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KS4 – Higher Mathematics

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1 Initial Assessment Initial Assessment
2 N

Multiplication and division

Multiplying 4-digit numbers by 3-digit numbers
3 N

Multiplication and division

Multiplying 4-digit numbers by 4-digit number
4 N

Decimals

Multiplying decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
5 N

Multiplication and division

Repeated subtraction with divisors greater than 20 with…
6 N

Multiplication and division

Repeated subtraction with divisors less than 35 with so…
7 N

Multiplication and division

Repeated subtraction with divisors less than 55 with di…
8 N

Multiplication and division

Repeated subtraction with divisors greater than 50 with…
9 N

Multiplication and division

Using divide, multiply and subtraction in the bring dow…
10 N

Decimals

Dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000
11 N

Simplifying

Directed numbers: addition and subtraction.
12 N

Simplifying

Directed numbers: multiplication and division.
13 N

Bidmas

Using Order of Operation procedures (BIDMAS) with Fract…
14 N

Multiplication and division

Multiples and factors of whole numbers
15 N

Multiples and factors

Highest common factor.
16 N

Multiples and factors

Factors by grouping.
17 N

Decimals

Rounding decimals
18 N

Decimals

Decimals to three decimal places
19 N

Decimals

Adding decimals with a different number of decimal plac…
20 N

Decimals

Subtracting decimals with a different number of places
21 N

Decimals

Multiplying decimals by whole numbers
22 N

Decimals

Multiplication of decimals by decimals to two decimal p…
23 N

Decimals

Dividing decimal fractions by whole numbers
24 N

Decimals

Dividing numbers by a decimal fraction
25 N

Fractions

Adding and subtracting fractions with different denomin…
26 N

Fractions

Multiplying fractions by whole numbers
27 N

Fractions

Fractions of whole numbers
28 N

Fractions

Multiplying fractions
29 N

Fractions

Multiplying mixed numbers (mixed numerals)
30 N

Fractions

Finding reciprocals of fractions and mixed numbers (mix…
31 N

Fractions

Dividing fractions
32 N

Fractions

Dividing mixed numbers (mixed numerals)
33 N

Indices

Adding indices when multiplying terms with the same bas…
34 N

Indices

Subtracting indices when dividing terms with the same b…
35 N

Indices

Multiplying indices when raising a power to a power
36 N

Indices

Multiplying indices when raising to more than one term
37 N

Indices

Terms raised to the power of zero
38 N

Indices

Negative Indices
39 N

Indices

Fractional indices
40 N

Indices

Complex fractions as indices
41 N

Percentages

Calculating Percentages and Fractions of Quantities
42 N

Percentages

Introduction to percentages, including converting fract…
43 N

Percentages

Changing fractions and decimals to percentages using te…
44 N

Percentages

Changing percentages to fractions and decimals
45 N

Percentages

One quantity as a percentage of another
46 N

Percentages

Compound interest
47 N

Approximation

Significant figures
48 N

Speed

Average speed
49 N

Standard form

Scientific notation with larger numbers
50 N

Standard form

Scientific notation with small numbers
51 N

Standard form

Changing scientific notation to numerals
52 N

Sets

Number sets and their members
53 N

Real numbers

Properties of real numbers using addition and multiplic…
54 N

Surds

Introducing surds
55 N

Surds

Some rules for the operations with surds
56 N

Surds

Simplifying surds
57 N

Surds

Creating entire surds
58 N

Surds

Adding and subtracting like surds
59 N

Surds

Expanding surds
60 N

Surds

Conjugate binomials with surds
61 N

Surds

Rationalising the denominator
62 N

Surds

Rationalising binomial denominators
63 M

Problem solving

Compare and convert formal units of measurement
64 M

Capacity

Estimate, measure and compare the capacity of container…
65 M

Problem solving

Areas of rectangles and parallelograms
66 M

Problem solving

Finding the area of a triangle and other composite shap…
67 M

Problem solving

Area of a trapezium.
68 M

Problem solving

Area of a rhombus.
69 M

Problem solving

Area of a circle.
70 M

Problem solving

Area of regular polygons and composite figures.
71 M

Surface area

Surface area of a cube/rectangular prism.
72 M

Surface area

Surface area of a triangular/trapezoidal prism.
73 M

Surface area

Surface area of a cylinder and sphere.
74 M

Surface area

Surface area of pyramids
75 M

Surface area

Surface area of cones
76 M

Surface area

Surface area of composite solids
77 M

Volume

Introducing the formula for volume.
78 M

Volume

Using the cubic metre to measure volume.
79 M

Volume

Solving Problems about Volume – Part 1.
80 M

Volume

Solving Problems about Volume – Part 2.
81 M

Volume

Finding the volume of prisms
82 M

Volume

Volume of a cylinder and sphere.
83 M

Volume

Volume of pyramids and cones.
84 M

Volume

Composite solids.
85 M

Problem solving

Problems with length.
86 M

Problem solving

Problems with mass.
87 M

Problem solving

Problems with area.
88 M

Problem solving

Problems with volume/capacity.
89 G

Triangles

Using the prefix to determine polygons
90 G

3D shapes

Recognise and name prisms according to spatial properti…
91 G

3D shapes

Recognise and name pyramids according to spatial proper…
92 G

3D shapes

Recognise nets for prisms, pyramids, cubes and cones
93 G

3D shapes

Viewing 3-D shapes.
94 G

3D shapes

Constructing models.
95 G

Angles

Adjacent angles
96 G

Angles

Complementary and supplementary angles
97 G

Angles

Vertically opposite angles
98 G

Angles

Angles at a Point.
99 G

Angles

Parallel Lines.
100 G

Angles

Additional questions involving parallel lines
101 G

Angles

Angle sum of a triangle
102 G

Angles

Exterior angle theorem
103 G

Angles

To determine angle labelling rules, naming angles accor…
104 G

Angles

More difficult exercises involving parallel lines
105 AS

Series and sequences

Further difficult exercises involving formal reasoning
106 G

Angles

Angles of regular polygons
107 G

Angles

Complementary angle results.
108 G

Angles

Bearings – the compass.
109 G

Angles

Theorem – Equal arcs on circles of equal radii subtend …
110 G

Angles

Theorem – The perpendicular from the centre of a circle…
111 G

Angles

Theorem – Equal chords in equal circles are equidistant…
112 G

Angles

Theorem – The angle at the centre of a circle is double…
113 G

Angles

Theorem – Angles in the same segment of a circle are eq…
114 G

Angles

Theorem – The angle of a semi-circle is a right angle.
115 G

Angles

Theorem – The opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral…
116 G

Angles

Theorem – The exterior angle at a vertex of a cyclic qu…
117 G

Angles

Theorem – The tangent to a circle is perpendicular to t…
118 G

Angles

Theorem – Tangents to a circle from an external point a…
119 G

Angles

Theorem – The angle between a tangent and a chord throu…
120 G

Angles

Theorem – The products of the intercepts of two interse…
121 G

Angles

Theorem – The square of the length of the tangent from …
122 G

Angles

Theorem – If the opposite angles in a quadrilateral are…
123 G

Angles

Theorem – If an interval subtends equal angles at two p…
124 G

Angles

Theorem – When circles touch, the line of the centres p…
125 G

Angles

Theorem – Any three non-collinear points lie on a uniqu…
126 G

Construction

Geometric constructions
127 G

Construction

To identify collinear points, coplanar lines and points…
128 G

Construction

Angle bisector construction and its properties (Stage 2…
129 G

Construction

Circumcentre and incentre (Stage 2)
130 G

Construction

Orthocentre and centroids (Stage 2)
131 G

Construction

Constructions and loci – single condition
132 G

Construction

Constructions and loci – multiple conditions
133 G

Triangles

Spatial properties of quadrilaterals
134 G

Similar shapes

Similar triangles
135 G

Similar shapes

Using similar triangles to calculate lengths
136 G

Similar shapes

Special triangles
137 G

Transformations

Use grids to enlarge/reduce 2D shapes
138 G

Transformations

Special transformations – reflections, rotations and en…
139 G

Transformations

Transformations – reflections
140 G

Transformations

Geometry transformations without matrices: reflection (…
141 G

Transformations

Geometry transformations without matrices: translation …
142 G

Transformations

Geometry transformations without matrices: rotation (St…
143 G

Transformations

Geometry transformations without matrices: dilation or …
144 G

Transformations

The definition and concept of combined transformations …
145 G

Triangles

Recognise and name triangles
146 G

Quadrilaterals

Midsegments of Triangles
147 G

Triangles

Congruent triangles, Test 1 and 2
148 G

Triangles

Congruent triangles, Test 3 and 4
149 G

Triangles

Proofs and congruent triangles.
150 G

Triangles

Examples involving overlapping triangles
151 G

Pythagoras

Find the hypotenuse
152 G

Pythagoras

Pythagorean triples
153 G

Pythagoras

Find the hypotenuse Part 2
154 G

Pythagoras

Calculating a leg of a right-angled triangle
155 G

Pythagoras

Proofs of Pythagoras theorem
156 G

Trigonometry

Graphing the trigonometric ratios – I Sine curve.
157 G

Trigonometry

Graphing the trigonometric ratios – II Cosine curve.
158 G

Trigonometry

Graphing the trigonometric ratios – III Tangent curve.
159 G

Trigonometry

Graphing the trigonometric ratios – IV Reciprocal ratio…
160 G

Trigonometry

Trigonometric ratios.
161 G

Trigonometry

Using the calculator.
162 G

Trigonometry

Using the trigonometric ratios to find unknown length. …
163 G

Trigonometry

Using the trigonometric ratios to find unknown length. …
164 G

Trigonometry

Using the trigonometric ratios to find unknown length. …
165 G

Trigonometry

Unknown in the denominator. [Case 4].
166 G

Trigonometry

Angles of elevation and depression.
167 G

Trigonometry

Trigonometric ratios in practical situations.
168 G

Trigonometry

Using the calculator to find an angle given a trigonome…
169 G

Trigonometry

Using the trigonometric ratios to find an angle in a ri…
170 G

Trigonometry

Trigonometric ratios of 30., 45. and 60. – exact ratios…
171 G

Trigonometry

The cosine rule to find an unknown side. [Case 1 SAS].
172 G

Trigonometry

The cosine rule to find an unknown angle. [Case 2 SSS].
173 G

Trigonometry

The sine rule to find an unknown side. Case 1.
174 G

Trigonometry

The sine rule to find an unknown angle. Case 2.
175 G

Trigonometry

The area formula
176 G

Trigonometry

Reciprocal ratios.
177 G

Trigonometry

Angles of any magnitude
178 G

Trigonometry

Trigonometric ratios of 0°, 90°, 180°, 270° and 360°
179 G

Coordinate geometry

Distance formula.
180 G

Coordinate geometry

Mid-point formula
181 G

Coordinate geometry

Gradient
182 G

Coordinate geometry

Gradient formula.
183 G

Coordinate geometry

The straight line.
184 G

Coordinate geometry

Lines through the origin.
185 G

Coordinate geometry

General form of a line and the x and y Intercepts.
186 AS

Series and sequences

General sequences.
187 AS

Series and sequences

Finding Tn given Sn.
188 A

Simplifying

Algebraic expressions.
189 A

Simplifying

Simplifying Algebraic expressions: combining addition a…
190 A

Simplifying

Simplifying algebraic expressions: multiplication
191 A

Simplifying

Simplifying algebraic expressions: division
192 A

Simplifying

Expanding algebraic expressions: multiplication
193 A

Simplifying

Expanding algebraic expressions: negative multiplier
194 A

Simplifying

Expanding and simplifying algebraic expressions
195 A

Simplifying

Simplifying algebraic fractions using the index laws.
196 A

Simplifying

Algebraic fractions resulting in negative indices.
197 A

Simplifying

Cancelling binomial factors in algebraic fractions.
198 A

Simplifying

Products in simplification of algebraic expressions
199 A

Simplifying

Algebraic Expressions – Larger expansions.
200 A

Simplifying

Simplifying algebraic fractions.
201 A

Inequalities

Simplifying absolute values
202 A

Graphs

Quadratic polynomials of the form y = ax. + bx + c.
203 A

Graphs

Graphing perfect squares: y=(a-x) squared
204 A

Graphs

Solve by graphing
205 A

Graphs

Graphing cubic curves
206 A

Equations

Solving equations containing addition and subtraction
207 A

Equations

Solving equations containing multiplication and divisio…
208 A

Equations

Solving two step equations
209 A

Equations

Solving equations containing binomial expressions
210 A

Equations

Equations involving grouping symbols.
211 A

Equations

Equations involving fractions.
212 A

Inequalities

Solving for the variable
213 A

Equations

Simultaneous equations
214 A

Equations

Elimination method
215 A

Equations

Elimination method part 2
216 A

Equations

Applications of simultaneous equations
217 A

Factorising

Expansions leading to the difference of two squares
218 A

Factorising

Common factor and the difference of two squares
219 A

Factorising

Factorising quadratic trinomials [monic] – Case 2.
220 A

Factorising

Factorising quadratic trinomials [monic] – Case 3.
221 A

Factorising

Factorising quadratic trinomials [monic] – Case 4.
222 A

Factorising

Factorisation of non-monic quadratic trinomials
223 A

Factorising

Factorisation of non-monic quadratic trinomials – moon …
224 A

Simplifying

Substitution into algebraic expressions.
225 A

Formulae

Equations resulting from substitution into formulae.
226 A

Formulae

Changing the subject of the formula.
227 A

Factorising

Simplifying easy algebraic fractions.
228 A

Factorising

Factorisation of algebraic fractions including binomial…
229 A

Inequalities

Solving Inequalities.
230 A

Inequalities

Solving and graphing inequalities
231 A

Inequalities

Inequalities on the number plane.
232 A

Roots

Difference of two squares
233 A

Roots

Quadratic trinomials [monic] – Case 1.
234 A

Roots

Introduction to quadratic equations.
235 A

Roots

Quadratic equations with factorisation.
236 A

Roots

Solving quadratic equations.
237 A

Roots

The quadratic formula
238 A

Roots

Problem solving with quadratic equations
239 A

Roots

Solving simultaneous quadratic equations graphically
240 A

Matrices

Vectors
241 S

Scatter diagrams

The range.
242 S

Probability

The mode
243 S

Probability

The mean
244 S

Probability

The median
245 S

Probability

Calculating the median from a frequency distribution
246 S

Averages

Calculating mean, mode and median from grouped data
247 S

Averages

Range as a measure of dispersion
248 S

Averages

Measures of spread
249 S

Averages

Measures of spread: the interquartile range
250 S

Pie charts

Pie and bar graphs.
251 S

Scatter diagrams

Scatter Diagrams
252 S

Scatter diagrams

Stem and Leaf Plots along with Box and Whisker Plots
253 S

Probability

Cumulative frequency
254 S

Scatter diagrams

Frequency histograms and polygons
255 S

Pie charts

Line graphs.
256 P

Scatter diagrams

Frequency distribution table
257 P

Scatter diagrams

Relative frequency
258 P

Probability

Probability of Simple Events
259 P

Probability

Rolling a pair of dice
260 P

Probability

Experimental probability
261 P

Probability

Tree diagrams – not depending on previous outcomes
262 P

Probability

Tree diagrams – depending on previous outcomes
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