Maths

Curriculum Intent Summary

We promote mathematics as a positive experience and a subject to enjoy, we develop resilience and perseverance through the delivery of a comprehensive curriculum which equips students with the fundamental mathematical knowledge to succeed in everyday life.  We aim high and encourage the best from both staff and students. 

Years 7 & 8

Year  Group	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
7	1. Whole numbers and decimals 2. Measures, perimeter and area 3. Expressions and formulae	4. Fractions, decimals and percentages 5. Angles and 2D shapes	6. Graphs 7. Adding and subtracting 8. Statistics	9. Transformations and symmetry 10. Equations 15. Ratio and proportion	16. Probability 11. Factors and multiples 12. Constructions and 3D shapes	13. Sequences 14. Multiplying and dividing
8	1.Whole numbers and decimals 2. Measures, perimeter and area 3. Expressions and formulae	4. Fractions, decimals and percentages 5. Angles and 2D shapes	6. Graphs 7. Adding and subtracting 8. Statistics	9. Transformations and symmetry 10. Equations 15. Ratio and proportion	16. Probability 11. Factors and multiples 12. Constructions and 3D shapes	13. Sequences 14. Multiplying and dividing

Years 9, 10 and 11 

Year 9 

Year 9 students will begin the OCR J560 GCSE Maths course, their starting point is dependent on the understanding and progress made in Y7 and 8.   The GCSE course is broken down into a series of modules that increase in difficulty; Initial, Bronze, Silver and Gold with the additional module of Platinum for the Foundation tier students.  In January of Y11, a final decision will be made as to which tier of entry a student will be entered for, the Foundation tier covers grades 1 to 5 and the Higher tier covers grades 4 to 9. 

Y9			Y10				Y11
KS4 curriculum OCR J560 Syllabus
Foundation	Initial	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
Higher			Initial	Bronze	Silver		Gold

Year 10  

Year 10 students continue with the OCR J560 GCSE Maths course, progress and understanding acquired in Y9 is also taken into consideration.   The GCSE course is broken down into a series of modules that increase in difficulty; Initial, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum for the Foundation tier.   

In January of Y11, a final decision will be made as to which tier of entry a student will be entered for, the Foundation tier covers grades 1 to 5 and the Higher tier covers grades 4 to 9. 

Year 11  

Year 11 students continue and complete the OCR J560 GCSE Maths course, progress and understanding acquired in Y10 is also taken into consideration.   The GCSE course is broken down into a series of modules that increase in difficulty; Initial, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum for the Foundation tier.   

During Y11 students will additionally embark on a revision programme to ensure that they are fully prepared for the GCSE examinations. 

In January of Y11, a final decision will be made as to which tier of entry a student will be entered for, the Foundation tier covers grades 1 to 5 and the Higher tier covers grades 4 to 9. 

The GCSE examination comprises of three 1hour 30minute examinations of which one with taken without a calculator. 

Further to the GCSE Mathematics course, students will (on an individual basis) be entered for the AQA GCSE Statistics examination.  Statistics is taught alongside and in conjunction with the GCSE maths curriculum. 

Foundation Initial	Foundation Bronze
1. Rounding Numbers	1. Congruency and enlargement
2. Shapes and solids	2. Sequences
3. Addition and subtraction	3. Angles in triangles and quadrilaterals
4. Algebra	4. Reading from graphs
5. Negative numbers	5. Writing and using formulae
6. Probability	6. Factors, prime numbers and multiples
7. Multiplying and dividing	7. Squares, cubes and index notation
8. Fractions 1	8. Volume of cuboids
9. Measures	9. 3D shapes
10. Number Patterns and Sequences	10. Rounding numbers and estimating
11. Percentages	11. Simple proportion
12. Maps and Plans	12. Maps, bearings and scale drawings
13. Listing	13. Solving equations
14. Angles	14. Estimation of distances and areas
15. Time	15. Pie charts
16. Formulae	16. Fractions 2
17. Order of operations	17. Probability 2
18. Two-way Tables	18. Classifying quadrilaterals
	19. Simplifying algebra
	20. Interpreting statistical data and measures
	21. Positive and negative numbers

 

  

Foundation Silver/Higher Initial	Foundation Gold/Higher Bronze
1. Using a calculator	1. Enlargement
2. Brackets and factors	2. Percentages 2
3. Translations	3. Probability 2
4. Probability	4. Linear graphs
5. Drawing triangles	5. Angles in polygons
6. Fractions	6. Real life graphs
7. Views	7. Checking solutions to calculations
8. Expressions and formulae	8. Scatter diagrams
9. Percentages 1	9. Pythagoras’ Theorem
10. Area and perimeter	10. Quadratic graphs
11.  Surveys and two way tables	11. Mean from a grouped frequency table
12. Equations	12. Inequalities
13. Angles on parallel lines	13. Compound measures
14. Circles	14. Reciprocals, factors and multiples
15. Decimals	15. Rearranging formula
16. Rotations	16. Loci
17. Linear graphs	17. Decimals 2
18. Ratio and proportion	18. Accuracy
19. Working with data	19. Indices
20. Transformations	20. Sequences
	21. Prisms and units
	22. Fractions
	23. Transformations 2

 

Foundation Platinum/Higher Silver	Higher Gold
1. Percentage increase & decrease *	1. Linear inequalities
2. Quadratic, cubic and reciprocal graphs	2. Line segments & 3D coordinates
3. Probability *	3. Working in 2D & 3D
4. Vectors *	4. Upper and lower bounds
5. Proportion & variation	5. Histograms
6. Enlargement	6. Trigonometry in non-right angled triangles.
7. Cumulative frequency *	7. Growth and decay
8. Simultaneous equations *	8. Surveys and sampling
9. Multiplying brackets & indices *	9. Circle properties
10. Standard form *	10. Rational numbers
11.  Similar figures *	11. Surds
12. Equation of a straight line *	12. Probability
13. Volume & surface area of 3D shapes	13. Congruency – proof
14. Factorising & cancelling algebraic expression	14. Calculating roots of equations
15. Indices *	15. Comparing sets of data
16. Solving linear equations	16. Working with algebraic fractions
17. Trigonometry *	17. Combining transformations
18. Area & volumes of similar shapes	18. Further simultaneous equations
19. Rearranging formulae	19. Graphs (Sine, Cosine, Tangent)
20. Time series & moving averages *	20. Transforming functions
21. Quadratic equations	21. Iteration

In addition, the Statistics course requires the following topics to be taught; Foundation tier – boxplots and interquartile range, sampling techniques; Higher tier – Spearman’s Rank, standard deviation, additional sampling techniques 

* denotes topics that will be taught to targeted lower ability students during intervention sessions.