May Half Term revision timetable below
Maths
Key Stage Three
At Key Stage 3, the curriculum has been designed to build on students prior knowledge from Key Stage 2, to ensure a smooth transition into Key Stage 4, and prepare students for the rigours of the GCSE curriculum. The curriculum itself follows a scheme of work targeted to develop student understanding in the fundamental areas of maths:
· Number
· Algebra
· Ratio
· Proportion and rates of change
· Geometry and measures
· Probability
· Statistics
Students are taught in mixed ability classes for the first half term of Year 7 and then placed in ability groups, which allows for all students to work at the pace they need to develop a deep and conceptual understanding within maths. Students will also develop greater cognitive skills of problem solving and reasoning and are expected to develop their ability to retrieve and apply knowledge in a variety of contexts.
Key Stage Four
At Key Stage 4, students study for their GCSE. The GCSE Mathematics examination are taken at Higher or Foundation Level. In the Higher tier, grades are awarded from 3 to 9, in the Foundation tier, grades are awarded from 1 to 5.
Current year 11 students are being prepared for the Edexcel GCSE, which has three papers, each worth 80 marks and are each completed over the period of 1 hour and 30 minutes. The first paper is non-calculator, the second and third papers are both calculator papers. For the 2023 GCSE sitting, students will be given a formula sheet within their exams.
The breakdown of topics for Edexcel is as follows:
Foundation Tier:
- Number - 22-28%
- Algebra - 17-23%
- Ratio, Proportion & Rates of change - 22-28%
- Geometry & Measures - 12-18%
- Statistics & Probability - 12-18%
Higher Tier:
- Number - 12-18%
- Algebra - 27-33%
- Ratio, Proportion & Rates of change - 17-23%
- Geometry & Measures - 17-23%
- Statistics & Probability - 12-18%
For years 7-10, students are being prepared for the OCR GCSE, which has three papers, each worth 100 marks and are completed over the period of 1 hour 30 minutes. One of the differences with OCR is that the first and third papers are calculator papers, and the second paper is non-calculator.
The curriculum has been developed to build on the work students have done in Key Stage 3, extending their understanding of processes and applications in the following topic areas:
· Number
· Algebra
· Ratio
· Proportion and rates of change
· Geometry and measures
· Probability
· Statistics
