Algebra in 12 weeks
A week-by-week revision plan for BGCSE and Cambridge IGCSE students heading into the October/November session — and for any IB student who wants a paced run through the whole course. Each week pairs with units of the Algebra Revision course: lesson, 60 practice questions, mastery quiz, marked tasks.
Week 0: sit the free placement quiz| Week 1 | From Numbers to Letters + Tidy It Up (Units 1–2)Letters as numbers, substitution, collecting like terms. The habits every later week leans on. |
| Week 2 | Open the Brackets + Pull It Out (Units 3–4)Expanding and factorising — the two directions of the same road. |
| Week 3 | Say It in Algebra + Undo It (Units 5–6)Turning words into equations, then solving them properly. |
| Week 4 | Formula Power + Spot the Pattern (Units 7–8)Formulas and sequences — free marks if your method is clean. |
| Week 5 | Bigger or Smaller + Follow the Steps (Units 9–10)Inequalities and inverse machines. Sit all five Foundations mastery quizzes this week. |
| Week 6 | The Power Rules + Big and Small (Units 11–12)Indices and standard form — quick wins that exams always include. |
| Week 7 | Factorising + Cracking Quadratics (Units 13–14)The heart of the paper. Do not rush this week. |
| Week 8 | Rearranging + Two Unknowns (Units 15–16)Changing the subject and simultaneous equations. |
| Week 9 | In Proportion + The Straight Line (Units 17–18)Direct/inverse proportion and y = mx + c, graphs included. |
| Week 10 | Root and Branch + Broken Powers (Units 19–20)Surds and fractional indices — the top-grade separators. |
| Week 11 | The Log Machine + Sequences that Grow (Units 21–22)Logs and geometric growth (skip logs if your syllabus omits them; double the sequences work instead). |
| Week 12 | Parabolas + Best Under Pressure (Units 23–24)Vertex form and optimisation — then RETAKE the placement quiz and watch the score move. |
Pacing honestly: two units a week is roughly 4–6 focused hours. Behind schedule? Do the mastery quiz first — score 70%+ and you may skip that unit’s practice. Enrolled tutorial students: bring each week’s marked tasks to your session and your teacher will mark them with you. More about the school programmes →