Maths
Mission statement
We aim to make Mathematics an enjoyable, interesting, challenging and worthwhile experience for all pupils. We aim to foster pupils’ perseverance and resourcefulness in solving problems, and to develop their ability to think logically yet creatively, leading to an affinity with the subject and excellent examination results
Curriculum Update - Maths is your Solution
Curriculum intent
We aim to make Mathematics an enjoyable, interesting and worthwhile experience for all pupils. We aim to foster pupils’ perseverance and resourcefulness in solving problems, and to develop their ability to think logically yet creatively, leading to an affinity with the subject and excellent examination results.
Key Stage 3
- Providing a supportive and positive learning environment to facilitate students’ progress mathematically
- Inspire students to embrace maths and to help alleviate any anxiety that surrounds learning maths
- Encourage students to think independently and creatively in maths
Key Stage 4
A GCSE in mathematics should help pupils to:
- Develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of a variety of methods and concepts.
- Select the correct method and apply this to solving problems.
- Reason and explain mathematical decisions which can include making deductions and conclusions based on given or found information.
- Use and understand maths in a given context to interpret and convey information
Assessment
In each Key Stage, checking that mathematics has been embedded will take place on a regular basis.
- Year 7 – 10: From Year 7 through to the end of Year 10, students can expect lessons to begin with recall questions in addition to topic assessments. There will be two assessments each half term, one of which will be a larger full-term assessment.
- Year 11: From the beginning of Year 11, students will face full GCSE examination papers.
Resources
Details of the topics covered can be found in the National Curriculum document by clicking here
- Corbett Maths: an excellent source of questions, answers, practise papers and more importantly explanatory videos. There is an extensive library of videos that allow students to work independently to prepare for learning as well as assessments.
- Mr Barton Maths: https://mathsmadeeasy.co.uk/gcse-maths-revision/
- Sparx Maths: students will be given log in details.
Being a student in the Maths department can be hard but also fun. When we are stuck, we get support from our teacher and classmates. The teachers are always setting challenging work to push us, but they explain it well so we understand and work to the best of our ability.