Welcome to Maths Locker
Maths Locker is your department's centralized hub for exam preparation. Instead of hunting through shared network drives or emailing PDFs, every past paper, mock, and video solution is securely stored here.
The Two Main Hubs
- The Vault: The primary database where all papers are kept. Students can browse this to find independent revision materials.
- The Teacher Panel: Your command centre. Use this to create classes, enrol students, and push specific papers to the Interactive Whiteboard for your lessons.
Pro Tip: Encourage students to use the "Pin" feature in the Vault to save papers to their personal Profile for easy access before exam season!
Interactive Whiteboard Mode
The Whiteboard page is designed to be projected at the front of your classroom. It streamlines your "Do-Now" and starter activities.
How to use it:
- Go to the Teacher Panel.
- Under "Classes & Starters", select your class and pick a paper from the Vault to assign as the daily starter.
- Click on the Whiteboard link in the top navigation bar.
- Click Open Question Paper to project the questions for the students as they enter the room.
The 5-Minute Timer
Click the blue Project Timer Screen button to open the cinematic countdown timer. When you start the timer, it will count down from 5 minutes. At 00:00, an audio alarm will sound through your speakers, and the mark scheme/answers will automatically open.
Note on Popups: If your school browser blocks the answers from automatically opening when the timer finishes, simply click the green "Open Answers" button that appears.
Adding Custom School Resources
While Maths Locker comes pre-loaded with hundreds of global past papers, you can inject your own school-specific resources (like internal mocks or department worksheets) directly into the Vault.
How to upload:
- Host your PDF files on a secure drive (like Google Drive, OneDrive, or SharePoint) and generate a "View Only" shareable link.
- Go to your Teacher Panel and select the "Staff & Resources" tab.
- Paste the link to the Question Paper and the Mark Scheme into the Manual Addition form.
- Set the Visibility to Private if you only want your classes to see it, or Whole School to share it with your department.
Managing Your Roster
Students need accounts to bookmark papers and view class-specific assignments. You are in full control of their access.
Enrolling Students
Go to the Student Roster tab in your Teacher Panel. You can manually generate usernames and passwords for your students and assign them directly to your classes. They can change their passwords once they log in.
Monitoring Logins
The Roster table allows you to see the exact date and time a student last logged into Maths Locker, ensuring they are actively engaging with their revision homework.
