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Sally Sparks

@mscurtismaths

Secondary Maths Teacher covering GCSE Higher and A-level Maths and Further Maths KS5 Coordinator and Teach First Mentor πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ« Rugby lover πŸ‰ Cornwall β˜€οΈπŸŒŠ

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Did you know I've been working on A-level content? I've managed to cover all of year 1 statistics now including in depth videos (a little over 6 hours worth), exam questions and solutions on each topic (117 full exam questions in total). All free, of course.

www.1stclassmaths.com/alevelrevision

03.09.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨 Maths Giveaway! 🚨

Win a set of manipulatives, including Multilink Cubes, Counters, Base Ten, Fractions bars, Algebra Tiles & a 100 Square Popper – perfect for a classroom using @HUEcameras or mathswhiteboard.com webcam viewers.

πŸ“šβœ¨ Follow & RT to enter. Ends 30/9.

@mathsjem.bsky.social #maths

30.08.2025 06:21 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

I really wish they would do that! Especially for FM. I know some of the questions are from the old pdf textbooks for pure but not all of them!

08.07.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope the #ALevelMaths exams have gone well so far for everyone's students 😊 One more to go! I've added a paper 3 (AQA) warm up grid for revision this week... wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...

15.06.2025 20:42 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Now we just need to badger @aqaeducation.bsky.social to keep the classic all about maths site going and provide better support resources like Edexcel has on the emporium!

14.06.2025 08:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let's hope so! I can't thank you and @drbennison.bsky.social enough for the support you have given! You are legends amongst my students.

14.06.2025 07:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like a good plan! Thank you for the list ☺️

12.06.2025 20:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A warm up grid of questions for paper 2 of AQA A Level Maths

A warm up grid of questions for paper 2 of AQA A Level Maths

I've added a warm up grid for AQA #ALevelMaths Paper 2. Feel free to use/adapt for your students.
(And let me know if you spot any errors!)
wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...

07.06.2025 18:01 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

GCSE Maths and Level 2 Extended Maths Edexcel

A Level Maths AQA

A Level Further Maths AQA (mechanics and discrete)

08.06.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finishing off the GCSE Paper 3 resources & am so grateful for the praise that we've received 🀩
As a thanks, we're giving away lots of mugs & pens! 🎁
To enter, RT by 9pm Tues
Also, schools planning ahead can make big savings with our fantastic discounts: corbettmaths.com/wp-content/u...

05.06.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you Tom. Helped students with their confidence before going into the exam.

06.06.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My topic analysis of AQA A-level Maths paper 1 and lots of pure revision questions for papers 2/3, I hope this is useful: tinyurl.com/34ryxdep

05.06.2025 09:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Word document titled "Topics to focus on for paper 2 (2025)" followed by a table of topics, starting with different types of proof

A Word document titled "Topics to focus on for paper 2 (2025)" followed by a table of topics, starting with different types of proof

Topic analysis and a student-friendly revision list for paper 2 (AQA) #ALevelMaths, based on the pure topics from paper 1. Let me know if you spot anything I've missed 😊

wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...

04.06.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you ☺️

04.06.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Small Angle Approximation with #Alevelmaths in #MathsToday - always like using Variation Theory to zoom in on possible misconceptions!

03.06.2025 15:46 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

If anyone has, this would be really helpful!

02.06.2025 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These look like a great resource for A level maths:
www.alphaworkbooks.co.uk
They are closing down, so his books are currently free to download from his website until the website closes. #Alevelmaths

22.05.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

Snap! So helpful.

20.05.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#ALevelMaths my practice paper for AQA A-Level Further Maths Paper 1 is available now. Solutions will be uploaded tonight. Ends with a non-standard induction question. Enjoy. To be found at the usual place: blog.drbennisonmaths.com/blog/2025/04...

19.05.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Tom. Looking forward to having a go before going to the students!

19.05.2025 16:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Hot off the press @drfrostmaths.bsky.social ! 🚨

Our Edexcel GCSE Maths Likely Topic Papers for Paper 2 & 3 are now live! πŸ“˜βœοΈ

πŸ–₯️ Online Worksheet: buff.ly/zdM9DzT
πŸ“„ Download PDF: buff.ly/IUUkLar

More exam board papers will be released soon!

15.05.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Exams 2025 Resources This is the page where I will be posting my various revision for 2025 Post 16 maths exam resources including practice papers, revision topic sheets etc. Further Maths AS Daily Question Sheets These…

My Exams 2025 Resources page has just gone live. First things shared are 7 worksheets of 10 AQA Further Maths AS Questions (split into 2 a day for Monday - Friday). More coming tomorrow blog.drbennisonmaths.com/blog/2025/04... #ALevelMaths

26.04.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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New! My 189th gems post. Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. Mainly revision resources in this one! πŸ’Ž

www.resourceaholic.com/2025/04/5-ma...

Hat tips to follow.

#mathstoday #ukmathschat

26.04.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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My 2025 KS5 Maths Exam preparation resources page will launch on Tuesday alongside a schedule of when certain papers will release by… will post on here when the page goes live. There will be a few things already available at launch.

20.04.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨 More @drfrostmaths.bsky.social Building Blocks! 🚨

Grades 6+ now live β€” designed to strengthen key skills, gradually building towards interleaved problem solving. πŸ’ͺ

🟣 Grades 1-3: buff.ly/BO47wq6
🟒 Grades 4/5: buff.ly/t8QFSli
🟠 Grades 6+: buff.ly/OZOPFck

20.04.2025 08:30 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A Level Maths and Further Maths Revision

https://colleenyoung.org/2025/03/23/a-level-maths-and-further-maths-revision-2/

23.03.2025 08:08 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not finished either but starting to think about what to prioritise for revision.

01.03.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What do you do in lessons with year 13 after you've finished teaching the spec? How can I use the next 10 weeks effectively? #alevelmaths

28.02.2025 08:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Also anything that gets them to think about applying their knowledge to unfamiliar situations. We are AQA but I tend to look at the other exam boards and pull out as many application questions as I can.

28.02.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cubic graphs 2 Author:Β Lee Gray Answers…

I like these sort of problems ssddproblems.com/cubic-graphs...

28.02.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0