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Key Stage 2 (7 - 11 year olds)

Schofield & Sims resources are written by experienced teachers to support the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum for key stages 1 and 2. Focusing on the core subjects of maths, English and science, many of our books are suitable for whole-school use.

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Mental Arithmetic View Series

Mental Arithmetic is a highly differentiated series of graded workbooks proven to raise children's attainment in maths. Based on ability, rather than age, each book practises the four basic number operations, challenging children to do more complex problems involving logical thinking and to apply knowledge introduced previously.

Age group: 6 to 11 | Author: T R Goddard, J W Adams and R P Beaumont

Mental Arithmetic Answers View Series

Mental Arithmetic is a highly differentiated series of graded books proven to raise children's attainment in maths. Based on ability, rather than age, each book practises the four basic number operations, challenging children to do more complex problems involving logical thinking and to apply knowledge introduced previously.

Age group: 7 to 9 | Author: T R Goddard, J W Adams and R P Beaumont

SpellingView Series

Schofield & Sims Spelling is a structured programme designed for Years 1 to 6. This accessible series, ideal for whole-school use, gives pupils extensive practice in using their phonic knowledge to spell words and encourages them to become effective spellers.

Age group: 7 to 8 | Author: Carol Matchett

11+ English Progress Papers View Series

Aimed at children aged 9 to 12 years, the Schofield & Sims English Progress Papers provide rigorous and flexible practice for the 11+ and other school selection tests.

Age group: 9 to 12 | Author: Patrick Berry, Susan Hamlyn

11+ Maths Progress Papers View Series

Aimed at children aged 9 to 12 years, the Schofield & Sims Maths Progress Papers provide rigorous and flexible practice for the 11+ and other school selection tests.

Age group: 9 to 12 | Author: Patrick Berry, Rebecca Brant

11+ Non-verbal Reasoning Progress Papers View Series

Aimed at children aged 9 to 12 years, the Schofield & Sims Non-verbal Reasoning Progress Papers provide rigorous and flexible practice for the 11+ and other school selection tests.

Age group: 9 to 12 | Author: Rebecca Brant

11+ Verbal Reasoning Progress Papers View Series

Aimed at children aged 9 to 12 years, the Schofield & Sims Verbal Reasoning Progress Papers provide rigorous and flexible practice for the 11+ and other school selection tests

Age group: 9 to 12 | Author: Patrick Berry

Complete ComprehensionView Series

Complete Comprehension is the essential companion for teaching reading comprehension in your school. Written by a team of expert authors, it provides you with everything you need to develop the individual comprehension skills identified in the National Curriculum, alongside the broader vocabulary and background knowledge required for effective reading comprehension.

Age group: 5 to 11 | Author: Jo Gray, Laura Lodge, Jane Sowerby

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages View Series

Schofield & Sims Fractions, Decimals and Percentages is a comprehensive programme that supports a mastery approach to teaching and learning this tricky area of maths. Comprising six pupil books and six accompanying teacher’s guides, this structured series helps children to develop a deep, secure and adaptable understanding of fractions, building up to decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion.

Age group: 5 to 11 | Author: Steve Mills and Hilary Koll

Grammar and PunctuationView Series

Comprising six pupil books and six accompanying teacher’s guides, one for each primary school year, Schofield & Sims Grammar and Punctuation is a comprehensive programme for teaching grammar and punctuation while also building on vocabulary, reading and writing skills.

Age group: 5 to 11 | Author: Carol Matchett

KS2 SATs 10-Minute Tests View Series

The 10-Minute Tests are short, timed tests designed to consolidate skills and build speed and confidence as children approach the SATs. Ideal for independent work sessions at home, the tests provide essential bite-sized practice of key national test topics.

Age group: 10 to 11 | Author: Steve Mills, Hilary Koll, Carol Matchett, Belle Cottingham, Rachel Lopiccolo

My Spelling Book View Series

My Spelling Book allows children to record and practise spellings using the strategy, ‘Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check’. Perfect for weekly spelling practice, the book contains space for 40 sets of 15 spellings. 

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Schofield & Sims

My Times Tables Book View Series

My Times Tables Book helps to build fluency and confidence in times tables. Matching the pace and coverage of the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check, the book contains 40 sets of times tables questions, each of which is designed to be completed in two-and-a-half minutes. 

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Schofield & Sims

Primary Practice View Series

Primary Practice is the must-have series for mastery of the English and maths curriculums. With high expectations for all learners, these books use a structured approach to ensure children develop a deep understanding of key knowledge and skills.

Age group: 4 to 11 | Author: Sarah-Anne Fernandes, Trevor Dixon, Emma Scott, Giles Clare

Telling the Time View Series

Telling the time is a vital life skill. Schofield & Sims Telling the Time breaks this difficult topic down into a sequence of manageable ideas that young learners can approach at their own pace. Beginning with child-friendly explanations of times of day and units of time, the series moves on to introduce telling the time on an analogue clock, before progressing to cover a wide range of related topics, including different ways of measuring and representing time, time expressions and everyday time problems. 

Age group: 5 to 9 | Author: Christine Shaw

The Complete Primary Dictionary View Series

The Complete Primary Dictionary is a completely new dictionary aimed at pupils in Key Stage 2 and above, containing over 75 000 words, definitions and examples. As well as offering precise definitions written in clear and accessible language that children will easily understand, The Complete Primary Dictionary provides a wealth of additional information, displayed in more than 3000 information panel.

Age group: 9 to 11 | Author: Michael Janes

WriteWellView Series

Schofield & Sims WriteWell is a complete course designed to guide children from their first steps in mark-making towards the development of secure, fluent and comfortable joined handwriting that can be adapted for a range of purposes.

Age group: 3 to 11 | Author: Carol Matchett

English Skills View Series

English Skills provides graded questions that develop pupils' literacy skills at Key Stage 2. Each test is divided into three distinct sections, a 'Warm-up', 'Word work' and 'Sentence work', and key areas are constantly revisited, giving pupils the intensive practice that is essential if they are to become fully literate.

Age group: 6 to 11 | Author: Carol Matchett

My Reading Record Key Stage 2 View Series

Schofield & Sims reading records help to ensure effective communication between schools and those reading with children at home. Practical notes explain the importance of reading at home and outline the priorities for children's reading at the appropriate key stage, while vocabulary lists and review pages encourage children and adults to take an active role in reading.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Carolyn Richardson

My School Diary View Series

My School Diary helps to ensure strong home–school communication and encourages children to take ownership of their work. Diary pages include space for children to record their homework throughout the year, while a structured Reading log allows an
adult to keep track of the child’s reading at home, recording the pages read and making any appropriate notes for the teacher.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author:

Written CalculationView Series

Written Calculation provides simple instruction, worked examples and structured practice in the aspects of written calculation that pupils need to master by the end of Key Stage 2. The series comprises six Pupil Books, six Answer Books, a Teacher’s Guide and a Teacher’s Resource Book and uses methods recommended in the National Curriculum.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Hilary Koll and Steve Mills

11+ Non-verbal Reasoning Rapid Tests View Series

The Schofield & Sims Non-verbal Reasoning Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests.

Age group: 6 to 12 | Author: Rebecca Brant

11+ Verbal Reasoning Rapid Tests View Series

The Schofield & Sims Verbal Reasoning Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests.

Age group: 6 to 12 | Author: Siān Goodspeed

Handwriting Practice View Series

The Handwriting Practice books are fully compatible with any school handwriting scheme and work methodically through letters and joins. The simple format of the books enables children to work independently, and workbook-style exercises, such as copying items onto a menu, consolidate learning.

Age group: 5 to 11 | Author: Carol Matchett

KS2 SATs Revision Guides View Series

The SATs Revision Guides are designed to boost children’s knowledge of key topics and skills as they approach the SATs. Clear explanations, worked examples and colourful illustrations ensure that information is presented in a way that is easy for children to understand and remember.

Age group: 10 to 11 | Author: Hilary Koll, Steve Mills, Carol Matchett

My Homework Diary View Series

My Homework Diary provides structured pages for noting each homework task, the due date, and a spelling rule for the week. The book includes diary pages for the whole school year, grids for timetables, class rules and individual targets, as well as tips on how to tackle homework.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author:

KS2 Problem Solving View Series

Key Stage 2 Problem Solving is a series of graded activity books helping children to sharpen their mathematical skills. It encourages them to apply their maths skills to a range of 'real-life' situations, such as shopping and keeping score in games.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Anne Forster, Paul Martin and Ann Montague-Smith

KS2 Comprehension View Series

Key Stage 2 Comprehension provides a collection of stimulating texts, together with questions that both build reading comprehension skills and widen vocabulary. Children are encouraged to pay close attention to literal meaning, make inferences and deductions, observe how writing is structured and identify literary devices.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Celia Warren

Key Stage 2 Science Revision Guide and Practice Papers View Series

Closely matched to the National Curriculum, the Schofield & Sims Revision Guides help children to revise what they have learnt at school, in preparation for the end of key stage tests. The accompanying Practice Papers reflect the appearance and content of the national tests, providing further opportunity for revision and test preparation.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Penny Johnson

My Word Book View Series

My Word Book includes over 800 words arranged alphabetically, and a further 300 arranged by word type or theme, alongside spaces for children to add their own words. Colourful illustrations provide attractive reminders of word meanings, and space is provided for the teacher to note the child's specific targets in writing.

Age group: 5 to 7 | Author: Sally Johnson

11+ Maths Rapid Tests View Series

The Schofield & Sims Maths Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests. 

Age group: 6 to 12 | Author: Rebecca Brant

A Time to Speak View Series

An illustrated poetry anthology with accompanying Teacher's Guide, structured around the verses beginning, 'There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven'. The 100 poems in the collection give pupils an unforgettable introduction to the richness and variety of poetry as a literary form.

Age group: 7 to 13 | Author: Edited by Celia Warren, Foreword by Wendy Cope

KS2 SATs Practice Papers View Series

The SATs Practice Papers provide up-to-date practice material for pupils preparing to sit the maths and English national tests in 2024 and beyond. Closely matched to the National Curriculum test frameworks, the papers mirror both the appearance and content of the real tests and offer realistic practice of test-style questions. 

Age group: 10 to 11 | Author: Sarah-Anne Fernandes, Giles Clare

My Spelling Book View Series

My Spelling Book allows children to record and practise spellings using the strategy, ‘Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check’. Perfect for weekly spelling practice, the book contains space for 40 sets of 15 spellings. 

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Schofield & Sims

Times Tables Tests View Series

The Times Tables Tests series helps to secure children's knowledge and application of essential multiplication and division facts and to develop their understanding of number vocabulary. Tests are similar in format to those in Mental Arithmetic and may be used in conjunction with this series or independently.

Age group: 6 to 11 | Author: Hilary Koll and Steve Mills

Understanding EnglishView Series

Understanding English is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing rigorous practice of key subject areas. Each topic contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, making the series ideal for use as preparation for the Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Carol Matchett

Learn Your Times Tables View Series

Learn Your Timestables helps children to understand and memorise essential multiplication facts. Together, the books cover all the times tables required by the National Curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2, including the x11 and x12 times tables.

Age group: 5 to 11 | Author: Hilary Koll and Steve Mills

Times Tables Practice View Series

Times Tables Practice gives children extensive practice in the times tables relevant to their age group, providing enjoyable activities with attractive illustrations that will hold their attention throughout. Both books end with number problems and 'What I know' pages designed to build children's confidence and reinforce learning.

Age group: 5 to 11 | Author: Ann Montague-Smith

Understanding MathsView Series

Understanding Maths is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing rigorous practice of key subject areas. Each book contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, making the series ideal for use as preparation for the Key Stage 2 tests.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Hilary Koll and Steve Mills

Understanding ScienceView Series

Understanding Science is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing comprehensive coverage of key subject areas. Each topic contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, together with structured practice.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Penny Johnson

11+ English Rapid Tests View Series

The Schofield & Sims English Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests.

Age group: 6 to 12 | Author: Siān Goodspeed

A Time to Speak View Series

An illustrated poetry anthology with accompanying Teacher's Guide, structured around the verses beginning, 'There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven'. The 100 poems in the collection give pupils an unforgettable introduction to the richness and variety of poetry as a literary form.

Age group: 7 to 13 | Author: Edited by Celia Warren, Foreword by Wendy Cope

11+ Study and Practice Books View Series

The Study and Practice Books are the essential resource for 11+ success, providing child-friendly explanations of all the question types that appear in the 11+, together with step-by-step techniques for tackling them, clear worked examples and a wealth of exam-style practice questions. 

Age group: 7 to 12 | Author: Siān Goodspeed, Rebecca Brant, Charlotte Watson

11+ Practice Papers View Series

The 11+ Practice Papers provide realistic test practice for children preparing to sit either the CEM and GL 11+ exams.

Age group: 10 to 11 | Author: Rebecca Brant, Sian Goodspeed

My Times Tables Book View Series

My Times Tables Book helps to build fluency and confidence in times tables. Matching the pace and coverage of the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check, the book contains 40 sets of times tables questions, each of which is designed to be completed in two-and-a-half minutes. 

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Schofield & Sims

Understanding Reasoning View Series

Understanding Reasoning helps pupils to understand and answer the reasoning questions found in the 11+, 12+, 13+ and other school selection tests. The books provide explanations and examples of all 11+ question types, together with 'how to' instructions and workbook-style activities to consolidate learning.

Age group: 9 to 13 | Author: Siān Goodspeed and Rebecca Brant

First Dictionary View Series

The First Dictionary helps to widen children's vocabulary and develop their reading, writing and spelling skills as they transition from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2.

Age group: 5 to 9 | Author: Schofield & Sims

First Thesaurus View Series

The First Thesaurus contains more than 2000 headwords and a further 10 000 synonyms, as well as a special children's introduction to the thesaurus. The thesaurus can be used alongside the First Dictionary, and both are supported by the First Dictionary & Thesaurus Activities.

Age group: 5 to 9 | Author:

Number Puzzles View Series

The Schofield & Sims puzzle books have been specifically written for children to work through independently. Carefully graded and challenging, the books help children to develop the literacy and mathematics skills that they need in school, as well as the thinking skills that are valuable in every aspect of life.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Ann Montague-Smith

Word Puzzles View Series

The Schofield & Sims puzzle books have been specifically written for children to work through independently. Carefully graded and challenging, the books help children to develop the literacy and mathematics skills that they need in school, as well as the thinking skills that are valuable in every aspect of life.

Age group: 7 to 11 | Author: Celia Warren

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