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Keys For Maths Years |
Age |
England
& Wales |
Scotland |
Rep. Of
Ireland |
Northern
Ireland |
| Key Stage 1 |
Keys Year 1 |
5 - 6 |
Y1 |
P1 |
S.I |
P2 |
| Keys Year 2 |
6 - 7 |
Y2 |
P2 |
1C |
P3 |
| Keys Year 3 |
7 - 8 |
Y3 |
P3 |
2C |
P4 |
| Key Stage 2 |
Keys Year 4 |
8 - 9 |
Y4 |
P4 |
3C |
P5 |
| Keys Year 5 |
9 - 10 |
Y5 |
P5 |
4C |
P6 |
| Keys
Year 6 |
10 -
11 |
Y6 |
P6 |
5C |
P7 |
| Key Stage 3 |
Keys Year 7 |
11 - 12 |
Y7 |
P7 |
6C |
Y8 |
| Keys Year 8 |
12 - 13 |
Y8 |
S1 |
7C |
Y9 |
| Keys Year 9 |
13 - 14 |
Y9 |
S2 |
8C |
Y10 |
Select a year from the list below and you will see the Keys for that year:
Keys For Maths Year 1
| a |
Read and write numbers - up to 20 |
| b |
Count - up to 20 |
| c |
Order numbers - up to 20 |
| d |
Count on and back - in steps of 1 up to 30, or in steps of 10 using multiples of 10. |
| e |
Add and subtract - within 20 |
| f |
Number pairs - giving a total of 10 |
| g |
Money - coins up to £1 |
| h |
Measures - compare 2 lengths, masses or capacities |
| i |
Shapes - basic properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes |
| j |
Problem solving - using addition and subtraction |
Keys For Maths Year 2
| a |
Count, read and write numbers - up to 100; know what each digit represents. |
| b |
Order numbers - up to 100 |
| c |
Count on and back - up to 100 in steps of 1 or 10; simple number sequences. |
| d |
Mental calculations - add and subtract with numbers up to 10 |
| e |
Addition - 1-digit to 2-digit numbers; multiples of 10; 3 single-digit numbers |
| f |
Subtraction - 1-digit from 2-digits; multiples of 10 |
| g |
Multiplication - as repeated addition |
| h |
Tables - 2 and 10 times |
| i |
Doubling and halving |
| j |
Money - know and use the relationships between coins up to £1 |
| k |
Clocks - hour, half hour and quarter past using 12-hour clock. |
| l |
Measures - comparisons and measurements; select suitable units and equipment |
| m |
Read a simple scale - to nearest labelled division |
| n |
Shapes - name and sort common 2-D and 3-D shapes |
| o |
Position, direction and movement - vocabulary eg. higher, lower, left, right, forward, back, . |
| p |
Tables and lists |
| q |
Pictograms and block graphs (1 symbol or block = 1 unit). |
| r |
Problem solving - simple problems with money and measures |
Keys For Maths Year 3
| a |
Read and write numbers - up to 1000; know what each digit represents. |
| b |
Order numbers - up to 1000 |
| c |
Counting on or back - up to 1000 in steps of 10 or 100 |
| d |
Fractions - understand and use unit fractions such as 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, and 1/10 |
| e |
Mental calculations - add and subtract up to 20; add and subtract near-multiples of 10 to or from a 2-digit number |
| f |
Addition and subtraction - using numbers up to 1000 |
| g |
Tables - 2, 5 and 10 times |
| h |
Division - and its relationship with multiplication |
| i |
Money - using money and writing as £.p |
| j |
Time - units of time, calendars and dates |
| k |
Clocks - read times on 12-hour clock; use am and pm |
| l |
Angles - right angles as quarter turns and in shapes |
| m |
Shapes - line symmetry |
| n |
Lists and tables - numerical data |
| o |
Pictograms - symbol represents 2 or more units |
| p |
Bar charts - labelled in steps of 1 or more |
| q |
Problem solving - using appropriate operations (including multiplication and division) |
Keys For Maths Year 4
| a |
Know and use symbols =, > and < |
| b |
Rounding - numbers up to 1000 to nearest 10 or 100 |
| c |
Fractions - as several parts of a whole; mixed numbers and equivalence of simple fractions |
| d |
Mental addition and subtraction, including any pair of 2-digit numbers |
| e |
Addition and subtraction - in columns, with numbers up to 1000 |
| f |
Tables - 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times |
| g |
Mental calculations - division by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 |
| h |
Remainders - following division |
| i |
Metric units and relationships between them |
| j |
Shapes - angle and symmetry properties of triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons |
| k |
Frequency tables - discrete data only |
| l |
Problem solving - using appropriate operations, including more than one operation |
Keys For Maths Year 5
| a |
Decimals - understand and use decimal notation for tenths and hundredths |
| b |
Rounding - numbers with up to 2 decimal places to nearest whole number |
| c |
Negative numbers - understand, use and order |
| d |
Mental calculations - difference between a pair of numbers such as 9006 - 3997 |
| e |
Addition and subtraction - in columns with positive integers up to 10000 |
| f |
Multiplication and division - by 10 or 100 |
| g |
Tables - all up to 10 times; and corresponding division facts |
| h |
Short multiplication and division - a 2- or 3-digit number by a 1-digit number |
| i |
Long multiplication - a 2-digit by a 2-digit number |
| j |
Fractions - related to division and decimals |
| k |
Clocks and timetables - using 24 hour time |
| l |
Perimeters - simple shapes |
| m |
Area - as a number of square units; and as length times breadth for a rectangle |
| n |
Parallel and perpendicular lines - properties of rectangles |
| o |
Grouping data - with equal class intervals; frequency diagrams |
| p |
Problem solving - involving numbers and time |
Keys For Maths Year 6
| a |
Order numbers - up to 3 decimal places |
| b |
Fractions - simplest form |
| c |
Fractions - find fractions of numbers or quantities |
| d |
Percentages - find a simple percentage of a whole number quantity |
| e |
Ratio and proportion |
| f |
Addition and subtraction - in columns with decimals |
| g |
Mental multiplication and division by 10, 100 or 1000 with decimals up to 3 places |
| h |
Short multiplication and division - of decimals |
| i |
Long multiplication - of a 3-digit by a 2-digit integer |
| j |
Perimeter - of compound shapes |
| k |
Area - of compound shapes made up of rectangles |
| l |
Angles - use a protractor to measure angles to nearest degree |
| m |
Points and co-ordinates - read and plot points in all 4 quadrants |
| n |
Tables, graphs and charts - extract and interpret information |
| o |
Problem solving - including money, foreign currency, time and measures |
Keys For Maths Year 7
| a | Understand and use equivalence of fractions to simplify and order fractions; express one quantity as a fraction of another. |
| b | Recognise the equivalence of fractions, percentages and decimals. |
| c | Round decimals to 1 or 2 places; use in calculations and approximations. |
| d | Mental calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages. |
| e | Multiplication and division: 3-digit by 2-digit whole numbers; decimals with 1 or 2 places by 1-digit whole numbers. |
| f | Perform a complex calculation by breaking it down into simpler steps eg. division by a 2-digit number broken down to division by its factors. |
| g | Check a calculation by considering whether the result is of the right order of magnitude. |
| h | Know and use the order of precedence of operations; use brackets correctly. |
| i | Use letter symbols to represent unknown numbers; construct and use simple formulae. |
| j | Understand and use basic algebraic conventions, including index notation. |
| k | Plot the graphs of simple linear functions using Cartesian coordinates. |
| l | Convert one metric unit to another. Know the rough metric equivalents of imperial units still in daily use. |
| m | Know the sum of angles on a straight line, at a point, and in a triangle, and recognise vertically opposite angles. |
| n | Find the mean, median, mode and range of a set of data. Compare two simple distributions using the range and one of the mean, median or mode. |
| o | Understand and use the probability scale. Find probabilities in simple contexts. |
| p | Solve word problems in a range of contexts. |
Keys For Maths Year 8
| a | Add, subtract, multiply and divide integers (positive and negative). |
| b | Use the equivalence of fractions, decimals and percentages to compare simple proportions and to calculate percentages. |
| c | Find the outcome of a given percentage increase or decrease. |
| d |
Divide a quantity in a given ratio (2 or more parts); solve
simple word problems involving ratio and direct proportion. |
| e | Multiplication and division of integers and decimals by decimals. Understand the effects of multiplying and dividing by numbers between 0 and 1. |
| f | Simplify algebraic expressions by e.g. collecting like terms. |
| g | Simplify algebraic expressions which involve multiplying the expression inside brackets by a single term e.g. 4(2 + a) + 3 (a - 2). |
| h | Substitute integers (positive and negative) into simple formulae which may involve brackets, fractions and powers. |
| i | Plot the graphs of linear functions, where y is given explicitly in terms of x; recognise and use y = mx + c as the equation of a straight line. |
| j | Use formulae for the area of a triangle and parallelogram (including composite shapes). |
| k | Use formulae for the volume of a cuboid; calculate volumes and surface areas of cuboids. |
| l | Solve problems using angle and symmetry properties of triangles, quadrilaterals and other polygons. |
| m | Identify and use alternate and corresponding angles. |
| n | Enlarge 2-D shapes by a positive whole-number scale factor. |
| o | Understand and use 3-figure bearings to define direction. |
| p | Construct and interpret pie charts. |
| q | Collect and record continuous data, using equal class intervals to create frequency tables; construct and interpret frequency diagrams. |
| r | List all possible mutually exclusive outcomes for single events and two successive events in a systematic way, and use to calculate probabilities. |
| s | Solve problems (including algebraic, geometric or graphical problems). |
Keys For Maths Year 9
| a | Add and subtract fractions. |
| b | Multiply and divide fractions |
| c | Solve problems using proportional reasoning, choosing the correct numbers to take as 100%, or as a whole. |
| d | Estimate and approximate in calculations (include rounding to 1 significant figure). |
| e | Use a calculator efficiently and appropriately to solve numerical problems, involving one or more of the four operations with numbers of any size. |
| f | Understand the terms HCF and LCM, and find the HCF or LCM of a set of numbers. |
| g | Construct and solve simple linear equations with integer coefficients, in which the unknown appears on either side or on both sides of the equation. |
| h | Construct and solve linear equations, which involve brackets and/or fractions. |
| i | Generate terms of a sequence; describe in words the rule for the next term; find the nth term where the rule is linear. |
| j | Find and use the gradient of a line, given its equation in the form y = mx + c. |
| k | Draw and interpret graphs arising from real situations. |
| l | Know and use the formulae for the circumference and area of a circle. |
| m | Understand and apply Pythagoras' Theorem when solving problems in 2 dimensions. |
| n | Solve geometrical problems involving e.g. triangles, other polygons, parallel and intersecting lines. |
| o | Translate 2-D objects and describe translations; know that the shape and its image are congruent. |
| p | Reflect 2-D objects and describe reflections; know that the shape and its image are congruent. |
| q | Rotate 2-D objects and describe rotations; know that the shape and its image are congruent. |
| r | Identify and describe a transformation of a 2-D object where the transformation can be a reflection, translation or rotation. |
| s | Know that the sum of probabilities of all mutually exclusive outcomes is 1, and use this when solving problems. |
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