About
Why Without Panic Maths?
Because a lot of pupils don't struggle with maths itself. They struggle with too much at once, steps that are skipped, and the worry of getting it wrong.
Hello, I'm Daniel.
I write the Without Panic Maths packs. Each one takes a single KS3 topic and teaches it the way I'd want it taught to a pupil who finds maths hard: short mini-lessons, one idea at a time, a picture for every idea, and a worked example before every question.
There are now 209 packs across Number, Algebra, Geometry, Ratio and Proportion, Statistics and Probability, covering Years 7 to 9. Every pack has a Student Pack for the pupil and a Teacher Pack with the answers and reteach cards for whoever is helping, whether that's a teacher, a tutor or a parent.
The packs are written so that the pack does the teaching. You don't need to sit beside a pupil and reteach the topic from scratch: give them one short section at a time, then use the Teacher Pack to see what's clear and what needs another look.
- Meaning before methodEach pack starts with what the maths means, then builds a method one small step at a time. Harder ideas are deliberately saved for later packs.
- Show, then practiseEvery idea has a visual and a worked example. Practice starts with prompts and gradually asks pupils to work more independently.
- Calm by designConfidence checks, plain language, common mistakes named in advance, and a predictable layout that pupils come to trust.
Using the packs
Who can use them
- A purchasing school or department may print and use its packs with its own classes and pupils.
- Tutors and families may use the packs with their own pupils or children.
- Packs may not be resold or redistributed.
Start with a free pack
The first pack in every strand and every diagnostic assessment are free, Teacher Pack included. Try one with a pupil and see how it feels.