mathematics

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The Mathematics Team will provide students with exciting, relevant and challenging Mathematics, delivered by dedicated staff. Students will understand the underlying principles of the mathematics they learn, making links and developing reasoning skills and logical thinking. They will progress towards being independent mathematicians who take ownership of their learning and can identify correct and incorrect work for themselves. Students will have their confidence encouraged and their complacency challenged in order to maximise potential.

To achieve this, staff will design and develop simple and effective systems and interesting and effective teaching ideas and resources to enable classroom delivery and promote mathematics across the school.

Learning Journeys: Mathematics

Click/ tap on the years below to see the relevant learning journeys diagrams.

YEAR AUTUMN SPRING SUMMER
Y7
  • Using a Calculator
  • Order of Operations
  • Place Value and Rounding
  • Estimation
  • Working with Decimals
  • Directed Number
  • Algebra intro: Like Terms, Brackets and Substitution
  • Coordinates
  • Representing Data
  • Scatter Graphs
  • Sequences
  • Types of Number
  • Perimeter
  • Area of 2D Shapes
  • Working with Fractions
  • Averages
  • Time
  • Angles
  • Percentages
  • Consolidation and Problem Solving
Y8
  • Factors, Multiples and Primes
  • Index Notation
  • Mathematical Diagrams
  • Number Bases and Binary
  • Rounding and Estimating
  • BIDMAS and use of a Calculator
  • Data Analysis
  • Nets and Surface Areas
  • Ratio
  • Algebra
  • Angles
  • Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
  • Probability
  • Linear Graphs
  • Money and Time
  • Formulae
  • Polygons
  • Units of Measure
  • Speed, Distance and Time
  • Questionnaires and Data Collection
  • Transformations
Y9
  • Data Handling
  • 4 Operations
  • Expressions & Formulae
  • Factorising
  • FDP
  • Index Laws
  • Compound Interest
  • Angles
  • Nets, Plans & Elevations
  • Ratio
  • Types of numbers
  • Probability
  • P, A, V
  • Circle Parts
  • Probability
  • P, A, V including Circles
  • Transposition of Formulae
  • Pythagoras and Basic Trigonometry
Y10 Higher:

  • Recurring decimals
  • Surds
  • Quadratics: graphing, solving, sequences
  • Compound Measures
  • Transformations
  • Scale Drawing
  • Constructions
  • Loci

Foundation:

  • Linear Graphs
  • Real Life Graphs
  • Quadratics: graphing, solving, sequences
  • Compound Measures
  • Standard Form Transformations
  • Scale Drawing
 Higher:

  • Pythagoras’ Theorem
  • Basic Trigonometry
  • Simultaneous Equations
  • Linear Inequalities

Foundation:

  • Scale Drawing
  • Constructions
  • Loci
  • Pythagoras’ Theorem
  • Linear Inequalities
 Higher:

  • Advanced Trigonometry
  • Proportionality
  • Properties of 2D shapes
  • Circle Theorems
  • P, A, V
  • Bounds

Foundation:

  • Properties of 2D shapes
  • Substitution
  • Co-ordinates
  • Complex Curves
  • Linear Inequalities
  • Degrees of Accuracy
  • Analysing Data
  • Data Representation
Y11 Higher:

  • Similarity
  • Congruence
  • Vectors
  • Completing the square to sketch curves
  • Iteration
  • Set Theory

Foundation:

  • Data Representations
  • Similarity
  • Congruence
  • Basic Trigonometry
  • Quadratic Sequences
  • P, A, V Cones and Spheres
  • Vectors
  • Transformations
  • Proportionality
 Higher:

  • Applied Handling Data
  • Applied Number
  • Applied Shape & Space
  • Applied Algebra
  • Personalised exam Preparation:
  • Knowledge and Understanding Enhancement

Foundation:

  • Proportionality
  • Algebra Recap
  • Set Theory
  • Proofs
  • Applied Handling Data
  • Applied Number
  • Applied Shape & Space
  • Applied Algebra
  • Personalised Exam Preparation:
  • Knowledge and Understanding Enhancement
  • Exams

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Students will receive one piece of homework per week that will be set via the Sparx Maths platform. This piece of work will be designed to last between 45 minutes and one hour. Unless otherwise stated by their teacher, students should complete homework using Sparx Maths, showing all written workings in their maths book as part of the Sparx Maths bookwork checks.

Homework could take a variety of formats including:

  • Worksheet
  • Research Project
  • MathsWatch
  • Revision
  • Exam Practice

KS4

  • During Year 9, your child will continue their journey on the Foundation or Higher pathway. There is flexibility within these pathways to allow for movement between the pathways if necessary.
  • In Year 10, your child will continue their GCSE studies on either the Foundation or Higher pathway. Again, there is a flexible approach should the need arise for a change in pathway.
  • During the final year of study, we will ensure that your child is on the right pathway to maximise their potential and ensure that they achieve the best possible outcome.

Reading Beyond the Classroom

MATHS WATCH: MathsWatch is the complete online Maths platform that makes learning available to your students 24/7 from anywhere in the world.

SPARX LEARNING: Building maths confidence through personalised homework.

CORBETT MATHS: Videos, worksheets, 5-a-day and much more