The Basics Manual is a no-nonsense approach to helping young people achieve full potential in their primary and secondary education. It has been written by an experienced primary and secondary teacher, and education adviser, and is designed for parents and young people to practise regularly at home, in their own time. It does not seek to take the place of the teacher, but to consolidate, and expand upon, the work done in school, though it can be used independently of the school curriculum. It provides a down-to-earth, comprehensive course in the maths, English grammar and English usage...