Maths topics

One page per skill: what it is, when children learn it in the National Curriculum, what it looks like when it goes wrong, and how to help at home.

• Number bonds to 10 — The pairs that make 10, why instant recall matters, and how to practise them. Year 1
• Times tables — How recall builds from Year 2 to the Year 4 multiplication check, and what shaky tables look like. Year 4
• Column addition — The written method from Year 3: carrying, lining up digits, and the errors to watch for. Year 3
• Column subtraction — The written method from Year 3: exchanging, zeros in the middle, and the classic wrong answers. Year 3
• Short division — The bus stop method from Year 4: how it leans on tables, and what happens to remainders. Year 4