The University of London Schools Examination Board (ULSEB) used to pre-test those questions back in those analogue days to make sure they got a decent range of responses (ie to make sure they were not too easy, not too hard). Many can still be found on the emporium!
Colleen Young
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Mathematics Tutor and Consultant.
Half Past Papers Updated Schedule! Free revision on Thursdays on TikTok and YouTube will resume next week (10th Sept). I know lots of you give these out for homework with the YouTube video, but the live lesson is there if students have extra questions! www.hannahkettlemaths.co.uk/half-past-pa...
It's a long way to Tipperary which is the subject of the Puzzle of the Month. Read more in the Newsletter or listen to it in the Podcast www.transum.org/Newsletter/?... 🐢 Pie Chart Creator 🐢 Periodic Graphs 🐢 Calculator Words 🐢 Two-Way Tables 🐢 Elevations and Plans 🐢 Online Logo #mathsresources
Where to resit to get that Grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics? Results for 17-19 year olds by local authority (source: Ofqual Analytics)
Keeping an eye on GCSE results. colleenyoung.org/im-looking-f... for useful links for Exam Board Results Statistics, Grade Boundaries, Analytics, and access to Scripts ready for Results Days. I will keep the page updated. Thank you @mathsnot.bsky.social for the rapid grade boundaries!
Join us for our free results day webinar! We’ll talk you through all of our results day analysis along with exclusive insights from the @fftedu.bsky.social Early Results Service. 📅10 September, 4pm vist.ly/5f8j9
Summer 2026 Results Analysed: The National Picture
Summer 2026 Results Analysed: The National Picture
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A table of all 2026 GCE A level subjects with entries and grade distributions for exam boards offering subjects in England (three images)
More new complex numbers resources: ✨Complex Numbers in Modulus-Argument Form Match-Up ✨Multiplying and Dividing Complex Numbers Fill in the Blanks ✨Loci on an Argand Diagram Match-Up Find them all at www.draustinmaths.com/a-level-further-maths #ukmathschat #alevelmaths #mathstoday
A level Mathematics grade distributions 2019-2026 (England)
A level Further Mathematics grade distributions 2019-2026 (England)
NEW: A-Level, T-Level and other Level 3 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results. vist.ly/5em9w
A-Level, T-Level and other Level 3 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries - FFT Education Datalab
Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results.
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A level Mathematics grade boundaries 2018-2026 (England)
Useful links for Exam Board Results Statistics, Grade Boundaries, Analytics, and access to Scripts ready for Results Days. I will keep the page updated. colleenyoung.org/im-looking-f...
Exam Results 2026
FFT Blog – Five things to look out for on results day for A-Levels, T-Levels and other Level 3 qualifications fft education datalab Use the following links for provisional results statistics and gr…
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NEW: Five things to look out for on results day for A-Levels, T-Levels and other Level 3 qualifications Our usual round-up of everything we'll be looking out for on results day 2026. vist.ly/5e7q4
Five things to look out for on results day for A-Levels, T-Levels and other Level 3 qualifications - FFT Education Datalab
Our usual round-up of everything we'll be looking out for on results day 2026.
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So excited to share I found a way to keep visual patterns up for good—and it got a great new makeover too! Check it out: fawnnguyen.substack.com/p/visual-pat...
Visual Patterns, Rebuilt
Going on its third and final (yes!) version
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I was very pleased to meet Iain Forsyth at the MEI, @meimaths.bsky.social Conference. For teachers of Functional Skills have a look at his excellent website. colleenyoung.org/2026/07/08/f...
Functional Skills
Added to the Functional Skills collection – Crack Maths. From Iain Forsyth’s Crack Maths learn Functional Skills Level 2 from 70 (all free) Tutorials.Coverage of the specification is co…
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The new Stem and Leaf Diagrams exercise includes the classic, textbook-style practice of reading, interpreting and constructing diagrams, but includes a Japanese railway timetable and solving stem-and-leaf puzzles. www.transum.org/Intro/?ID=1180 #mathsresources #mathschat #mathstoday #mathchat
People who teach A Level Mechanics (or equivalent) - what misconceptions do you notice students have about motion/kinematics when they first start learning about it? What things do you do in your classroom to try to overcome those misconceptions?
colleenyoung.org/2026/06/28/e... Thank you @piximaths.bsky.social for the latest addition to the end-of-term activities collection.
End of term 2026
End of term Mathematical Activities, Transition, and Summer Reading.
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I got carried away and made a thing... Testers welcome! #alevelmaths #mathstoday #alevelrevision #mathsrevision
I am starting a new thread of my Wordle results here on BlueSky. Here we go…
Yes. It should be available in the morning :) solutions Wednesday morning :)
Have made a warm up grid for AQA #ALevelMaths paper 3, featuring statistics and some unseen pure topics. Feel free to use/edit (I've included the editable Word version) - let me know if you spot any mistakes 🙂 #MathsToday wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...
Could someone please click on the link and just check it opens ok? It might just be my phone being an idiot...
Have made a warm up grid for AQA #ALevelMaths paper 3, featuring statistics and some unseen pure topics. Feel free to use/edit (I've included the editable Word version) - let me know if you spot any mistakes 🙂 #MathsToday wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...