Common Entrance 13+ Core Mathematics for ISEB CE and KS3

Exam board: ISEB Level: 13+ CE and KS3 Subject: Mathematics First teaching: September 2021 First exams: November 2022With more than 30 years' experience teaching Mathematics, Serena Alexander guides you through the ISEB 13+ CE specification for Mathematics, enabling you to support your pupils on their journey to becoming proficient and confident in Mathematics.· Cover all the content for the Core paper: Chapters include Powers and Roots, Metric and Other Units (with a new section on Money), and Geometry.· Bring out the best in every pupil: Challenging tasks and extension exercises in every chapter.· Guide pupils' development of investigative thinking, problem solving and reasoning skills: New investigations and puzzles include matchstick puzzles, Countdown and other number card investigations, and how to solve number puzzles found in newspapers.· Develop knowledge and analytical research with in-depth projects: New projects include current affairs and using a spreadsheet to solve mathematical problems and to support charitable fundraising.· Encourage your pupils to think beyond Mathematics: Cross-curricular boxes inform pupils where mathematical skills may be required in other subjects, with suggestions of activities.· Develop your pupils' understanding of their place in the world: Assist pupils in demonstrating cultural and environmental awareness and empathy with SCEE (Social, Cultural, Empathy and Environmental) boxes throughout.Accompanying answers available in a paid-for PDF download at galorepark.co.uk (ISBN: 9781398321489).

Serena Alexander has taught Mathematics since 1987, originally in both maintained and independent senior schools. From 1990 she taught at St. Paul's School for Boys, where she was Head of Mathematics at their Preparatory School, Colet Court, before moving first to Newton Prep as Deputy Head and then to Devonshire House as Head. She is now an educational consultant and inspector but still helps to run mathematics conferences for prep school teachers. She has a passion for maths and expects her pupils to feel the same way. After a lesson or two with her, they normally do!