--- title: "Key Stage 3 Maths - Years 7 & 8" url: "https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2025-11-05-08-10-key-stage-3-maths-years-7-8" school: "Alston Moor Federation" --- # Key Stage 3 Maths - Years 7 & 8 ![Image of Key Stage 3 Maths - Years 7 & 8](https://files.schudio.com/alston-moor-federation-2/images/blog/Right_angle_joke.jpg) 5 November 2025 [R Gordon](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/author/rgordon) [Key Stage 3 Learning](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/category/key-stage-3-learning) We've had a super fast first half-term and I hope everyone enjoyed the break! Our year started by looking at how maths links to careers and where we can develop valuable skills within the subject to support our future; as well as finding out the amazing range of jobs our students would like to do! The 2 weeks before half-term 7/8F were focusing on equality and equivalence; understanding fact families, 1-step equations and simplifying algebraic expressions. During the same period 7/8H have focused on multiplying and dividing a range of fractions including; unit fractions, improper fractions, mixed numbers and reciprocals and finishing with algebraic fractions. After our end of unit assessments we are looking to start our new topics week beginning 10th November 2025; place value and ordering integers and decimals with 7/8F and working in the cartesian plane with 7/8H. \+ [ Science - Year 10s & 11s](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2025-11-04-13-20-00-science-year-10s-11s) [Year 8 fitness ](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/blog/2025-11-06-01-01-year-8-fitness) ![Alston Moor Federation](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/images/logo/AMF-icon_white.png) #### Alston Moor Federation Church Road Alston Cumbria CA9 3QU Email: Tel: 01434 381236 #### Schools - [Alston Primary School](https://alston-moor-federation-2.schudio.com/schools/alston-primary-school) - [Nenthead Primary School](https://alston-moor-federation-2.schudio.com/schools/nenthead-primary-school) - [Samuel King’s School](https://alston-moor-federation-2.schudio.com/schools/samuel-king-s-school) #### About Us - [Welcome](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/about-us/welcome) - [Governors](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/about-us/governors) - [SEND](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/about-us/send) - [Report an Issue as a Pupil](https://forms.office.com/e/31YEcfkxNu) #### Parents - [Support For Parents](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/parents/letters-to-parents) - [Newsletters](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/parents/newsletters) - [Remote Learning](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/parents/remote-learning) - [PTFA](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/parents/ptfa) #### Safeguarding - [Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership](https://cumbriasafeguardingchildren.co.uk/) - [Childline](https://www.childline.org.uk) - [CEOP](https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/) © Copyright 2022–2026 Alston Moor Federation School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://alstonmoorfederation.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)