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.
*If you need to reset your password, it will still work as usual. Please check your spam folder if the reset email doesn’t appear in your inbox.
Year 2 maths Progress checks
Our Y2 maths Progress checks, prepared by a KS1 teacher, will help you identify any areas your child is having trouble with so you can support their learning at home.
Each term’s maths test consists of 20 questions and a total of 20 marks. Allow your child around 20 minutes to complete the test.
The Progress checks are designed to follow TheSchoolRun's Learning Journey for that particular term. Please note: they cannot and will not necessarily follow what your child’s teacher is doing at school this week / term, as teachers tend to choose to cover objectives in an order that they feel suits their class. Therefore, don’t worry if your child cannot complete certain questions; the point of the Progress checks is to help parents identify where children might need extra help and practice.
Y2 maths objectives explained
By the end of the school year children should be confident with the following:
Y2 number facts
- Order numbers 0-100.
- Reliably know ten more and ten less than a given number.
- Understand odd and even numbers.
- 2x, 5x and 10x table knowledge revision and extension.
- Be able to count in tens.
- Be able to make and check estimates.
- Recognise familiar multiples.
Y2 addition and subtraction
- Addition using money.
- Number bonds to 10 and to 20.
- Learn to complete additions using the ‘counting on’ method.
- Apply ability to add and subtract to ‘real life’ problem-solving.
- Learn ‘double’ and ‘half’ number facts.
- Use partitioning – understanding what each digit in a number means.
Y2 problem-solving
- Recognise and create simple patterns.
- Solve simple puzzles and problems.
- Begin to use and understand money.
Y2 shape, space and measures
- Learn to measure time accurately.
- Measure objects using non-standard measures (for example, a hand span).
- Learn to measure using standard measures (cm, m).
- Learn to tell the time to half past and quarter past/to.
- Learn about the properties of various 2D and 3D shapes.
- Use directional language, including the terms clockwise and anticlockwise.
- Learn to recognise and find shapes in the environment.
Y2 data handling
- Use and interpret bar charts and other ways of recording data.
- Collect data to solve problems.
For more information about what your child learns in Year 2 maths read our parents' guide; you can also browse all our Y2 maths worksheets or follow our Learning Journey for Y2 maths and for KS1 SATs maths.