Powers, standard form, rounding, bounds, and calculation fluency that often set up later marks.
Students lose easy marks here when arithmetic technique is shaky before the harder reasoning even begins.
Paper focus: Foundation and Higher warm-up marks. Tiers: Foundation and Higher.
Keep a short bank of standard-form, bounds, and calculator-free number questions in rotation.
Start with Place value and ordering numbers, then use the app tools to practise, upload an answer, or ask for an explanation.
Open notes and exam questionsEach revision note is built as a short lesson with theory, worked examples, quick exercises, and exam-style questions with marking guidance.
Foundation / Grades 1 to 4
Read whole numbers correctly, understand the value of each digit, compare numbers, and put numbers in ascending or descending order.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: order positive integers, use place value, and interpret numbers in context.
Open full lessonFoundation / Grades 1 to 4
Compare decimal numbers using place value, line up decimal points, add placeholder zeros, and order decimals correctly.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: order decimals and use decimal place value accurately.
Open full lessonFoundation / Grades 1 to 4
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers accurately, choosing a reliable written method when mental methods are not enough.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: use the four operations with integers and apply arithmetic fluently.
Open full lessonFoundation / Grades 2 to 5
Use BIDMAS to decide the correct order in a calculation, including brackets, indices, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: apply the correct order of operations, including brackets and powers.
Open full lessonFoundation / Grades 1 to 5
Understand negative numbers on a number line and calculate with negative values using reliable sign rules.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: order and calculate with positive and negative integers.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 4 to 7
Write very large and very small numbers in standard form, convert back to ordinary numbers, and calculate with powers of 10.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: use standard form A x 10ⁿ where 1 <= A < 10 and n is an integer.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 4 to 8
Use index laws to simplify powers, calculate with negative powers, and connect powers of 10 to standard form.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: calculate with powers, roots, integer indices, and powers of 10.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 3 to 7
Recognise which rounding instruction a question is using, then choose the right focused lesson for practice.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: round numbers, estimate answers, and use limits of accuracy.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 2 to 5
Round whole numbers to a named place value by identifying the place, checking the next digit, and writing the rounded number correctly.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: round numbers to an appropriate degree of accuracy.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 3 to 6
Round decimals to a given number of decimal places by counting digits after the decimal point.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: round decimals to a required accuracy.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 4 to 7
Round numbers to a given number of significant figures by counting important digits from the first non-zero digit.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: round to significant figures and use appropriate accuracy.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 3 to 6
Round values to easy numbers before calculating so you can estimate answers and check reasonableness.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: estimate answers and check calculations using approximation.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 5 to 7
Find lower and upper bounds from rounded values, write error intervals, and use bounds in calculations.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: use limits of accuracy and error intervals.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 3 to 7
Recognise which FDP skill a question is testing, then choose the right focused lesson for practice.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: use fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio, and proportional reasoning fluently.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 2 to 5
Simplify fractions by dividing the numerator and denominator by the same factor, and create equivalent fractions by multiplying both parts by the same number.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: use equivalent fractions and simplify fractions.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 3 to 5
Find a fraction of an amount by dividing by the denominator and multiplying by the numerator.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: calculate exactly with fractions and use fractions of quantities.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 3 to 6
Convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages, including common equivalences and fractions out of 100.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: interchange between fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 3 to 5
Find a percentage of an amount using simple percentages or by converting the percentage to a decimal.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: calculate percentages of quantities.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 4 to 6
Increase or decrease an amount by a percentage using percentage multipliers or by finding the percentage change first.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: solve percentage increase and decrease problems.
Open full lessonFoundation and Higher / Grades 5 to 7
Find the original value when the final value after a percentage increase or decrease is given.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: solve reverse percentage problems using multipliers.
Open full lessonHigher / Grades 6 to 8
Convert recurring decimals into fractions by setting up equations and subtracting to remove the recurring part.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths number: change recurring decimals into their corresponding fractions.
Open full lessonThese planned lessons keep the curriculum granular, Foundation-first, and ready to cross-reference with the wider Edexcel skill index as notes are added.
Find factors, multiples, common factors, and common multiples.
Identify prime numbers and use prime number facts in factor questions.
Write numbers as products of prime factors using factor trees or repeated division.
Find highest common factors and lowest common multiples, including with prime factors.
Know square numbers, cube numbers, square roots, and cube roots.
Compare fractions using common denominators, decimals, or benchmark fractions.
Add and subtract fractions using common denominators.
Multiply fractions, including simplifying before or after multiplying.
Divide by a fraction using the reciprocal method and simplify answers.
Convert between mixed numbers and improper fractions.
Understand tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and the value of decimal digits.
Add and subtract decimals by lining up decimal points.
Multiply decimals and place the decimal point using estimation or place value.
Divide decimals by whole numbers and by decimals using equivalent calculations.
Convert fractions to decimals using division or equivalent fractions.
Multiply decimals by 100 to write them as percentages.
Write percentages over 100 and simplify the fraction.
Learn common fraction, decimal, and percentage equivalences.
Calculate percentage increase or decrease from an original value to a new value.
Use multipliers such as 1.15, 0.8, and 1.025 for percentage change.
Apply percentage multipliers in sequence for repeated increases and decreases.
Calculate simple interest using a fixed percentage of the original amount.
Use repeated percentage multipliers for compound growth and decay.
Multiply, divide, add, and subtract numbers written in standard form.
Use negative and fractional powers, including roots written as powers.
Understand exact surd form and basic surd notation.
Simplify surds by taking out square factors.
Remove surds from denominators by multiplying by a suitable surd or conjugate.
Use upper and lower bounds in area, speed, density, and other compound-measure calculations.
Use integers, decimals, fractions, and percentages fluently.
Round values and reason with error intervals.
Apply index laws and standard form accurately.
Convert numbers into standard form.
Find lower or upper bounds from rounded values.
Estimate a calculation before using a calculator.