Working with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, and ratios in real-world contexts. Adult-life framing — money, recipes, scaling, conversion, budgeting.
Skill statements (Ofqual 2018 §3, summarised)
- Read, write, order and compare positive and negative numbers of any size
- Carry out calculations with numbers up to one million including strategies to check answers
- Use, understand and calculate with fractions, decimals and percentages, including in everyday contexts
- Order, approximate and compare decimals
- Calculate with mixed numbers and improper fractions
- Identify, compare and convert between fractions, decimals and percentages
- Calculate percentages of given amounts and percentage change
- Apply ratio and proportion in real-life contexts
- Convert between simple fractions, decimals, percentages and ratios
Tests canonical
- KS4 Maths — Number and the number system
- KS4 Maths — Ratio, proportion, and rates of change
- Life and Work — Functional Maths
- Life and Work — Financial Literacy (percentage change, ratio in financial contexts)
Cross-overlay equivalents
- Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1 AO1 (Number portion)
- AQA GCSE 8300 AO1 (Number and Ratio/Proportion content domains)