The first few weeks of the year are vital in determining what your students’ capabilities are. Two leading mathematical educators, Paul Swan and Linda Marshall, have designed a solution for you to find out the strengths and weaknesses in maths of your students! Starting Point Mathematics is a colourful 12–page assessment booklet that doesn’t look like a traditional test, and gives teachers a way of quickly gauging the level of the class and each individual student. These brief tests can be done in short bursts of 10–20 minutes and are easy to mark and record. Do not waste the first few weeks of school! Screen your students’ maths capabilities quickly and efficiently. Starting Point Mathematics can be used: at the beginning of the year at the end of the year once a concept has been taught when a new student joins the class
