“Informative, innovative and ingenious!! Completely transformed our approach to maths, for the better. Wish I’d known about it at the start of our school journey.” – Erica Barnes, Teaching Assistant

“The focus is on ensuring learning opportunities are practical, relevant and multi-sensory for children and for young people to engage with the mathematics in a context and make connections with the purpose of the mathematical concepts to enable them to apply these to life.” – Claire Harris, Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University

“Maths For Life is a revolutionary programme that enables children to succeed and function as members of society.” – Julie Hollinshead, Appleton Thorn Primary School

“It was a relief to find a sequential scheme, fit for purpose. Our TAs welcomed the Maths For Life programme. It has become a fully embedded scheme for the past two years.” – Laura Craig, Deputy Headteacher, John Hampden School

“I work in a special school for children aged 4-19 and we are integrating your programme into our primary curriculum. We absolutely love Maths For Life, it’s so refreshing as a Maths Lead to finally have something designed with our learners in mind rather than always having to adapt something made for mainstream. Keep up the good work, it’s amazing!” – Katie Pollock, Maths Lead, Ellesmere College

“Our staff have found the resources easy to access, clear and strategically broken down into achievable targets. The children have benefitted and made progress where concepts are abstract, and love using the resources and ideas through Maths For Life.” – Emily Osabu-Matthews, SENDCo, Danegrove Primary

“I’d just like to say what a breath of fresh air it is for someone to be speaking with such common sense about the importance of functional maths skills and how great the programme you have developed is. My son Luke was really struggling with the mainstream curriculum but is now achieving so much better and I am recommending it in all the schools I work with for those children with DS and also those who are working below age expectations.”– Suzanne Pass, Director of Educational Excellence, Kingfisher Learning Trust

“Thanks so much for coming to Barnet. We really appreciated your fantastic presentation and the amazing work that you are achieving.” – Sarah Geiger, Senior Educational Psychologist, Barnet Education and Learning Service

“If your school is committed to inclusion, you will be adept at planning for the neuro-diversity within your classroom and this programme will support you to do just that for the maths curriculum.” – Zoe Mather, Education Officer at nasen

“Maths For Life presents a wonderful opportunity for students with additional learning needs to get to grips with the language of maths in a highly visual format. By contextualising mathematical concepts, realistically and practically, it allows pupils to grasp a more profound understanding of numerical operations, grounded in true life examples.” – Rosanne Bernstein, SENDCO, Lubavitch Senior Girls' School

“Following the successful pilot of Maths for Life, we made a strategic decision to invest fully in whole-school subscriptions and teacher handbooks. Our focus has been on cost-effectiveness in relation to educational impact. Each year, we review our student cohort and purchase additional handbooks only where required, including for teachers as new cohorts progress through the curriculum. Before committing to any further purchases, we carefully evaluate existing stock and redistribute resources where possible, ensuring efficient use of funding. The online subscription provides extensive teaching guidance, practical strategies, and functional approaches to mathematical concepts without the need for additional physical resources. We utilise the online worksheets and workbooks digitally rather than printing, further reducing costs and environmental impact.  As a result, Maths for Life has enabled us to use our maths budget more strategically. The programme’s cost-effectiveness has created additional capacity within our budget this year, allowing us to invest in supplementary resources that benefit not only mathematics outcomes but also wider cross-curricular learning.” – Laura Parker, CPD Coordinator (ECT/ITT), Curriculum and Assessment Lead, Charlton Park Special Academy, London

“I’ve recently started using the Maths for Life resources in my SEND class and they have made a really positive difference to both engagement and outcomes. The box of resources can be used across multiple learners, year groups and ability levels, meaning we are not constantly buying new materials for different topics. Instead, we adapt and revisit the same practical equipment to target a range of life skills – money handling, time, problem solving, measuring, and real-life functional maths. The hands-on, concrete approach really supports our learners’ understanding and independence. Because the resources are practical and reusable, we are able to link them directly to EHCP targets, Preparation for Adulthood goals and everyday maths skills. This means the impact goes far beyond a single lesson – pupils are developing transferable skills they can use in the community. – Sheena Patel, District Class Teacher / Maths & PSHE Lead, Oaktree School

“I am the Lead teacher for Maths in our SEN school across ages 5-16. Our school is mixed SEN needs and many of our children are autistic. I also have a MEd in Autism, so maths and autism are my areas of knowledge.  I have found the Maths For Life programme to be very successful and we have been using it for a couple of years with all of our children. In my own class, I find my autistic students love the predictability of the worksheets and style of questions.  This has helped them to become more independent with their work, knowing what they need to do.” - Jana-liss Richardson, Maths Lead, Ellesmere College

“Many of the students in my class have autism……and it is fascinating to see how they are responding to the programme. I would say they need lots of physical manipulation of apparatus such as Numicon, Dienes, 100 squares…. but also, I am finding the repetition of practice in the workbooks and the consistency in presentation incredibly helpful. My students are experiencing progress and success in maths…. some take much longer than others, but the methodical step by step approach is brilliant!” - Catherine Boddy, Deputy Head, Iffley Academy 

“I work in Specialist Resource base for Children with autism (13 children from Reception-Year 5 and all at very different stages), we are finding that the children are on the whole engaging really well with the Maths For Life programme - some of the concepts they find tricky as they see everything so literally. Using concrete objects to model has helped a lot and after a few times modelling, they then get the concept and can work more independently. Each student is very different, so we have to use different methods - some really struggle with subtle and category. One who eventually got the concept of same, could get different at all and is really struggling with the concept of match. I’ve moved him to his next target for now and we will keep revisiting. We are finding that the majority of our students are loving the programme, engage well and love the worksheets.” - Mo McDonald, Assistant Head teacher & SENDCo, Gaglebrook Primary

“We purchased the Maths For Life programme last year (2025) with the intention of introducing it to our Transition pupils aged 16–19, and it has proven to be an outstanding decision. From the outset, the support we received was excellent—every question we had prior to implementation was answered thoroughly, enabling us to begin the programme with confidence.

As a special school, finding a maths programme that effectively caters to a wide range of abilities has always been a challenge. Maths For Life has addressed this need exceptionally well. Its structured approach, combined with a broad range of resources and carefully designed assessment tools, allows every pupil to access learning at a level that is appropriate for them.

One of the most valuable aspects of the programme is its focus on real-life skills—particularly time and money—which are critical at this stage of our pupils’ development. The consistency in the design of the materials, regardless of ability level, has also been incredibly beneficial. This seemingly small detail has had a huge impact on pupil confidence and engagement, as learners feel included and supported, rather than singled out.

The impact on our pupils has been truly significant. For example, one student who previously had very little understanding of the value of money is now confidently managing a set budget. This progress has extended beyond the classroom, positively affecting their home life, where improved financial awareness is already leading to meaningful savings. The ongoing support has also been exceptional. A visit from Karen provided further insight into how the programme could be extended across different age groups, and as a result, we are now planning to roll this out throughout the entire school.

Overall, Maths For Life has delivered everything we hoped for and more. It is a comprehensive, inclusive, and highly effective programme that equips pupils with essential life skills while engaging them in meaningful learning. I cannot recommend it highly enough—it has truly transformed the way we teach functional maths and the outcomes our pupils achieve.”

Shaunagh Duffin, Post-16 Teacher, Sperrinview Special School, Dungannon

Growth of the Maths For Life programme has largely been attributed to word-of-mouth recommendation. A recent social media post provides evidence that it outranks all of the other maths providers in the SEND space.