Mathematics
Curriculum Maps for 2025/26 can be found below:
What makes Maths special?
All Maths staff place a strong focus on ensuring that students experience a wide variety of teaching activities and that topics are taught to build conceptual understanding. Throughout your time in Maths you will develop a Mathematical tool kit that will help equip you to solve any problems that you are presented with.
What skills will you develop from studying Maths?
As a core subject, Maths makes a major contribution to the development of students. All courses are designed for students to make the maximum possible progress in the expected skills, application and understanding within the subject itself and for everyday maths. The focus on linking maths with real life plays an integral part within lessons.
What other opportunities are available in this subject?
For anyone who needs extra time to work on their maths, there is a Maths Surgery which runs weekly after school until 4pm. These are held on a daily basis depending on which year Group you are in. All students are welcome. Maths Week takes place in July every year.
There are many opportunities available for all students within Maths, including the more able. These range from extra curricular activities and number days, to enrichment activities within lessons and inter-tutor competitions.
What topics will you study in Year 7 and 8?
Students will extend their mental calculation methods and develop their written techniques in numeracy. They will be introduced to the world of algebra, which is the basis of all science and technology and further develop their awareness of shapes and measures and how they can describe the space we live in.
Students will also understand how ‘chance’ events can be predicted using maths and they will use statistics to test their ideas. Where possible an emphasis will be placed on the relation of the mathematical content to ‘real-life’ situations, and if appropriate, practical and investigative approaches will be used.
Regular assessments are carried out by staff and students enabling the close tracking of progress.
What topics will you study in Years 9, 10 and 11?
As students move through the school they will consolidate the ideas met in Year 7 and 8 and will further develop these ideas as they transition towards the GCSE exams.
Assessments are carried out each half term and progress is closely tracked.
What courses are available post 16?
• A Level Mathematics
• A Level Further Mathematics
• GCSE Mathematics for students who have yet to reach a Grade 4 or above