This test is non-calculator and covers everything taught so far this year. Use the MathsWatch clip numbers below to find short video lessons to help you revise each area.

Equipment needed for exam: Pen, pencil, ruler and rubber

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Factors, Multiples & Primes

• Product of Primes — Clip 78

•  Highest Common Factor (HCF) — Clip 79 

• Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) — Clip 80 

Calculations, Checking and Rounding

• Estimation — Clip 91 — Estimating Answers

• Error Intervals and Bounds in Calculations — Clip 155a — Error Intervals (Rounding); Clip 155b — Error Intervals (Truncating); Clip 132 — Introduction to Bounds

• Upper and Lower Bounds Calculations & Suitable Rounding — Clip 206 — Upper and Lower Bounds

Indices and Standard Form

• Indices Rules and Negative Indices — Clip 131 — Index Notation; Clip 154 — Negative Indices

• Fractional Indices — Clip 188 — Fractional Indices

• Fractional and Negative Mixup — Clip 154 — Negative Indices; Clip 188 — Fractional Indices *

• Recap of Standard Form — Clip 83 — Standard Form

*No separate clip for mixed fractional/negative index questions — use the clips above and practise the relevant worksheet questions.

How to use MathsWatch

Log in to MathsWatch and search for the clip number listed next to each sub-topic. Watch the video, then try the linked worksheet or questions to check your understanding.

Remember Basic Advice

• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it

• Keep an eye on the time

• Answer every question

• Remember to show all your workings

• Check your answers when you think you have finished

Suggested 2-Week Revision Schedule

A little and often approach — just 15–20 minutes a day.

Week 1 — Factors, Multiples & Primes, Calculations, Checking and Rounding

• Monday — Intro to GCSE + Product of Primes, HCF & LCM from Venn (Clips 78, 79, 80)

• Tuesday — Problem solving with primes (Clips 78, 79, 80 — applied questions)

• Wednesday — Estimation (Clip 91)

• Thursday — Error intervals and bounds in calculations (Clips 155a, 155b, 132)

• Friday — Upper and lower bounds calculations & suitable rounding (Clip 206) + full mixed recap of this week

• Weekend (optional, 10 mins) — Quick self-test: try one question from each day without looking at notes

Week 2 — Indices and Standard Form

• Monday — Indices rules and negative indices (Clips 131, 154)

• Tuesday — Fractional indices (Clip 188)

• Wednesday — Fractional and negative mixup (Clips 154, 188)

• Thursday — Recap of standard form (Clip 83)

• Friday — Full mixed recap across all topics

• Weekend before the exam — Light review only: reread key notes, no new content

Tips

• Short, daily sessions beat one long cram — aim for consistency over length.

• After each clip, try a few questions without looking at notes, then check.

• Keep a running list of anything you get wrong and revisit it in the final week.

This test is a calculator exam and covers everything taught so far this year, including your first exam topics. Use the MathsWatch clip numbers below to find short video lessons to help you revise each area.

Equipment needed for exam: Pen, pencil, ruler, rubber and calculator

Log in at: https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/ (login using the Google button)

Factors, Multiples & Primes

• Intro to GCSE + Product of Primes, HCF & LCM from Venn — Clip 78 — Product of Primes; Clip 79 — Highest Common Factor (HCF); Clip 80 — Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)

Calculations, Checking and Rounding

• Estimation — Clip 91 — Estimating Answers

• Error Intervals and Bounds in Calculations — Clip 155a — Error Intervals (Rounding); Clip 155b — Error Intervals (Truncating); Clip 132 — Introduction to Bounds

• Upper and Lower Bounds Calculations & Suitable Rounding — Clip 206 — Upper and Lower Bounds

Indices and Standard Form

• Indices Rules and Negative Indices — Clip 131 — Index Notation; Clip 154 — Negative Indices

• Fractional Indices — Clip 188 — Fractional Indices

• Calculations with Standard Form — Clip 83 — Standard Form 

Surds

• Introduction to Surds — Clip 207a — Surds: Introduction to Surds

• Multiplying, Dividing, Adding and Subtracting Surds — Clip 207b — Surds: Surd Expressions

• Brackets and Simplifying — Clip 207b — Surds: Surd Expressions

• Simple Rationalising — Clip 207c — Surds: Rationalising the Denominator

Expressions

• Linear Factorising — Clip 94 — Simple Factorisation

• Expanding Double Brackets — Clip 134b — Expanding and Simplifying Brackets

• Factorising Quadratics a=1 — Clip 157a — Factorising and Solving Quadratics *

• Factorising — Additional Practice & DOTs — Clip 157b — The Difference of Two Squares

*The clip list has one general quadratic-factorising clip (157a) — we will only be testing you on factorising, not solving.

Equations

• Simultaneous Equations — Clip 162 — Simultaneous Equations Algebraically

How to use MathsWatch

Log in to MathsWatch and search for the clip number listed next to each sub-topic. Watch the video, then try the linked worksheet or questions to check your understanding.

Remember Basic Advice

• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it

• Keep an eye on the time

• Answer every question

• Remember to show all your workings

• Check your answers when you think you have finished

Suggested 3-Week Revision Schedule

A little and often approach — just 15–20 minutes a day. This exam is cumulative, so Week 1 recaps your first exam's topics before moving on to new content.

Week 1 — Recap: Factors/Multiples/Primes, Calculations, Indices & Standard Form

• Monday — Factors, Multiples & Primes: intro to GCSE + Product of Primes/HCF/LCM (Clips 78, 79, 80)

• Tuesday — Calculations, Checking & Rounding: estimation, error intervals & bounds, upper/lower bounds & rounding (Clips 91, 155a, 155b, 132, 206)

• Wednesday — Indices: rules and negative indices, fractional indices (Clips 131, 154, 188)

• Thursday — Calculations with standard form (Clip 83)

• Friday — Full mixed recap of this week's topics

• Weekend (optional, 10 mins) — Quick self-test: try one question from each day without looking at notes

Week 2 — Surds, Linear Factorising & Expanding

• Monday — Introduction to surds (Clip 207a)

• Tuesday — Multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting surds (Clip 207b)

• Wednesday — Brackets and simplifying + simple rationalising (Clips 207b, 207c)

• Thursday — Linear factorising + expanding double brackets (Clips 94, 134b)

• Friday — Full mixed recap of this week's topics

• Weekend (optional, 10 mins) — Quick self-test: try one question from each day without looking at notes

Week 3 — Factorising Quadratics, Simultaneous Equations + Full Recap

• Monday — Factorising quadratics a=1 (Clip 157a)

• Tuesday — Factorising: additional practice & DOTs (Clip 157b)

• Wednesday — Simultaneous equations (Clip 162)

• Thursday — Simultaneous equations: further practice + review factorising (Clips 162, 157a, 157b)

• Friday — Full mixed recap across all topics

• Weekend before the exam — Light review only: reread key notes, no new content

Tips

• Short, daily sessions beat one long cram — aim for consistency over length.

• After each clip, try a few questions without looking at notes, then check.

• Keep a running list of anything you get wrong and revisit it in the final week.

There will be two exams — Paper 1 Non Calculator and Paper 2 Calculator

This assessment covers everything taught this year. Use the MathsWatch clip numbers below to find short video lessons to help you revise each area.

Equipment needed for exam: Pen, pencil, ruler, rubber, protractor and calculator

Log in at: https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/ (login using the Google button)

Factors, Multiples & Primes

• Intro to GCSE + Product of Primes, HCF & LCM from Venn — Clip 78 — Product of Primes; Clip 79 — Highest Common Factor (HCF); Clip 80 — Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)

Calculations, Checking and Rounding

• Estimation — Clip 91 — Estimating Answers

• Error Intervals and Bounds in Calculations — Clip 155a — Error Intervals (Rounding); Clip 155b — Error Intervals (Truncating); Clip 132 — Introduction to Bounds

• Upper and Lower Bounds Calculations & Suitable Rounding — Clip 206 — Upper and Lower Bounds

Indices and Standard Form

• Indices Rules and Negative Indices — Clip 131 — Index Notation; Clip 154 — Negative Indices

• Fractional Indices — Clip 188 — Fractional Indices

• Calculations with Standard Form — Clip 83 — Standard Form 

Surds

• Introduction to Surds — Clip 207a — Surds: Introduction to Surds

• Multiplying, Dividing, Adding and Subtracting Surds — Clip 207b — Surds: Surd Expressions

• Brackets and Simplifying — Clip 207b — Surds: Surd Expressions

• Simple Rationalising — Clip 207c — Surds: Rationalising the Denominator

Expressions

• Linear Factorising — Clip 94 — Simple Factorisation

• Expanding Double Brackets — Clip 134b — Expanding and Simplifying Brackets

• Factorising Quadratics a=1 — Clip 157a — Factorising and Solving Quadratics *

• Factorising — Additional Practice & DOTs — Clip 157b — The Difference of Two Squares

*The clip list has one general quadratic-factorising clip (157a) — we will only be testing you on factorising, not solving.

Equations

• Simultaneous Equations — Clip 162 — Simultaneous Equations Algebraically

Sequences

• Linear nth Term Rule — Clip 103 — Finding the nth Term

• Different Types of Sequences — Clip 104 — Special Sequences

• Quadratic Sequences Simple — Clip 102b — Generate a Sequence from the nth Term: Quadratic Sequences

• Quadratic Sequences 2 — Clip 213 — nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence

Literacy Investigation

• Mathematical Literacy & Famous Mathematicians 1 — No MathsWatch clip: research/literacy task

• Mathematical Literacy & Famous Mathematicians 2 — No MathsWatch clip: research/literacy task

Circles

• Circles — Clip 117 — Area of a Circle; Clip 118 — Circumference of a Circle

• Arc Length and Area of a Sector 1 — Clip 167 — Sectors of a Circle

Working in 3D

• Surface Area — Clip 114a — Surface Area of a Prism: Cuboids; Clip 114b — Surface Area of a Prism: Triangular Prisms

• Volume — Clip 115 — Volume of a Cuboid; Clip 119 — Volume of a Prism

Compound Units

• Converting Area and Volume Units — Clip 111 — Metric Conversions

• Compound Units — Density — Clip 142b — Compound Units: Density

• Compound Units — Pressure — Clip 142c — Compound Units: Pressure

Percentages

• Compound Interest 1 — Clip 164 — Compound Interest and Depreciation

• Reverse Percentages — Clip 109 — Reverse Percentage Problems

Bearings

• Parallel Line Rules Recap — Clip 120 — Angles and Parallel Lines

• Understand and Represent Bearings — Clip 124 — Bearings

• Measure and Read Bearings — Clip 124 — Bearings

• Calculate Bearings Using Angle Rules — Clip 124 — Bearings; Clip 120 — Angles and Parallel Lines

Averages

• Mean from a Frequency Table — Clip 130a — Averages from a Table: Basics

• Averages and Range from Freq Table — Clip 62 — Averages and the Range; Clip 130a — Averages from a Table: Basics

Ratio and Proportion

• Ratio One Part — Clip 106a — Sharing Using Ratio

• Combining Ratio — Clip 165b — Ratio Questions: Questions with Overlap

• Ratio with Algebra — Clip 165c — Ratio Questions: Ratios, Fractions, Equations

• Introduction to Direct and Inverse Proportion — Clip 42 — Direct Proportion: Introduction; Clip 107 — Inverse Proportion

• Direct Proportion Equations — Clip 199 — Direct and Inverse Proportion *

• Inverse Proportion Equations — Clip 199 — Direct and Inverse Proportion *

*Clip 199 covers the algebraic (equation) forms of both direct and inverse proportion together.

Trigonometry

• Pythagoras Recap — Clip 150a — Pythagoras' Theorem: A Simple Approach

• Pythagoras in 3D — Clip 217 — Pythagoras in 3D

• SOHCAHTOA for Multistep Problems — Clip 168 — Trigonometry

How to use MathsWatch

Log in to MathsWatch and search for the clip number listed next to each sub-topic. Watch the video, then try the linked worksheet or questions to check your understanding.

Remember Basic Advice

• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it

• Keep an eye on the time

• Answer every question

• Remember to show all your workings

• Check your answers when you think you have finished

Suggested 4-Week Revision Schedule

A little and often approach — just 15–20 minutes a day.

Week 1 — Number & Algebra Recap: Primes, Calculations, Indices, Surds, Expressions, Equations

• Monday — Factors, Multiples & Primes + Calculations, Checking and Rounding (Clips 78, 79, 80, 91, 155a, 155b, 132, 206)

• Tuesday — Indices and Standard Form (Clips 131, 154, 188, 83)

• Wednesday — Surds (Clips 207a, 207b, 207c)

• Thursday — Expressions: factorising and expanding (Clips 94, 134b, 157a, 157b)

• Friday — Simultaneous equations (Clip 162) + full mixed recap of this week

• Weekend (optional, 10 mins) — Quick self-test: try one question from each day without looking at notes

Week 2 — Sequences, Literacy Investigation, Circles, Working in 3D

• Monday — Sequences: linear and quadratic (Clips 103, 104, 102b, 213)

• Tuesday — Literacy investigation: mathematical literacy & famous mathematicians

• Wednesday — Circles: working backwards to find a radius, arc length and area of a sector (Clips 117, 118, 167)

• Thursday — Working in 3D: surface area, volume (Clips 114a, 114b, 115, 119)

• Friday — Full mixed recap of this week's topics

• Weekend (optional, 10 mins) — Quick self-test: try one question from each day without looking at notes

Week 3 — Compound Units, Percentages, Bearings, Averages

• Monday — Compound units: converting units, density, pressure (Clips 111, 142b, 142c)

• Tuesday — Percentages: compound interest, reverse percentages (Clips 164, 109)

• Wednesday — Bearings: parallel lines recap, understand/measure bearings (Clips 120, 124)

• Thursday — Bearings: calculate bearings using angle rules (Clips 124, 120) + Averages (Clips 62, 130a)

• Friday — Full mixed recap of this week

• Weekend (optional, 10 mins) — Quick self-test: try one question from each day without looking at notes

Week 4 — Ratio and Proportion, Trigonometry + Full Recap

• Monday — Ratio: one part, combining ratio, ratio with algebra (Clips 106a, 165b, 165c)

• Tuesday — Proportion: intro to direct/inverse, direct/inverse equations (Clips 42, 107, 199)

• Wednesday — Trigonometry: Pythagoras recap, Pythagoras in 3D (Clips 150a, 217)

• Thursday — Trigonometry: SOHCAHTOA for multistep problems (Clip 168) + review any topic you're not confident on

• Friday — Full mixed recap across all topics

• Weekend before the exam — Light review only: reread key notes, no new content

Tips

• Short, daily sessions beat one long cram — aim for consistency over length.

• After each clip, try a few questions without looking at notes, then check.

• Keep a running list of anything you get wrong and revisit it in the final week.