11+ and GCSE Maths, explained for parents
Straight answers on exams, revision and where marks actually get lost. Written by a practising maths teacher.
Top 10 Non-Calculator Skills to Master Before Sitting GCSE Maths
One hour thirty minutes, eighty marks, no calculator. The ten non-calculator skills that decide Paper 1, and how to make them automatic...
11 Jan 2026 · 16 min read
Top 10 Calculator Skills Students Lose Marks On (GCSE Maths)
Your child uses a calculator every lesson and still drops marks on the calculator paper. The ten mistakes behind it, and how...
11 Jan 2026 · 15 min read
Top 10 Topics That Hold Students Back at GCSE Maths (Foundation Tier)
Stuck on a grade 3 when you need a 4, or a 4 when a 5 opens up sixth form. The ten...
6 Jan 2026 · 19 min read
Top 10 Topics That Decide a GCSE Maths Grade 7-9 (Higher Tier)
A grade 7 took 146 marks out of 240 on Edexcel and a grade 9 took 208. The ten Higher tier topics...
6 Jan 2026 · 18 min read
Top 10 GCSE Maths Mistakes Students Keep Repeating (And How To Fix Them)
Thousands of students lose the same marks every year, and almost none of it is about understanding. The ten repeat mistakes, and...
6 Jan 2026 · 14 min read
How to Find the Right Tutor for Your Child: A Parent's Complete Guide
Hundreds of options, wildly different prices, and no clear way to tell who is good from who has a nice website. What...
6 Jan 2026 · 13 min read
Why Aadam Mulla Changes the Way Students Learn Maths
Parents come for a grade and get something worth more, a child who stops believing they are bad at maths. How Aadam...
8 Dec 2025 · 5 min read
Why GCSE Maths Could Be Worth £40,000 to Your Child's Future
One grade higher in GCSE maths is worth roughly £40,000 in lifetime earnings. The research behind that number, and how to use...
8 Dec 2025 · 6 min read
How to Help Your Child Master Times Tables in Hours (Not Months)
Over a hundred students have learned their times tables this way in a couple of hours, not months of drilling. The method,...
8 Dec 2025 · 5 min read
The 8 Types of Maths Students: Which One Is Your Child?
Two children can score the same mark for completely different reasons, and they need completely different help. Eight types of maths student,...
8 Dec 2025 · 11 min read
Medly AI Review: Why This Viral Study App Might Be Wasting Your Time (And Money)
TikTok is full of Medly AI promising personalised learning and guaranteed grades. An honest review from a maths teacher, including what it...
23 Nov 2025 · 13 min read
GCSE Revision Timetable 2026: Build a Plan That Works
Most revision timetables look great and collapse within a week. How to build one that survives contact with nine subjects and an...
13 Nov 2025 · 5 min read
Best GCSE Revision Planners for UK Students in 2026
Most students who struggle are not short of effort, they are short of a system. The revision planners worth buying in 2026,...
13 Nov 2025 · 5 min read