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Mathematics

Head of Faculty
Mr. S. Olphert
Primary Subject Lead
Miss. R. Ripley
Teachers of Maths
Mr. J. Crayston
Mr. S. Olphert
Mrs K. Peifer

Please contact the Head of Faculty or Primary Subject Lead if you would like to find
out more about our curriculum.

Curriculum Journey from EYFS to KS4

Autumn 1: Getting to know you, Just like me!
Autumn 2: It’s me 1, 2, 3!, Light & dark
Spring 1: Alive in 5!, Growing 6, 7, 8
Spring 2: Building 9 & 10, Consolidation
Summer 1: To 20 and beyond, First, then, now
Summer 2: Find my pattern, On the move

Autumn 1: Place value, Addition & subtraction
Autumn 2: Addition & subtraction, Shape, Consolidation
Spring 1: Place value, Addition & subtraction
Spring 2: Place value, Length & height, Mass and volume
Summer 1: Multiplication & division, Fractions, Position & direction
Summer 2: Place value, Money, Time, Consolidation

Autumn 1: Place value, Addition & subtraction
Autumn 2: Addition & subtraction, Shape
Spring 1: Money, Multiplication & division
Spring 2: Multiplication & division, Length & height, Mass, capacity and temperature
Summer 1: Fractions, Time 
Summer 2: Statistics, Position & direction, Consolidation

Autumn 1: Place value, Addition & subtraction 
Autumn 2: Addition & subtraction, Multiplication & division A
Spring 1: Multiplication & division B, Length & perimeter
Spring 2: Fractions A, Mass & capacity
Summer 1: Fractions B, Money, Time
Summer 2: Time, Shape, Statistics, Consolidation

Autumn 1: Place value, Addition & subtraction 
Autumn 2: Addition & subtraction, Area, Multiplication & division A, Consolidation
Spring 1: Multiplication & division B, Length & perimeter, Fractions
Spring 2: Fractions, Decimals A
Summer 1: Decimals B, Money, Time
Summer 2: Consolidation, Shape, Statistics, Position & direction

Autumn 1: Place value, Addition & subtraction, Multiplication & division A
Autumn 2: Multiplication & division A, Fractions A
Spring 1: Multiplication & division B, Fractions B, Decimals & percentages
Spring 2: Decimals & percentages, Perimeter & area, Statistics 
Summer 1: Shape, Position & direction, Decimals
Summer 2: Decimals, Negative numbers, Converting units, Volume

Autumn 1:  Place value, Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
Autumn 2: Fractions A, Fractions B, Converting units
Spring 1: Ratio, Algebra, Decimals
Spring 2: Fractions, Decimals & percentages, Area, Perimeter & volume, Statistics
Summer 1: Shape, Position & direction
Summer 2: Themed projects, consolidation & problem soliving

Autumn 1: Sequences, Understand & use algebraic notation, Equality & equivalence 
Autumn 2: Place value & ordering integers & decimals, Fraction, decimal & percentage equivalence
Spring 1: Solving problems with addition & subtractions, Solving problems with multiplication & division, Fractions & percentages of amounts
Spring 2: Operations & equations with directed number, Addition & subtraction of fractions
Summer 1: Constructing, measuring & using geometric notation, Developing geometric reasoning
Summer 2: Developing number sense, Sets & probabilities, Prime numbers & proof

Autumn 1: Ratio & scale, Multiplicative change, Multiplying & dividing fractions 
Autumn 2: Working in the Cartesian plane, Representing data, Tables & probability
Spring 1: Brackets, equations & inequalities, Sequences, Indices
Spring 2: Fractions & percentages, Standard index form, Number sense
Summer 1: Angles in parallel lines & polygons, Area of trapezia & circles, Line symmetry & reflection
Summer 2: The data handling cycle, Measures of location

Autumn 1: Straight line graphs, Forming and solving equations, Testing conjectures 
Autumn 2: Three dimensional shapes, Constructions & congruency
Spring 1: Numbers, Using percentages, Maths & money
Spring 2: Deduction, Rotation & translation, Pythagoras’ theorem
Summer 1: Enlargement & similarity, Solving ratio & proportion problems, Rates
Summer 2: Probability, Algebraic representation, Revision

Awarding Body – Edexcel

Specification Code – 1MA1

Tiers – Foundation (awarding Grades 1 to 5) and Higher (awarding Grades 4 to 9)

The GCSE curriculum is based around five topics; the Higher tier explores the topic themes in more depth:

  • Number (around 25% of Foundation Tier questions and 15% of Higher)
  • Algebra (around 20% and 30% respectively)
  • Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change (around 25% and 20% respectively)
  • Geometry and Measures (around 15% and 20% respectively)
  • Probability and Statistics (around 15% of both tiers)

Number

  • Structure and Calculation
  • Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
  • Measures and Accuracy

Algebra

  • Notation, Vocabulary and Manipulation
  • Graphs
  • Solving Equations and Inequalities
  • Sequences

Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change

Geometry and Measures

  • Properties and Constructions
  • Mensuration and Calculation
  • Vectors

Probability and Statistics

Assessment is through three written examinations.

Paper 1 is a non-calculator paper – Papers 2 and 3 are calculator papers.

All three papers are 1h 30mins long and each paper makes up 33.33% of the overall grade awarded.

Awarding Body – Edexcel

Specification Code – 1ST0

Tiers – Foundation (awarding Grades 1 to 5) and Higher (awarding Grades 4 to 9)

The GCSE curriculum is based around three topics; the Higher tier explores the topic themes in more depth:

  • The Collection of Data
  • Processing, Representing and Analysing Data
  • Probability

The Collection of Data

  • Planning
  • Types of Data
  • Population and Sampling
  • Collecting Data

Processing, Representing and Analysing Data

  • Tabulation, Diagrams and Representation
  • Measures of Central Tendancy
  • Measures of Dispersion
  • Further Summary Statistics
  • Scatter Diagrams and Correlation
  • Time Series
  • Quality Assurance – Higher only
  • Estimation

Probability

Assessment is through two written examinations.

Both papers are calculator papers, are 1h 15mins long and each makes up 50% of the overall grade awarded.

Awarding Body – Edexcel

Specification Code – 7M20

The curriculum broadly expands on the five topic areas taught in the GCSE Mathematics qualification:

  • Number
  • Algebra (at least 50% of the examination questions will test this area)
  • Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change
  • Geometry
  • Probability

There is no Statistics element to the curriculum.

Assessment is through two written examinations.

Paper 1 is a non-calculator paper – Paper 2 is a calculator paper.

Both papers are 1h 15mins long and each makes up 50% of the overall grade awarded.

Please note that the grades awarded for this qualification are:

  • Pass
  • Merit
  • Distinction
  • Distinction*

Mathematics Learning Path