Designed to be student-friendly and accessible, both books contain:

• A large range of carefully constructed and imaginatively written questions taking students up to examination standard.
• A style of question designed to develop problem-solving skills.
• A large range of contextualised questions relating maths to the real world.
• Investigations and assignments which help students plan for Classroom-Based Assessments (CBAs).
• Investigations to encourage class discussion and present opportunities for group work.
• Assignments to allow each student to research and present their individual/group results.
• Online reviews that allow students to evaluate their individual progress.

Each book focuses on the Key Skills of:

• Being Numerate
• Communicating
• Working with others
• Being Creative
• Managing Information and Thinking

Both textbooks will be accompanied by Teachers’ Resource Books, which will: 

• Support teachers as they ‘unpack’ the learning outcomes for each section.
• Provide support work for the investigations and assignments.
• Fully worked solutions to the exercises in the textbooks will also be available online for teachers.