Your Child Keeps Getting Stuck (And What Actually Works)

Probability is the topic where a child's common sense works against them. Here is the one habit that fixes most of the...

25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read Five stacks of coins of different heights with a thin mustard line running across them at one level, and a small balance scale beside them. Leaf sprigs 11+Maths Topics

Averages and Range Help: Why Your Child Keeps Getting Stuck (And What Actually Works)

Mean, median, mode and range are four short rules, and most children can recite all four while still losing the marks. Here...

25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read A percent price tag, a hundred grid with part shaded and a paper shopping bag 11+Maths Topics

Percentages Help: Why Your Child Keeps Getting Stuck (And What Actually Works)

Your child can find 10% of anything instantly and still cannot work out the price before a 20% sale. Here is why,...

25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read A small potted plant shaped like a branching tree whose branches end in round mustard buds, beside wooden cubes arranged into two different neat rectangles. A pencil 11+Maths Topics

Factors, Multiples and Primes Help: Why Your Child Keeps Getting Stuck (And What Actually Works)

Your child can define a factor and still guess at the highest common factor of 24 and 36. Here is what is...

25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read A thermometer and a number line strip with a dot at its centre, for decimals and negative numbers 11+Maths Topics

Decimals and Negative Numbers Help: Why Your Child Keeps Getting Stuck (And What Actually Works)

Your child can add 47 and 26 in their head and still get 4.7 plus 0.26 wrong. Here is why more practice...

25 Aug 2026 · 6 min read Four upright gauges with sliding markers, three nudged up and one nudged down GCSEGrades & Boundaries

GCSE grade boundaries 2026: what actually moved

Most June 2026 GCSE boundaries went up, and grade 4 moved more than any other grade. Here are the numbers for every...

20 Aug 2026 · 8 min read