Maths

Students continue to follow a five year scheme of learning that is aspirational, challenging and offers sequential learning coupled with rigorous low stakes assessment to embed knowledge in student long term memory. This outcome of the design is to ensure students are stretched and challenged. The lessons involve problem-solving, fluency and reasoning aspects, essential skills for students to develop.

Students are given strategies to approach problem-solving questions, for example using bar modelling. There are also real-life contextualised questions (including questions on Science, technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM) to help students explore how mathematical problem-solving can be applied to practical activities.

Term by term study:
  Year 9 – Foundation Year 9 – Higher
Autumn 1 Number properties
Decimals
Number properties
Indices
Surds
Autumn 2 Algebraic expressions Algebraic expressions and equations
Sequences
Spring 1 Graphs, tables and charts
Fractions and percentages
Interpreting and representing data
Fractions, ratio and percentages
Spring 2 Equations and inequalities
Sequences
Angles
Trigonometry
Summer 1 Angles
Averages and range
Linear and quadratic graphs
Cubic and reciprocal graphs
Summer 2 Perimeter, area and volume Area and volume
Transformations
Constructions