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Calculating a Probability from Sample Space Diagrams

Students learn how to create a sample space diagram to find the probability of two or more events. As learning p...
Key Stage 3 / Year 8 Term 6
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Calculating Probabilities from Two-Way Tables

Students learn how to calculate a probability from a two-way table.  As learning progresses students learn how t...
Key Stage 3 / Year 8 Term 6
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Comparing the Probability of Events

Students learn about comparing the probability of events using fractions on a probability scale.At the start...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 5
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Estimate Probabilities from Experimental Data

Students learn how to estimate probabilities from experimental data to check for bias.  As learning progresses t...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 5
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Introducing Probability with Fractions

Students learn how to write probabilities to describe the likelihood of an event.  As learning progresses studen...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 5
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Permutations of Two Events

Students learn how to list all the permutations of two events to calculate to calculate their probabilities.  As...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 5
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Predicting Outcomes using Probability

Students learn how to predict outcomes using probability.  As learning progresses students understand the effect...
Key Stage 3 / Year 7 Term 5
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Probabilities That Add Up to One

Students learn how mutually exclusive and exhaustive events are represented in a Venn diagram and probabilities ...
Key Stage 3 / Year 8 Term 6
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Revising Conditional Probability

Students revise how to calculate a theoretical probability based on two or more conditional events.  Later, as l...
GCSE / Year 11 Term 3
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Revising Expectation and Mutually Exclusive Events

Students revise how to calculate the probability of an event not happening using mutual exclusivity.  Later, as ...
GCSE / Year 11 Term 3
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Revising Writing Probabilities

Students revise how to write the theoretical probability of an event using fractions.  As learning progresses th...
GCSE / Year 11 Term 3
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Understanding Set Notation

Students learn how to find the union and intersection of elements using basic set notation.  As learning progres...
Key Stage 3 / Year 8 Term 6
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Union and Intersection of Sets

Students learn how to calculate the union and intersection of sets using Venn diagrams.  As learning progresses ...
GCSE / Year 9 Term 5
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Writing Probabilities

The start of the lesson is used to review systematically ordering possible permutations of combined events.  The...
GCSE / Year 9 Term 5
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Venn Diagrams

Venn diagrams are introduced as a means to organise sets of data into a sample space diagram.  As learning progr...
Key Stage 3 / Year 8 Term 6
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Sample Space Diagrams

Students learn how to organise all the permutations of multiple events using tables and sample space diagrams.  ...
GCSE / Year 9 Term 5
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Getting Ready for a New School Year

August 22, 2019
When getting ready for a new school year I have a list of priorities to work through. Knowing my team have all the information and resources they need to teach their students gives me confidence we will start the term in the best possible way.  Mathematics Teaching and Learning Folder All teachers receive a folder […]

Mathematics OFSTED Inspection – The Deep Dive

July 6, 2019
Earlier this week, my school took part in a trial OFSTED inspection as part of getting ready for the new inspection framework in September 2019. This involved three Lead Inspectors visiting our school over the course of two days. The first day involved a 'deep dive' by each of the Lead Inspectors into Mathematics, English […]

How to Solve Quadratics by Factorising

June 30, 2019
The method of how to solve quadratics by factorising is now part of the foundational knowledge students aiming for higher exam grades are expected to have.   Here is an example of such a question. Solve x2 + 7x – 18 = 0 In my experience of teaching and marking exam papers students often struggle with […]