Mathematics

Maths Teaching Staff

Mr Symons: Curriculum Leader
Mr C Beeton
Miss U Spencer
Mr K Arnold
Mr H Joban-Sarker
Miss Y Maguire
Mr S Lissenden – Intervention Tutor

Key Stage 4

Students will complete three exam papers at the end of Year 11. A non-calculator and two calculator papers. All papers last 1 hour 30 minutes and the content of the course can occur in any of the papers. Maths papers are split into two tiers Foundation: Grades 1-5 and Higher: Grades 4-9. Both papers contain the same questions at grades 4-5, these are the key crossover topics.

Students continue to develop the skills and concepts learnt in KS3 and focus further on the using and applying of the topics taught. Problem solving is now a key part of the higher paper, students get the opportunity to solve deeper learning questions that cover more than one concept.

The course is broken down in to five sections:

Number
Algebra
Ratio, proportion and rates of change
Geometry and measures
Probability and Statistics

These sections are then broken down into smaller modules, 19 for Higher and 20 for Foundation. All modules are assessed and students complete self-assessments.

GCSE Specifications

The link to the GCSE specifications for Maths can be found below:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/subjects/mathematics.html