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  • When to start preparing a child for the Kent or Bexley grammar school exams

    When to start preparing a child for the Kent or Bexley grammar school exams

    Are you hoping for your child to get into a grammar school, following the Kent or Bexley grammar school exams (also known as selection tests)? There’s nothing worse than seeing a child who has a lot of potential become a nervous wreck because they haven’t been given enough time to comfortably prepare for exams.

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  • How to convert fraction to percentages to decimals

    How to convert fraction to percentages to decimals

    Never be confused again. Here’s a simple way to remember how to convert decimals to fraction and  then to percentages and vice versa.

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  • Maths: Year 10 topics

    You can expect your child to learn the following topics in maths in Year 10: Numbers Classify numbers Prime or composite Compare and order rational numbers Number lines Convert between decimals and fractions Square roots Cube roots Operations Add, subtract, multiply and divide integers Order of operations with integers Evaluate variable expressions involving integers Add…

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  • Maths: Year 11 topics

    See below for the list of maths topics you can expect  your child to learn in year 11: Numbers Prime or composite Identify rational and irrational numbers Compare and order rational numbers Square roots Cube roots Add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers A.7 Order of operations with rational numbers Exponents Exponents review Multiplication and…

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  • Maths: Year 6 topics

    Here are the list of topics you can expect your child cover in maths during year 6: Place values and number sense Place values Convert between place values Compare numbers up to millions Word names for numbers Roman numerals Rounding Even and odd arithmetic patterns Understanding integers Compare integers Put integers in order Geometry Lines,…

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  • Maths: Year 5 topics

    Find out what topics your child will likely learn during year 5: Number sense Place values Convert between place values Word names for numbers Ordinal numbers to 100th Roman numerals Prime and composite numbers Rounding Even and odd Inequalities with number lines Compare numbers up to five digits Addition Add numbers up to five digits…

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  • Maths: Year 3 topics

    Counting and number patterns Skip-counting Skip-counting sequences Number lines – up to 100 Counting patterns – up to 100 Hundreds chart Even and odd: counting objects Even or odd I Even or odd II Which even or odd number comes before or after? Skip-counting stories Skip-counting puzzles Number lines – up to 1,000 Counting patterns…

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  • Maths: Year 2 topics

    Below are a list of maths topics that you can expect your child to learn in year 2: Counting and number patterns Counting review – 0 to 10 Counting review – up to 20 Counting tens and ones – up to 30 Counting – up to 30 Counting – up to 100 Counting tens and…

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  • Maths: Year 4 topics

    Below are the list top topics you can expect your child to learn in maths during year 4: Numbers and comparing Write numbers in words Ordinal numbers to 100th Roman numerals I, V, X, L, C, D, M Even and odd I Even and odd II Skip-counting puzzles Number sequences Put numbers in order Which…

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  • Maths: Reception topics

    Below is a list of maths topics you can expect your child to learn during their reception year. Shapes Identify circles, squares and triangles Identify squares and rectangles Identify cubes and pyramids Count to 3 Count dots (up to 3) Count shapes (up to 3) Count objects (up to 3) Represent numbers (up to 3)…

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