Super 8s Essential Skills
Mixed-topic practice on the most important skills for every age and stage, from Year 1 to A Level.
How Essential Skills Super 8s work
Each set mixes the skills that matter most for one year group or exam paper, chosen from the national curriculum and analysis of past papers.
Tick the skills you want and eight questions appear, each with a step-by-step solution. Change one question or refresh the whole set.
Use them full screen on the board, or print them as a one-page worksheet.
Want a single topic instead? See all Super 8s by topic.
Stage 1
Key Stage 1
Ages 5–7 · Years 1–2
Building number sense and early arithmetic
Mixed-topic essential skills practice for the youngest learners, drawn from the national curriculum and SATs paper analysis.
Stage 2
Key Stage 2
Ages 7–11 · Years 3–6
SATs preparation and 11+ readiness
Year-by-year essential skills plus targeted practice for KS2 SATs papers and the 11 Plus, based on full past-paper analysis.
Stage 3
Key Stage 3
Ages 11–14 · Years 7–9
Bridging primary skills to GCSE foundations
Year-group essential skills built around national curriculum guidance, for consolidating learning and laying solid GCSE foundations.
Stage 4
GCSE
Ages 14–16 · Years 10–11
Foundation, Higher and 1-mark wonders
Calculator and non-calculator practice for both tiers, plus the 1-mark wonders that often make the difference on exam day. Built from analysis of every past paper.
Stretch
AQA Level 2 Further Maths
Stretch and challenge
Bridging GCSE to A Level
Mixed-topic essential skills practice for the AQA Level 2 Further Maths qualification, for students preparing to step up to A Level.
Stage 5
A Level
Ages 16–18 · Years 12–13
Pure, Statistics and Mechanics
Mixed-topic essential skills covering the core content of A Level Mathematics, for retrieval practice and exam revision across the full course.