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Important update from TheSchoolRun

For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.

What this means for subscribers:

  • Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
  • In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
  • As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.

A few changes to be aware of:

  • The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
  • The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.

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Proportion puzzle

Proportion puzzle
Last year, Mrs Powell played some board games with her class. She had five groups of 4 in her class. Each group of four children needed different objects to play the game. This year Mrs Powell has five groups of 6 in her class. Work out how many of each object each group will need to play the game. How many of each object will be needed for the entire class?
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Keystage:  KS2, Year 6, 11 Plus

What is a proportion puzzle in KS2 maths? 

A proportion puzzle in KS2 (Key Stage 2) maths is a fun and engaging way for children to learn about proportions. Proportions are about understanding how different numbers or quantities relate to each other. In these puzzles, kids usually have to figure out how to balance or match different parts to make them equal or find missing values in a set of ratios.

For example, a proportion puzzle might show that two apples are needed for every three oranges to make a perfect fruit salad. If a child has six apples, the puzzle would ask them to figure out how many oranges they need. By solving these puzzles, children practice their multiplication and division skills and learn to see the relationships between numbers in a practical, fun way.

How will this proportion puzzle help your KS2 child? 

This proportion puzzle was created by a primary school teacher to help your child understand proportion and practise what they have learned. 

For more help with KS2 maths, check out our hub page, or try a new challenge such as our Solving proportion puzzles.