About This Resource
Skills Checks are a quick and effective way for students to retrieve and practise problems based on previous learning. Each half term focuses on 10 'skills' appropriate to the Scheme of Learning and tier selected.
This free sample is for GCSE Higher (grades 8/9), Half Term 2. You can use: Endless Questions in 5, 10 or 20-question options; the original 10 questions to project (7 sets available); and the 20 questions to print. Some options are locked—creating your own resources on individual topics, bingo games and record sheets are for subscribers only.
Topics Covered
Adding surds, Completing the square/find the vertex, Using SUVAT, Expanding 3 brackets, Recalling exact trig ratios, Calculations Pressure and area, Using function notation, Using the nth term of a sequence, Multiply/divide – standard form, Solving simultaneous equations.
Curriculum Links
This resource supports GCSE Higher tier maths (grades 8/9):
- Number, Algebra, Geometry: Surds, quadratics, trigonometry, sequences, functions
- Reasoning: Retrieval and fluency for higher-tier content
Skills Check Summary
Skills checks offer retrieval and practice based on 10 skills per half term. This free sample includes: Endless Questions (5, 10 or 20 questions); the original 10 questions to project (7 sets); and the 20 questions to print. Creating your own resources on individual topics, and bingo or record sheets, are for subscribers only.
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