Main Skills developed in Year 7, 8 & 9.

• Students will work on their basic numeracy skills until they are confident and fluent with basic operations and manipulating numbers.
• Throughout the year they will work on topics under the headings: number, algebra, geometry, statistics, probability and ratio and proportion.
• All topics will be taught to a secure level each year, which will then be built upon the following year.
• At every stage in KS3, students will be applying their knowledge to problem solving style questions.
• In the Summer term students will work on a financial project which may involve cupcakes, fashion and how to ‘run a home’ which aims to develop financially literate students.
•  Be assessed every 2-3 weeks at KS3 on topics previously learnt, with a big end of year assessment which covers all topics learnt that year.  

At KS4 you can expect to:

• Work on topics under the headings: number, algebra, geometry, statistics, probability and ratio and proportion extended from KS3.
• Practise with lots of past/ sample GCSE questions.
• Be given exam advice and how to access challenging questions
• Constant preparation for problem solving style questions embedded with all different topics.
• Be assessed every 2-3 weeks in year 10 on topics previously learnt, with a big end of year assessment which covers all topics learnt that year.
• Be assessed regularly in year 11 with mock exams throughout.
• Have weekly home learning which consist of completing past GCSE papers
• In the Summer term in year 10 work on a financial project which consists of learning about managing money, debt, income, credit  and aims to develop financially literate students.

Mathematics GCSE:

Exam board : Edexcel

Tiers: There are 2 tiers of entry, foundation ( grades 1-5) and higher (grades 4-9)

Assessment:  There are 3 papers that students will sit – (1) non-calculator 1.5 hours, (2) calculator 1.5. hours and (3) Calculator 1.5 hours