One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a small printed cushion cover.

The purpose of this activity is to explore the decorative use of lettering and pattern when
applied to fabric, and also to produce a useful item for...

One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a 'simpler sampler' using fabric crayons and patterns derived from handwriting patterns.

The purpose of the activity is to create modern samplers to display handwriting patterns. This...

One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a fabulous artificial flower from a range of materials such as card, paper, fabric, art straws, pipe cleaners. Each child's flower will be used in a class display of flowers. The flowers...

One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a useful resource for a home that meets all the family’s identified textile repair needs.

The purpose of the task is to show the need to repair textiles when they become worn or damaged...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Explain what humans need in their diet and why.
• Identify short-term and long-term effects of exercise on the human body.
• Predict the possible outcomes of eating too much...

The four consultation documents here from QCA set out the subject criteria for first teaching in September 2012 for AS and A level in:
*Mathematics
*Use of mathematics
*Further mathematics
*Use of statistics

This resource from QCA is the Profile Handbook which contains information and guidance on Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) profiles. The EYFS is a comprehensive statutory framework published in 2007 by the Department for Children, Schools and Families which sets...

This resource contains a set of Mathematics GCSE Foundation level examination papers in the style of the 2012-16 EDEXCEL examinations. Each paper is worth 100 marks. The marking guides look very similar to the actual EDEXCEL GCSE mark schemes. There are clear suggestions how method, accuracy and quality of written...

This resource contains a set of three Mathematics GCSE Foundation level examination papers in the style of the 2012-16 EDEXCEL modular examinations. The marking guides look very similar to the actual EDEXCEL GCSE mark schemes. There are clear suggestions how method, accuracy and quality of written communication...

This resource contains a set of Mathematics GCSE Higher level examination papers in the style of the 2012-16 EDEXCEL examinations. Each paper is worth 100 marks. The marking guides look very similar to the actual EDEXCEL GCSE mark schemes. There are clear suggestions how method, accuracy and quality of written...

This resource contains a set of three Mathematics GCSE Higher level examination papers in the style of the 2012-16 EDEXCEL modular examinations. The marking guides look very similar to the actual EDEXCEL GCSE mark schemes. There are clear suggestions how method, accuracy and Quality of Written Communication marks...

These resources from SMILE consist of short questions designed to assess students' progress in mathematics. Each section consists of a statement which describes the mathematics being assessed, an example to help students understand what is required and questions for the students to complete. The answers to the...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Distinguish between the energy in the kinetic store of an object and the object’s speed.
• Describe how mass and speed affect the amount of energy in the kinetic store of the object...

The Nuffield Secondary Science guide to examining at CSE was aimed at teachers and examiners. It began the quest, still continuing today, to find appropriate ways to examine science across the whole ability range.

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Countries charge for planes to fly through their airspace even if the plane does not land. Different countries levy different charges, therefore plane companies consider a number of different routes and calculate the associated charges with each route. The formula used to fly over Europe is considered and an...