| Subject | Maths | ||||||
| Members of staff | Craig Orwin – Curriculum Leader, Becky Draper – Subject Teacher, Scott Caffrey – Subject Teacher, Amy Khan – Subject Teacher, Emma Duckworth – Subject Teacher, Chris Tueart – Subject Teacher, Natasha Brace – Subject Teacher, Laura Barker – Subject Teacher | ||||||
| Subject overview
The Mathematics Department will provide students with exciting, relevant and challenging Mathematics. Students will understand the underlying principles of the mathematics they learn, making links and developing reasoning and problem-solving skills. Students will become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics so that they develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately. They will progress towards being independent mathematicians who can identify correct and incorrect work for themselves. Where work is incorrect, students will be encouraged to use these mistakes to make further improvements and ultimately increasing resilience when faced with challenging topics. Building confidence in mathematics will be at the forefront of lessons and students will be consistently challenged in order to maximise their true potential. To achieve this, staff provide interesting and effective teaching ideas, accurately diagnose weaknesses in every student and ensure rapid and concise interventions take place in order to ensure good progress for all students |
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Key Stage 3 |
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| Content | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | ||||
| Autumn term 1 | Place Value and Addition and Subtraction | Fractions 2 | Algebra 3 | ||||
| Autumn term 2 | Multiplication and Division
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Percentages | Geometry—Transformations | ||||
| Spring term 1 | Fractions 2
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Algebra 2 | Geometry – Angles and Constructions | ||||
| Spring term 2 | Statistics and Negative Numbers
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Geometry – Circles and Area | Statistics | ||||
| Summer term 1 | Algebra 1 | Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change | Probability | ||||
| Summer term 2 | Geometry – Lines and Angles | Statistics 2 and Geometry – 3D Shapes | Number – Standard Form Geometry – Pythagoras and Trigonometry |
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| Content | Year 10 Foundation | Year 10 Higher | Year 11 Foundation | Year 11 Higher | |||
| Autumn term 1 | Number Recap and Extend
Algebra Recap and Extend Graphs, Tables and Charts
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Number Recap and Extend
Algebra Recap and Extend and Sequences Interpreting and Representing Data
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Quadratic Equations and Graphs
Perimeter, Area and Volume 2 Fractions, Indices and Standard Form |
Circle Theorems
More Algebra
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| Autumn term 2 | Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Equations and Inequalities Perimeter, Area and Volume
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Fractions, Ratio and Percentages
Angles and Trigonometry
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Congruency, Similarity and Vectors
Rearranging Equations, Simultaneous Equations and functions |
Vectors and Geometric Proof
Proportion and Graphs |
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| Spring term 1 | Angles
Averages and Range
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Graphs
Area and Volume Transformations and Constructions |
The majority of year 11 will be used to revisit and recap topics taught in Years 9 and 10 alongside a Diagnose, Therapy and Test strategy designed to ensure students reach their full potential and achieve the best possible GCSE grade. | The majority of year 11 will be used to revisit and recap topics taught in Years 9 and 10 alongside a Diagnose, Therapy and Test strategy designed to ensure students reach their full potential and achieve the best possible GCSE grade. | |||
| Spring term 2 | Graphs
Transformations |
Equations and Inequalities
Probability |
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| Summer term 1 | Ratio and Proportion
Pythagoras and Trigonometry Probability |
Multiplicative Reasoning
Similarity and Congruence More Trigonometry |
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| Summer term 2 | Multiplicative Reasoning
Construction, Loci and Bearings |
Further Statistics
Equations and Graphs |
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| Revision links for GCSE course
The maths resource for GCSE students. Videos and quizzes for every maths topic from a Grade 1 to a Grade 9. Homework will be set through Hegarty Maths Revision worksheets and videos. Five a day worksheets are ideal for home revision. |
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| How can parents support their child’s progress in this subject?
Encourage your student to use Hegarty Maths for a least one hour a week for independent study. Don’t say ‘I was never any good at Maths’ Talk to them about what they learned in maths that day Showing them examples of maths in daily life (decorating a room or booking a holiday are just a couple of examples) Create a space at home for your child to work on their Independent Study without distractions. |
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| Extra-Curricular Activities
The Mathematics department enters pupils for the UK Mathematical Challenge every year. This is organised by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust from the School of Mathematics, University of Leeds. The challenges are intriguing multiple choice question papers which are designed to stimulate an interest in mathematics and to develop problem-solving skills. Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates are awarded to the best 40% of national participants. The most successful participants are also invited to enter follow-on rounds. There are three levels of challenge Junior, Intermediate and Senior. Intervention sessions aimed at ensuring the best outcomes at GCSE run at regular times during the week. |
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| Key Stage 5 | ||
| Content | Year 12 | Year 13 |
| Autumn term 1 | Pure:
Quadratics: sketching and solving Solving and sketching quadratic inequalities Transformation of graphs Statistics: Data collection Measures of location and spread Mechanics: Modelling in mechanics Constant acceleration |
Pure:
Partial fractions Sequences and series Binomial expansion Radians Statistics: Regression, Correlation and Hypothesis Testing Mechanics: Moments |
| Autumn term 2 | Pure:
Coordinate geometry (straight lines and circles) Algebraic methods including algebraic division Binomial expansion Trigonometry Statistics: Representations of data Correlation Mechanics: Vectors |
Pure:
Trigonometric identities Parametric equations Statistics: Conditional probability Mechanics: Application of forces |
| Spring term 1 | Pure:
Differentiation Statistics: Probability Mechanics: Forces and motion Vectors |
Pure:
Differentiation Numerical methods Statistics: The Normal distribution Mechanics: Further kinematics |
| Spring term 2 | Pure:
Integration Statistics: Statistical distributions Mechanics: Variable acceleration |
Pure:
Integration Statistics: Revision of Year 12 and 13 content Data set Mechanics: Vectors Projectiles |
| Summer term 1 | Pure:
Exponentials and logarithms Statistics: Hypothesis testing Mechanics: Revision of Year 12 content |
Revision of Year 12 and 13 content.
Diagnose, Therapy and Test strategy designed to ensure students reach their full potential and achieve the best possible A Level grade. |
| Summer term 2 | Revision of Year 12 content.
Diagnose, Therapy and Test strategy designed to ensure students reach their full potential and achieve the best possible AS Level grade. Start of Year 13 course. |
Revision of Year 12 and 13 content.
Diagnose, Therapy and Test strategy designed to ensure students reach their full potential and achieve the best possible A Level grade. |
| Revision links for A level course
The maths resource predominantly for GCSE students but they have and continue to add content for A Level. https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com The maths resource contains full worked solutions of each question in their textbook. The website also includes a bank of past exam papers with mark schemes. The maths resource is explanatory videos for each strand within A Level maths. There are also videos available to model exam question solutions. The best revision tool for students is completing as many past exam questions as they can which can be found on Physics and Maths tutor or in their textbook. |
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