Maths

INTENT

The Maths curriculum at Archers Brook is highly inclusive and is skilfully designed to meet the needs and interests of all pupils. The maths curriculum is planned and sequenced in order for pupils to develop and extend skills and knowledge. The curriculum is clearly planned in long and medium term and builds towards a clear end point.

Teaching of the mathematics curriculum develops pupils understanding of important concepts as well as their proficiency in techniques and recall of knowledge, equipping pupils to work independently. This helps pupils see how maths is relevant in all subjects and in everyday life. 

IMPLEMENTATION

Pupils are taught Maths as a core subject from Key Stage 2 to Year 11. Lessons are carefully planned to develop pupils’ skills and knowledge. KS2, Y7 & Y8 scheme of work is based on the White Rose scheme – developing and extending basic skills each year. Y9, Y10 &Y11 follow the AQA GCSE specification – extending and applying skills and developing independence and problem - solving skills.

KS2 to Y10  also have the opportunity during the year, to take part in activities which will help develop their financial awareness in the everyday situations and begin to equip them with knowledge to help them make informed choices and decisions Post 16. 

All pupils take an active participation in their learning with the subject leader communicating high expectations, enthusiasm and passion when delivering curriculum content. This inspires pupils to produce the best work they can and make progress over time.

IMPACT
  • Pupils at Archers Brook will have confidence when using basic skills to solve problems and to be able to transfer the skills to different subjects
  • Pupils become independent thinkers when completing maths problems – using different strategies to solve
  • Pupils are able to achieve qualifications which enable them to progress on to further education

WHAT WE DO IN KEY STAGE 3

Each year group has 6 1/2 hour sessions during the week.

The pupils access a varied curriculum, covering all aspects of maths which develop the skills and knowledge required for their futures. The Scheme is based upon The White Rose Scheme where the topics are built upon as they work through the school.

 

Also we focus on financial skills and knowledge which starts to introduce them to the different aspects they are likely to see in everyday life. 

The topics covered during the year are:

Year 7:

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Year 8:

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WHAT WE DO IN KEY STAGE 4 (this also includes Y9 as we begin teaching the GCSE Specification then)

Each year group has 6 1/2 hour sessions during the week.

The pupils access a varied curriculum, covering all aspects of maths which develop the knowledge and skills required for the GCSE/Entry Level Certificate qualifications required for their next stages of education. 

We follow the AQA GCSE specification (which has aspects of The White Rose scheme included) and at the end of the 2 years, 3 exams are sat - 1 non-calculator, 2 calculator papers.  The ELC is also completed during the year.

The papers are 1 1/2 hours long. Pupils are graded between 1- 5 in the Foundation paper and 4 - 9 in the Higher paper.

Also we focus on financial skills and knowledge which starts to introduce them to the different aspects they are likely to see in everyday life. 

Topics we cover during the 3 years:

4 Operations -long multiplication and division

Sequences

Graphs - collating, presenting, interpreting

Area and Perimeter

Algebra and Equations 

Co-ordinates

Formulas - building own formulas

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Geometry - including circles

Ratio 

Probability

Financial skills and knowledge

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Maths Yr 10.PNG

Maths Yr 11.PNG

USEFUL LINKS

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3

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