Key Stage Three
All pupils receive four hours of teaching per week.
Topics Covered:
Year 7:
Term One – Algebraic Thinking (sequences, equality/equivalence and using algebraic notation) and Place Value and Proportion (place value, and fractions/decimal/percentage equivalence).
Term Two – Application of Number (BIDMAS, fraction/decimal and percentage of amounts) and Fractional Thinking (adding/subtracting fractions).
Term Three – Lines and Angles (measuring angles and developing geometric reasoning) and Reasoning with Number (probability, proof and number sense)
Year 8:
Term One – Proportional Reasoning (ratio, best buys, scales, conversion graphs) and Representations (graphs, equations of lines, statistical graphs and probability.
Term Two – Algebraic Techniques (sequences, solving equations, expanding brackets, indices) and Developing Number Sense (fractions, percentages, standard form)
Term Three – Developing Geometry (angles and parallel lines, polygons, area, reflection) and Reasoning with Data (Data handling cycle)
Year 9:
Term One – Reasoning with Algebra (graphs, solving equations and testing conjectures) and Construction/3D Shapes (volume, surface area, congruency and construction)
Term Two – Reasoning with Number and Geometry (percentages, money, transformations and Pythagoras).
Term Three – Reasoning with Proportion (ratio, speed/distance/time, density), probability and algebraic representation.
Key Stage Four:
All pupils receive four hours of teaching each week and follow the AQA GCSE specification.