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Mathematics

Taught in: Year 7 - 11
Exam Board: Edexcel
MYP Criteria: A: Knowing and Understanding, B: Investigating Patterns, C: Communicating, D: Applying Mathematics in Real Life Contexts

Year 7-9 Middle Years Programme

Mathematics in the Middle Years Programme aims to provide students with an appreciation of the usefulness, power and beauty of the subject. One aspect of this is the awareness that mathematics is a universal language with diverse applications. The Middle Years Programme promotes an understanding of how cultural, societal and historical influences from a variety of cultures have shaped mathematical thought. The Mathematics Department has created and developed schemes of work according to a framework that includes five branches of mathematics:

·  number
·  algebra
·  geometry and trigonometry
·  statistics and probability
·  discrete mathematics.

Aims and objectives include:

·  understanding mathematical reasoning and processes
·  the ability to apply mathematics and to evaluate the significance of results
·  the ability to develop strategies for problems in which solutions are not obvious
·  the acquisition of mathematical intuition.

Students are set according to ability and they are assessed six times across the course of the academic year. Students can move sets during the year based upon performance during the term and in lessons. The work covered in Years 7-9 provides the foundations required to work at GCSE level.

Years 10-11 GCSE

All students will complete the Edexcel GCSE Linear course. The course will be studied over two years and will be examined at the end of Year 11 at both Higher and Foundation level. The course caters for students who learn in a holistic way, providing them with the knowledge to complete the assessment confidently. The course covers the four main branches of mathematics:

·         data handling
·         number
·         algebra
·         space, shape and measure

Students are encouraged to make connections between the different branches of mathematics and time is made available to enable students to work on cross curricular material to deepen understanding of the topics being covered. Students are assessed rigorously throughout the academic year.

Students are also encouraged to attend regular revision sessions in order to strengthen understanding of the topics covered previously and to develop the exam techniques required to achieve the best possible grades.

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