Maths Revolution

Grade 4 GCSE Maths Success is an essential guide giving you powerful tools to break through where traditional methods have failed, transforming resistant maths learners into confident achievers.
Based on Julia Smith's pioneering 5Rs curriculum, real-life case studies and two decades of frontline teaching, this practical resource offers breakthrough strategies that have helped countless resistant learners achieve passing grades. Through compelling case studies (including students who found success after multiple attempts), Julia demonstrates how changing your approach can dramatically improve results.
The book addresses the core challenges that undermine student confidence: calculation difficulties, mathematical anxiety, problem-solving barriers, and exam technique. Each chapter combines evidence-based methods with ready-to-use classroom activities that can be implemented immediately, regardless of your own maths confidence.
Particularly valuable for FE colleges, lower-set GCSE classes, and intervention specialists, this guidebook equips you to transform "I hate maths" into "I can do this" - and turn disappointment into achievement.

Julia Smith is a National Teacher Trainer and author with a passion for helping teachers support reluctant and resit GCSE maths learners. She has written for Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, BBC Bitesize, and AQA, and is the creator of the widely adopted 5Rs Curriculum. With years of experience both in the classroom and in national education training, Julia combines practical insight with proven strategies to help teachers rebuild student confidence and engagement in maths. This book brings together her most effective approaches to making maths accessible-and even enjoyable-for those who've previously struggled.