Maths explained for parents
Plain-English guides to the maths your child learns at school in England, from Year 1 to GCSE. Each one follows the national curriculum and shows the methods the way schools teach them, with worked examples and ideas to try at home. Start with your child's year, or jump straight to a topic.
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- Times tables
- Times table check
- Times tables test
- Printable times table grid
- SATs arithmetic practiceYear 6
Year by year
What your child learns in each school year, and how to help at home.
- Year 1 maths
- Year 2 maths
- Year 3 maths
- Year 4 maths
- Year 5 maths
- Year 6 maths
- Year 7 maths
- Year 8 maths
- Year 9 maths
- GCSE maths: Foundation
- GCSE maths: Higher
Key stages and exams
The key stages, the Year 6 SATs and GCSE maths.
Number and place value
- Number bondsYears 1 to 2
- Place valueYears 1 to 6
- Number linesYears 1 to 3
- PartitioningYears 1 to 3
- Mental mathsYears 1 to 6
- RoundingYears 4 to 6
- Negative numbersYears 4 to 6
- Laws of indicesYears 7 to 9 and GCSE
- Standard formYears 7 to 9 and GCSE
- Prime factorsYears 6 to 9
- Significant figuresYears 7 to 9 and GCSE
Calculation methods
- How to learn times tablesYears 2 to 4
- Column additionYears 3 to 5
- Column subtractionYears 3 to 5
- Grid methodYears 3 to 4
- Short multiplicationYears 4 to 5
- Long multiplicationYears 5 to 6
- Bus stop methodYears 4 to 6
- Long divisionYear 6
- Bar modelYears 1 to 6
Fractions, decimals and percentages
- FractionsYears 1 to 4
- Equivalent fractionsYears 3 to 5
- Fractions of amountsYears 1 to 6
- Comparing fractionsYears 3 to 6
- Improper fractions and mixed numbersYear 5
- Simplifying fractionsYears 5 to 6
- Adding and subtracting fractionsYears 3 to 6
- Multiplying fractionsYears 5 to 6
- Dividing fractionsYear 6
- Fractions to decimalsYears 4 to 6
- Fractions, decimals and percentagesYears 5 to 6
- DecimalsYears 4 to 6
- Multiplying decimalsYears 5 to 6
- Dividing decimalsYears 5 to 6
- How to work out percentagesYears 5 to 6
- Percentage changeYears 7 to 9 and GCSE
Ratio and proportion
Algebra
- Algebra basicsYears 6 to 9
- Expanding bracketsYears 7 to 9 and GCSE
- FactorisingYears 7 to 9 and GCSE
- Solving equationsYears 7 to 9 and GCSE
- nth termYears 7 to 9 and GCSE
- InequalitiesYears 7 to 9 and GCSE
- Simultaneous equationsGCSE
- Factorising quadraticsGCSE
- Solving quadraticsGCSE
- Quadratic sequencesGCSE
- Algebraic fractionsGCSE
Mathsley covers every year from Year 1 to GCSE when it launches in 2027
It follows the national curriculum for England in every area of maths, from number and fractions to shape, measurement and statistics. It remembers what your child knows, spots the mistakes they keep making, and teaches them the fix. Join the waiting list and we'll email you when it launches.