A maths topic checklist lists every topic in the course your child is sitting, so they can mark which ones are secure and which are not. Ours cover the exams UK and UAE families ask about most: Year 6 SATs, GCSE and International GCSE.
A checklist does not teach anything — it shows which topics are being avoided
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A topic checklist tells your child what to revise, not how
A maths topic checklist is a list of every topic on the specification, with space beside each one to rate confidence. Its value is honesty: without one, most students re-read the chapters they already like and quietly skip the ones they have been dodging since the autumn.
The checklist pages below are written for families in England and in UAE British-curriculum schools. Pick the one that matches the exam your child will actually sit, because the topic lists overlap without being identical.
None of them needs printing or downloading. Read the list on screen, or copy the topic names into a notebook and rate them there.
By exam
Checklists for SATs, GCSE and International GCSE
Each checklist groups topics the way the exam papers test them, so a red rating points straight at the paper where marks are being lost.
Year 6 SATs (England)
The KS2 maths tests are three papers: Paper 1 arithmetic (30 minutes, 40 marks) and Papers 2 and 3 reasoning (40 minutes, 35 marks each). Results come back as scaled scores, where 100 is the expected standard.
Our Year 6 SATs page sets out what each paper tests and which topics carry the reasoning marks. Read the Year 6 SATs maths guide.
Written methods: long multiplication and long division
Fractions, decimals and percentages, including converting between them
Ratio, simple algebra, measurement, geometry and statistics
GCSE Maths (AQA, Edexcel, OCR)
GCSE content is set by the Department for Education in six areas: Number; Algebra; Ratio, proportion and rates of change; Geometry and measures; Probability; and Statistics. AQA (8300), Pearson Edexcel (1MA1) and OCR (J560) all examine the same content in differently styled papers.
The checklist separates Foundation topics from Higher-only ones such as the quadratic formula, circle theorems and iteration. Open the GCSE maths checklist.
International GCSE (Cambridge 0580 and Edexcel 4MA1)
British-curriculum schools in the UAE choose between domestic GCSE and International GCSE subject by subject, so ask the school which one your child is entered for in maths. Cambridge IGCSE 0580 is split into Core and Extended; Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Maths A (4MA1) into Foundation and Higher.
Pearson requires most UAE centres to sit regional “R” papers in the June series. The content matches, but the papers can look different from the UK ones students practise with. Open the IGCSE maths checklist.
IB Diploma and CBSE
We have not yet published checklists for IB Diploma Maths or CBSE. In the meantime, the IB maths page explains the AA and AI routes, and the CBSE and ICSE page covers Class 1 to 12, including Standard and Basic maths in Class 10.
Method
The red-amber-green method in four moves
Red-amber-green (RAG) rating means scoring each topic by confidence and then revising the red ones first. The first pass takes about twenty minutes; each re-rate after that takes five.
Rate every topic honestly. Green: “I could answer an exam question on this now, without notes.” Amber: “I could with a reminder.” Red: “I could not start it, or I do not remember learning it.”
Test three greens. Try one past-paper question on each. Anything that goes wrong drops a colour. This catches the commonest trap: calling a topic green because it looks familiar.
Move one colour at a time. A topic goes from red to amber, or amber to green, only after a question on it has been answered correctly without help.
Re-rate every fortnight with the date beside each rating. Watching reds turn amber motivates most students more than any pep talk.
When reds stay red
Reds that survive three rounds of revision usually hide an earlier gap
If the same topics stay red after two or three rounds of practice, more practice is rarely the fix. Something underneath is missing: trouble with algebraic fractions, for instance, often starts with fractions of plain numbers several years before.
Bring the checklist to a free 55-minute ClassArc class. The teacher who would go on to teach your child starts just above the red topic and works backwards until the ground is solid, then tells you what they found. Before every later class they check which unit the school has reached, so work on the reds sits alongside what is being taught now.
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A page full of reds a month before an exam is information, not a disaster. Sort them by how often they come up, then start.
Use the checklist for the exam your child will actually sit. In the UAE, confirm with the school whether maths is entered as GCSE, Cambridge IGCSE or Edexcel International GCSE, because the topic lists overlap but are not the same.
When is the right time to start a checklist?
For GCSE and International GCSE, the start of the final year works well, with a fresh rating every two weeks. For Year 6 SATs, the spring term is early enough.
Is a checklist enough on its own for revision?
No. A checklist shows where to spend revision time but not how to fix a weak topic. Pair each red with past-paper questions, and with a teacher if it refuses to move.
Can I send you my child's checklist before a free class?
Yes. Mention the red topics in the booking form, or message us on WhatsApp on +91 78781 48026 — many UAE families prefer that route. Prices are on the UK pricing page and, in dirhams, the UAE pricing page.
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