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:

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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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