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To increase girls’ body of knowledge of Mathematical concepts and numerical methods.
To offer a variety of approaches to teaching and to engage and motivate pupils and demand their active participation.
To set challenging targets with high expectations for all pupils.
To explore enrichment opportunities outside the curriculum to enhance pupils’ enjoyment of Mathematics.
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Setting |
| Girls are organised into two sets throughout the Senior School based on ability in Years 7 to 9 and on examination entry and expectation in Years 10
and 11. We aim to keep the second sets small so that the girls in those sets can benefit from more individual teacher time. However, all girls should
feel comfortable within the set they are placed and movement between sets is reviewed on an individual basis whenever necessary. |
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Curriculum |
| Years 7 to 9 |
| In Years 7 to 9, girls follow a Scheme of Work based on the Level UP Maths scheme by Heinemann. The National Curriculum levels at which the girls
work are determined by the book they study in their respective sets. Each textbook covers three NC levels and consecutive books overlap two levels
allowing for consolidation and extension of certain concepts and then the learning of new concepts. |
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| Set 2 | Set 1 |
| Year 7 | Level 3 – 5
Target Level 4/5 | Level 4 – 6
Target Level 5/6 |
| Year 8 | Level 4 – 6
Target Level 5/6 | Level 5 – 7
Target Level 6/7 |
| Year 9 | Level 5 – 7
Target Level 6/7 | Level 6 – 8
Target Level 7/8 |
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| In overview, Years 7 to 9 will work on the following areas of Mathematics (topics written in italics denote those covered by Set 1 in Year 9)
Place value in whole numbers and decimals; rounding and approximation
Multiples, factors and primes; prime factor decomposition, HCF and LCM
Order of operations
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and negative numbers
Equivalent fractions and percentages; fractions and percentages of amounts; percentage change
Ratio and proportion
Powers and roots
Fractional and negative indices
Sequences and the nth term; function machines
Constructing and simplifying expressions and formulae
Constructing and solving equations and inequalities
Substitution into and rearranging formulae
Simultaneous equations
Multiplying out brackets and factorising quadratic expressions
Plotting and using real-life graphs including distance time graphs
Straight line graphs
Graphs of quadratic and cubic functions
Area and perimeter of 2D shapes including circles
Surface area and volume of 3D shapes
Arc length and area of sectors
Properties of triangles, quadrilaterals and polygons; properties of angles and lines
Circle Theorems
Constructions; scale drawings and bearings; plans and elevations; loci
Coordinates
Translations, reflections, rotations and enlargements
Pythagoras Theorem
Trigonometry
Data collection, presentation and interpretation for discrete and continuous data
Cumulative frequency and histograms
Averages and measures of spread for discrete and continuous data
Probability
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Years 10 & 11
In Years 10 and 11, all girls follow the Edexcel Modular GCSE (2MB01) course for Mathematics. Apart from some special cases, all girls will be entered
for the Higher syllabus with all girls aiming for Grade C or above.
In Year 10, girls in Set 1 also follow the Edexcel GCSE course for Statistics (2ST0) and are entered for the Higher syllabus. All girls have achieved
grade B or above in the past.
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| Set 1 | Set 2 |
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10 &11 | Aiming for:
A* or A in Maths
A*-B in Statistics | Aiming for:
A, B, C in Maths |
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In Mathematics, the girls cover 3 units over the two years and use the Edexcel Mathematics Module B textbooks. The units are as follows: |
| Unit 1: Statistics and Probability. |
1. Statistics
2. Probability
3. Number
4. Algebra
5. Geometry and Measures |
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This unit is worth 30% of the final GCSE and will be assessed in Year 10 through a 1 hour 15 minute calculator examination. |
| Unit 2: Number, Algebra, Geometry 1 |
1. Number
2. Algebra
3. Geometry
4. Measure
This unit is worth 30% of the final GCSE and will be assessed in Year 10 through a 1 hour 15 minute non-calculator examination. |
| Unit 3: Number, Algebra Geometry 2 |
1. Number
2. Algebra
3. Geometry
4. Measure
This unit is worth 40% of the final GCSE and will be assessed in Year 11 through a 1 hour 45 minute non-calculator examination. |
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In Statistics, the course will be taught in Year 10 and consists of one examination ad one piece of controlled assessment. |
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Planning and data collection
Processing, representing and analysing data
Reasoning, interpreting and discussing results
Probability
Much of this is covered in the Mathematics syllabus meaning that the whole course can be completed with not much extra teaching time.
The examination is worth 75% of the final GCSE and will be a single two hour calculator paper.
The controlled assessment is worth 25% of the final GCSE and will be a single task chosen from a set of tasks provided by Edexcel. |
