These starters are intended to be displayed for GCSE students to work on at the start of the lesson. Teacher notes indicate which mathematical topics the starter connects to and additional questions which could be asked.
Back to resources
Picturing Mathematics starters: Reasoning
Related resources
Ritangle 2025
Ritangle 2025 took place from 8 October to 5 December 2025, with 1,854 teams taking part.
MEI Conference 2025 Session Resources
Can you ‘control minds’ and make people do what you want – or does the maths help you?
Proving the Pythagorean Theorem
Explore the Pythagorean Theorem in ancient texts in order to better appreciate how maths has developed in a range of diverse cultures.