How to convert an hourly wage into an annual salary, and back again
Convert an hourly wage into an annual salary and back: the hours to use for full-time and part-time jobs, US overtime at time and a half, and UK minimum wage.
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How to find the area and the circumference of any circle
Find a circle's area and circumference from the radius or the diameter, with the two formulas GCSE students must know, worked examples and the usual slips.
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Functional Skills maths at Level 1 and Level 2, from the content to the test
Functional Skills maths at Level 1 and Level 2: what each level covers, how the test works with and without a calculator, and why the result is Pass or Fail.
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Working out the unit price: compare per kg, per litre or per item
Work out the unit price of any product in two steps, compare packs per kg, litre or item, and read the shelf labels shops must show under the UK rules.
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Quick mental maths shortcuts for children and adults
Mental maths shortcuts that work: round and adjust, multiply by 5, 9 and 11, halve and double, and find percentages in your head, tested on a real KS2 paper.
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Foundation or Higher tier in GCSE maths: grades, papers and how to decide
Foundation or Higher in GCSE maths? The grades each tier allows, the allowed grade 3, how the content differs and what to ask before your child is entered.
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Helping your child learn to tell the time, from o'clock to the 24-hour clock
How to help a child tell the time on an analogue clock, from o'clock and half past to the 24-hour clock, in the order schools in England follow.
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Working out your take-home pay from a UK salary in 2026/27
Work out your take-home pay for 2026/27 from the Personal Allowance, income tax bands and National Insurance, with examples from £20,000 to £60,000.
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Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages
Convert fractions, decimals and percentages with three simple moves, learn the equivalents worth knowing by heart, and see what Year 6 and GCSE expect.
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What the 2026 GCSE maths boundaries mean for a grade 4 or a 5
A grade 4 in GCSE maths took 154 of 240 marks on AQA Foundation in 2026 and 63 on Higher. The full boundaries for AQA and Edexcel, and what they mean.
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Working out VAT at 20%, forwards and backwards
Work out VAT at 20% by multiplying by 1.2, and take it off by dividing by 1.2, never by subtracting 20%. The VAT fraction, other rates and worked examples.
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How to do long division, step by step, with remainders
Long division in four repeated steps: divide, multiply, subtract, bring down. Worked examples, short division first, remainders and how to check an answer.
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What the Year 6 maths SATs contain, and how to help at home
Year 6 SATs maths: one arithmetic paper and two reasoning papers on 12 and 13 May 2027. What each paper asks, how the marks work and how to prepare at home.
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How compound interest grows, and how to work it out step by step
How to calculate compound interest: the formula, worked examples on savings and loans, simple vs compound interest, and how AER lets you compare accounts.
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Helping a child with maths homework without giving the answers
How to help a child with primary maths homework: what each year group learns, how to practise times tables and questions that guide without giving answers.
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How BIDMAS sets the order of operations, step by step
BIDMAS sets the order of operations: brackets, indices, division and multiplication, then addition and subtraction. The left-to-right rule and practice.
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Maths in Year 7: the Key Stage 3 curriculum and how parents can help
What maths in Year 7 covers under the Key Stage 3 curriculum, what changes from primary school and how to help at home, with the 2026 KS2 results.
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How to get ready for the non-calculator GCSE maths paper
Paper 1 of GCSE maths is the non-calculator paper: 1 hour 30 minutes, 80 marks, on Friday 14 May 2027. What it tests, mental methods and exam-day tips.
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How to calculate your pay rise and see if it beats inflation
Work out your pay rise as a percentage in two steps, then compare it with CPI inflation (3.1% in August 2026). Worked examples and a real-terms table.
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How to calculate percentages in your head, step by step
To calculate percentages in your head, start from 10%, then halve it or move the decimal point. Discounts, tips, VAT at 20% and a table of quick anchors.
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The Year 4 times tables check, and how to prepare at home
25 questions, six seconds each, no pass mark: how the Year 4 multiplication check works, which tables come up most, and a plan to practise at home.
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