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Mathematics
Year 7 Overview
Overview Autumn Term:
Unit 1: Number Lego
Unit 2: Place Value and Powers of 10
Unit 3: Rounding and Estimating
Unit 4: Calculations
Unit 5: Multiplication and Division
Unit 6: Proportional Reasoning
Unit 1: Number Lego
Unit 2: Place Value and Powers of 10
Unit 3: Rounding and Estimating
Unit 4: Calculations
Unit 5: Multiplication and Division
Unit 6: Proportional Reasoning
Overview Spring Term:
Unit 7: Factors, Multiples and Prime
Unit 8: More Calculations
Unit 9: Introduction to Algebra
Unit 10: Solving Equations
Unit 11: Basic Angles
Unit 12: Properties of Shapes
Unit 7: Factors, Multiples and Prime
Unit 8: More Calculations
Unit 9: Introduction to Algebra
Unit 10: Solving Equations
Unit 11: Basic Angles
Unit 12: Properties of Shapes
Overview Summer Term:
Unit 13: Fractions
Unit 14: Percentages
Unit 15: Introduction to Graphs
Unit 16: Data
Unit 17: Graphs and Charts
Unit 18: Mean and Range
Unit 13: Fractions
Unit 14: Percentages
Unit 15: Introduction to Graphs
Unit 16: Data
Unit 17: Graphs and Charts
Unit 18: Mean and Range
Assessments:
Federation tests: w/c 16th October, w/c 19th February, w/c 4th June
Homework:
Once per week on average
Instructions on Show My Homework
Events and Trips:
UKMT Junior Individual and Team Challenges
March Maths Month
Maths Study Support Club (Wednesday 3.40-4.30 in B304)
Other resources:
Websites:
MathsWatch: www.mathswatchvle.com
Hegarty Maths: www.hegartymaths.com
MathsWatch: www.mathswatchvle.com
Hegarty Maths: www.hegartymaths.com
Year 8 Overview
Overview Autumn Term:
Unit 1: Algebraic Indices
Unit 2: Expressions and Substitution
Unit 3: Percentages
Unit 4: Proportional Reasoning
Unit 5: Units and Conversion
Unit 6: Area and Perimeter
Unit 1: Algebraic Indices
Unit 2: Expressions and Substitution
Unit 3: Percentages
Unit 4: Proportional Reasoning
Unit 5: Units and Conversion
Unit 6: Area and Perimeter
Overview Spring Term:
Unit 7: Solving Equations
Unit 8: Circles
Unit 9: Ratio
Unit 10: Fractions
Unit 11: Probability
Unit 12: Powers and Roots
Overview Summer Term:
Unit 13: Pythagoras's Theorem
Unit 14: Sequences
Unit 15: Volume
Unit 16: Constructions
Unit 17: Congruence and Similarity
Unit 18: Median and Mode
Unit 13: Pythagoras's Theorem
Unit 14: Sequences
Unit 15: Volume
Unit 16: Constructions
Unit 17: Congruence and Similarity
Unit 18: Median and Mode
Assessments:
Federation tests: w/c 16th October, w/c 19th February, w/c 4th June
Homework:
Once per week on average
Instructions on Show My Homework
Events and Trips:
UKMT Junior Individual and Team Challenges
March Maths Month
Maths Study Support Club (Wednesday 3.40-4.30 in B304)
Other resources:
Websites:
MyMaths: www.mymaths.co.uk (harriscp, eagle)
MathsWatch: www.mathswatchvle.com
Hegarty Maths: www.hegartymaths.com
Year 9 Overview
HIGHER TIER ROUTE (Sets 1-5)
Overview Autumn Term:
Unit 1: Basic Number
Unit 2: Factors and Multiples
Unit 3: Angles
Unit 4: Scale Diagrams and Bearings
Unit 5: Basic Algebra Review
Unit 6: Basic Fractions
Unit 7: Basic Decimals
Unit 8: Coordinates and Linear Graphs
Unit 9: Rounding
Unit 10: Collecting and Representing Data
Overview Spring Term:
Unit 11: Sequences
Unit 12: Basic Percentage
Unit 13: Perimeter and Area
Unit 14: Real Life Graphs
Unit 15: Circumference and Area
Unit 16: Ratio and Proportion
Overview Summer Term:
Unit 17: Equations
Unit 18: Basic Probability
Unit 19: Scatter Graphs
Unit 20: Standard Form
Unit 21: Transformation
Unit 22: Constructions and Loci
Unit 23: 2D Representation of 3D Shapes
FOUNDATION TIER ROUTE (Sets 6-7)
Overview Autumn Term:
Unit 1: Basic Number
Unit 2: Factors and Multiples
Unit 3: Angles
Unit 4: Scale Drawings and Bearings
Unit 5: Basic Algebra Review
Unit 6: Basic Fractions
Unit 7: Coordinates and Linear Graphs
Unit 8: Basic Decimals
Unit 9: Rounding
Unit 10: Collecting and Representing Data
Overview Spring Term:
Unit 11: Sequences
Unit 12: Basic Percentage
Unit 13: Perimeter and Area
Unit 14: Circumference and Area
Unit 15: Ratio and Proportion
Unit 16: Basic Probability
Overview Summer Term:
Unit 17: Equations
Unit 18: Scatter Graphs
Unit 19: Transformation
Unit 20: Pythagoras’s Theorem
Unit 21: 2D Representation of 3D shapes
Unit 17: Equations
Unit 18: Scatter Graphs
Unit 19: Transformation
Unit 20: Pythagoras’s Theorem
Unit 21: 2D Representation of 3D shapes
Assessments:
Federation tests: w/c 20th November, w/c 26th February, w/c 18th June
Homework:
Once per week on average
Instructions on Show My Homework
Events and Trips:
UKMT Intermediate Individual and Team Challenges
March Maths Month
Maths Study Support Club (Tuesday 3.40-4.30 in B304)
Other resources:
Websites:
MathsWatch: www.mathswatchvle.com
Hegarty Maths: www.hegartymaths.com
Books, Articles and other Resources:
Collins AQA GCSE Mathematics Textbook (4th edition)
Collins AQA GCSE Mathematics All-In-One Revision & Practice Guide
Collins Connect Online Resource
Year 10 Overview
HIGHER TIER ROUTE (Sets 1-5)
Overview Autumn Term:
Chapter 11: Right-Angled Triangles
Chapter 12: Similarity
Chapter 13: Exploring and Applying Probability
Chapter 14: Powers and Standard Form
Overview Spring Term:
Chapter 15: Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 16: Counting, Accuracy, Powers and Surds
Chapter 17: Quadratic Equations
Overview Summer Term:
Chapter 11: Exact Trigonometric Values
Chapter 17: Quadratic Equations
Chapter 18: Sampling and More Complex Data Diagrams
Chapter 19: Combined Events and Tree Diagrams
FOUNDATION TIER ROUTE (Sets 6-8)
Overview Autumn Term:
Chapter 9: Expressions and Formulae
Chapter 11: Perimeter and Area
Chapter 8: Linear Graphs
Chapter 22: Right Angled Triangles
Overview Spring Term:
Chapter 22: Right Angled Triangles
Chapter 23: Congruency and Similarity
Chapter 21: Number and Sequences
Chapter 24: Probability and Events
Chapter 25: Power and Standard Form
Overview Summer Term:
Chapter 15: Linear Equations
Chapter 18: Representation and Interpretation
Chapter 17: Percentage and Variation
Chapter 19: Construction and Loci
Assessments:
Federation tests: w/c 20th November, w/c 26th February, w/c 18th June
Homework:
Once per week on average
Instructions on Show My Homework
Other resources:
Websites:
MathsWatch: www.mathswatchvle.com
Hegarty Maths: www.hegartymaths.com
MathsWatch: www.mathswatchvle.com
Hegarty Maths: www.hegartymaths.com
Books, Articles and other Resources:
Collins AQA GCSE Mathematics Textbook (4th edition)
Collins AQA GCSE Mathematics All-In-One Revision & Practice Guide
Collins Connect Online Resource
Specimen AQA Exam Questions (to be provided regularly by class teachers)
Year 11 Overview
AQA 9-1 GCSE Mathematics (Exam Code 8300)
In Year 11, students will finish completing any remaining chapters from the Collins AQA Textbook, and developing their exam technique under the careful guidance of their teachers. Students are advised to use their exercise books from Year 9-11, Specimen Paper resources, the online resources outlined below, and the Collins AQA “All-In-One Practice & Revision Guide” issued to students last year.
GCSE is a rigorous qualification with great emphasis on mathematical reasoning and problem solving. It is essential that students complete independent work at home and also attend revision support after school and during the holidays, in addition to their normal timetabled lessons. The chapters that will be covered or revisited are as follows:
Chapter 1: Basic Number
Chapter 2: Fractions, Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 3: Statistical Diagrams and Averages
Chapter 4: Number and Sequences
Chapter 5: Further Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 6: Angles
Chapter 7: Transformation, Construction and Loci
Chapter 8: Algebraic Manipulation
Chapter 9: Length, Area and Volume
Chapter 10: Linear Graphs
Chapter 11: Geometry- Right Angled Triangles
Chapter 12: Similarity
Chapter 13: Exploring and Applying Probability
Chapter 14: Powers and Standard Form
Chapter 15: Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 16: Counting, Accuracy, Powers and Surds
Chapter 17: Quadratic Equations
Chapter 18: Sampling and More Complex Data Diagrams
Chapter 19: Combined Events and Tree Diagrams
Chapter 20: Properties of Circles
Chapter 21: Variation
Chapter 22: Triangles (3D Trigonometry, Sine & Cosine Rules)
Chapter 23: Complex Graphs
Chapter 24: Algebraic Fractions and Functions
Chapter 25: Vector Geometry
It is anticipated that the vast majority of students will sit the Higher Tier (Grades 4-9) in Summer 2017. The exam consists of 3 papers, each lasting 90 minutes, and each containing 80 marks. The 1st paper is non-calculator while the 2nd and 3rd papers are calculator-based.
Assessments:
Federation assessments: January mocks, March mocks
Homework:
Weekly Specimen Exam Paper Homework
Instructions on Show My Homework
Events and Trips:
UKMT Intermediate Individual and Team Challenges
GCSE Revision Sessions (during half-term holidays and Easter)
March Maths Month
Year 11 Maths Study Support (Tuesday 3.40-4.30 every fortnight, Various Maths rooms)
Other resources:
Websites:
MathsWatch: www.mathswatchvle.com
Hegarty Maths: www.hegartymaths.com
Collins Connect: www.connect.collins.co.uk
Books, Articles and other Resources:
Collins AQA GCSE Mathematics Textbook (4th edition)
Collins AQA GCSE Mathematics All-In-One Revision & Practice Guide
Collins Connect Online Resource
Specimen AQA Exam Questions (to be provided regularly by class teachers)
Year 12 Overview
There is a greater emphasis on problem solving, modelling and reasoning in the new A levels, but they are intended to be at the same level of difficulty as the old specification. The exam which will be taken in May/June 2019; this will be at the end of year 13. The examination will consist of 3 papers: Pure Maths & Statistics (2hrs); Pure Maths & Mechanics (2hrs); Pure Maths & Comprehension (2hrs).
Autumn Term:
- Sequences and Series
- Data Collection
- Data Processing, presentation Interpretation
- Graphs and Transformation
- Trigonometry
- Surds and Indices
- Quadratic Functions
- Equations and Inequalities
- Polynomials
- Kinematics
Spring Term:
- The Binomial Expansion
- Probability
- The Binomial Distribution
- Coordinate Geometry
- Differentiation
- Kinematics
- Vectors
- Forces and Laws of Motion
Summer Term:
- Differentiation
- Functions
- Integration
- Statistical Hypothesis Testing using the Binomial Expansion
- Exponentials and Logarithms
- Variable Acceleration
Assessments:
Students will sit various assessments throughout the year. This will consist of OCR (MEI) past and specimen questions so that students become familiar with exam technique.
Homework:
5 hours per week on average. Will normally be textbook work, exam questions or challenging extension tasks.
Instructions on Show My Homework.
Events and Trips:
Senior Maths Challenge
Other resources:
Websites:
Physics and Maths Tutor - http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/
Mad as Maths - http://madasmaths.com/
Books, Articles and other Resources:
Hodder Education OCR MEI A-Level Mathematics Textbook (Year 1&2)
Graphics Calculator: Casio FX-CG50
Year 13 Overview
Three modules are studied in Year 13: Core 3, Core 4 and Decision Mathematics 1. All three modules will be studied throughout the year.
Core 3:
- Algebraic fractions
- Functions
- The exponential and log functions
- Numerical methods
- Transforming graphs of functions
- Trigonometry
- Further trigonometric identities and their applications
- Differentiation
Core 4:
- Partial fractions
- Coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane
- The binomial expansion
- Differentiation
- Vectors
- Integration
Statistics 2:
- Binomial Distribution
- Poisson Distribution
- Continuous Random Variables
- Continuous Uniform Variables
- Normal Approximations
- Population and Samples
- Sampling
- âHypothesis Testing
Assessments:
Exam Board is OCR (MEI)
Students will sit a mock C3 exam in December, followed by a mock C3, C4 and D1 exam in March.
Homework:
5 hours per week on average. Will normally be textbook work, exam questions or challenging extension tasks.
Instructions on Show My Homework.
Events and Trips:
Senior Maths Challenge
Other resources:
Websites:
Physics and Maths Tutor - http://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/
Mad as Maths - http://madasmaths.com/
