Resources
The mathematics content is set to the new syllabus supporting teaching of GCSE (9-1) and also provides material for the Higher Tier. It is designed to not significantly add finance content to increase the burden of learning and teaching, but to use finance to illustrate mathematics content.
Each unit consists of:
- A teaching plan
- A PowerPoint presentation
- Task questions for teachers to hand out
- Task answers for teachers to hand out
- A supporting spreadsheet, as an additional resource for teachers
The units are flexible and systematic and uses a scheme of work (from Edexcel) that ensures correct syllabus weighting, pitching, and timing. They can be easily taught to compliment lesson planning at any time. They are as follows:
- Linear Graphs - Wages and working
- Interpreting and Representing Data - Going to university
- Fractions, Ratios and Percentages - Going on holiday
- Algebra - Running a festival stall
- Multiplicative Reasoning - Managing savings, loans and credit
Linear Graphs - Wages and working
Interpreting and Representing Data - Going to university
Algebra – Running a festival stall
Lesson context: running a festival stall.
Maths: Algebra and sequences - substitute numerical values; simplify and manipulate algebraic expressions; recognise and use arithmetic, Fibonacci and quadratic sequences.
Finance context: running a business to earn a living; understanding profit, earnings, and sales; distinguish between and use concepts of fixed costs and variable costs.
Multiplicative Reasoning - Managing savings, loans and credit
Lesson context: relating working to wages, salaries and earnings.
Maths: multiplicative reasoning - growth and decay, compound measures, compound formulae.
Finance context: understanding compound interest (charges and receipts); savings and borrowings; managing banks accounts; understanding credit cards.