Despite some minor variations, pre and post-pandemic exam series have some similar and interesting patterns about the types of questions set and the complexity distribution for each topic, with some potential implications for exam preparation. Please note, this blog focuses on the Edexcel maths past papers, not AQA or OCR exam boards or IGCSE maths.

Most of the topics in this list are absolutely fundamental for further work on the Foundation maths papers, so even those in red should be covered in detail. Can I take this opportunity to say how much we love LLP and all your brilliant teachers- Lara for Maths is absolutely wonderful, so kind and lovely and brilliant with children. Elsewhere, number, fractions, percentages and FDP calculations also attract a significant number of C3 marks.But wait, there's more — handy QR codes throughout the book give you quick and easy access to worked video solutions from our in-house experts, AND a selection of extra online quizzes!

complete coverage of the new specification including brand-new topics like functions and Venn diagrams. This is also not a ‘difficulty’ measure – it should be noted that ‘higher grade’ topics, such as simultaneous equations or estimating the mean, are often examined as standard procedural. Our first three Escape Room puzzles are now available on the LLP Extra Learning Space and we are anticipating that a new escape room puzzle will be added every two to three weeks, so that over time there will be an exciting bank of puzzles for all ages in all subjects.Statistics content in these questions is relatively high, with a bar chart or pictogram (or occasionally both) on most series, along with simple average and range calculations, such as median or mode from a short list of data, and the occasional appearance of time series graphs. Percentages are used in everyday life, for example, calculating discounts during sales and interest rates at banks. Pearson Edexcel currently runs one syallbus GCSE (9-1) in Mathematics (1MA1), prior to 2017 Edexcel ran two syllabuses Mathematics A and Mathematics B. i. Our liability to you for any losses shall not exceed the amount you originally paid for the service. Please note that many of the topics on this list have had very few appearances overall (for example, loci has only appeared once since 2017).