Mathematics

Explore, practise and develop the four strands of Mathematics - Number, Algebra, Shape, Space and Measure and Handling Data.

Programme of study Y7

Number Booklet - Revision of techniques students have used in the past. Developing their skills with the four basic operations. Rounding and problem solving.

Shape and Space Booklet - Covers area, perimeter and volume. Knowledge of units of measurement to be used.

Algebra Booklet - An introduction to algebra, solving equations, substituting into formulae and worded problems.

MyMaths:

The work is based on the My Maths Book but teachers should supplement this with worksheets, ICT sheets, the National Strategy Framework for teaching mathematics and the National Curriculum. Not forgetting, and most importantly,  the teacher’s own individual input. The professional judgement of colleagues is crucial in selecting appropriate materials, exercises, questions, worksheets and approaches to the work.

We aim to cover:

- Whole numbers and decimals;

- Measures, perimeter and  area;

- Expressions and Formulae;

- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages;

- Angles and 2D shapes.

Programme of study Y8

MyMaths:

The work is based on the My Maths Book but teachers should supplement this with worksheets, ICT sheets, the National Strategy Framework for teaching mathematics and the National Curriculum. Not forgetting, and most importantly, the teacher’s own individual input. The professional judgement of colleagues is crucial in selecting appropriate materials, exercises, questions, worksheets and approaches to the work.

We aim to cover:

- Written and Calculator Methods;

- Graphs;

- Statistics;

- Transformations and Symmetry;

- Equations;

- Sequences;

- Ratio and Proportion.

Programme of study Y9

OCR J560 Course

This course covers a broad and deep curriculum and has demanding content. The course will follow the GCSE 9-1 grading system and will be examined in Summer 2025.

This year we will aim to cover the following:

- Basic Calculation Skills;

- Whole Number Theory;

- Algebraic Expressions;

- Functions and Sequences;

- Properties of Shapes and Solids;

- Construction and Loci;

- Angles;

- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages;

- Area and Perimeter;

- Volume;

Assessment

Ongoing end-of-topic exams and end of year exam for Year 9 students.

Award: GCSE

Awarding Body:  OCR

Specification Code: J560

Specification Website:  OCR GCSE Mathematics

This course leads to an A-Level.

OCR’s GCSE (9–1) in Mathematics provides a broad, coherent, satisfying and worthwhile course of study. It encourages learners to develop confidence in, and a positive attitude towards mathematics and to recognise the importance of mathematics in their own lives and to society. It also provides a strong mathematical foundation for learners who go on to study mathematics at a higher level, post-16. 

Year 10

Students will cover:

• Approximation and estimation 

• Calculation with ratio

• Probability and experiments

• Powers and roots

• Standard form

• Surds (Higher tier only)

• Further algebraic expressions and equations

• Vector geometry

• Straight line graphs

• Transformations

• Congruence and similarity

Year 11

Students will cover:

• Algebraic formulae

• Graphs of equations and functions

• Pythagoras' theorem

• Trigonometry

• Circle theorems (Higher tier only)

• Exponential growth and decay

• Direct and inverse proportion

• Statistical analysis and representation 

• Interpreting graphs

• Algebraic inequalities 

• Graphical transformations (Higher tier only)

Assessments

Internal: 

Students are continuously assessed in Years 10 and 11. They are given end-of-chapter exams after every chapter (or block of chapters). Students are closely monitored to check tier suitability.

Additionally, students are assessed during Mock week (in November for Year 11s) and around March/April time for Year 10s. They sit two exams, a non-calculator one and a calculator one.

External:

Students sit their GCSE exams during May/June. They sit three papers - one is a non-calculator paper and the other two are calculator papers. Their GCSE depends solely on their performance in these three exams.

Awarding Body:  AQA

Specification Code: 8361; 8362

Subject Content

1. Use of numbers and the number system

2. Use of measures, shape and space

3. Handling information and data

Assessments

Paper 1: Non-Calculator

What is assessed?

All subject content for the level.

How is it assessed?

• Written exam: 30 minutes

• Paper based

• 20 marks

• 25% of the AQA Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics

• Set and marked by AQA

Questions

Section A: Underpinning Skills

A mix of multiple choice and short response questions

Section B: Problem solving

Short response questions

Paper 2: Calculator

What is assessed?

All subject content for the level.

How is it assessed?

• Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes

• Paper based

• 60 marks

• 75% of the AQA Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics

• Set and marked by AQA

Questions

Section A: Underpinning Skills

A mix of multiple choice and short response questions

Section B: Problem solving

Short response questions

Award: AS, A-Level

Awarding Body: OCR

Specification Code: H240

Specification Website: OCR  A-Level Mathematics

Institution: Bayside/Westisde

Students wishing to follow the Mathematics course will need to have passed GCSE Maths with a level 6 or higher.  The course is very demanding and students who are not really confident with Maths often find it hard to cope. Mathematics at  A level is worth studying not only as a supporting subject for the physical and social sciences, but in its own right.  It is challenging but interesting. The course builds on the work the student will have met at GCSE (9-1) Mathematics, but also involves new ideas that some of the greatest minds of the millennium have produced. It provides a broad and widely applicable base of mathematical knowledge, including rigorous treatment of calculus and proof alongside statistics and mechanics, preparing learners for a wide range of destinations in Higher Education and employment.

Subject Content

Students following this course will be expected to: 

• • use and extend their mathematical skills and techniques to solve quite complicated and challenging problems by using mathematical arguments and logic; 

  • use large data sets. Large data set is a pre-released set or sets of data that will be used throughout the course. The purpose is that learners experience and become familiar working with real data in the classroom and explore this data using appropriate technology. 

  • understand calculator limitations when it is inappropriate to use such technology,

  • use their mathematical knowledge to make logical and reasoned decisions in solving problems both within pure mathematics and in a variety of context and communicate the mathematical rationale for these decisions clearly. 

  • construct mathematical proofs; 

  • simplify real-life situations so that they can use mathematics to show what is happening and what might happen in different circumstances; 

  • take increasing responsibility for their own learning and the evaluation of their own mathematical development.

Assessment

Paper 1: Pure Mathematics and Statistics

• • 50% of AS Grade

  • 75 marks

  • 1 hour 30 min

Paper 2: Pure Mathematics and Mechanic

• • 50% of AS Grade

  • 75 marks

  • 1 hour 30 min

Award: AS and A-Level

Awarding Body: OCR

Specification Code: H245

Specification Website: OCR  A-Level Further Mathematics

Institution: Bayside/Westside

OCR’s A Level in Further Mathematics A is both broader and deeper than A Level Mathematics.  It is designed for students who wish to study beyond an A Level in Mathematics, and provides a solid foundation for progression into further study, particularly in mathematics, engineering, computer science, the sciences and economics.

The pure core content in A Level Further Mathematics A introduces fundamental mathematical ideas with wide applications in mathematics, engineering, physical sciences and computing. The non-core content includes different options that can enable learners to specialise in areas of mathematics that are particularly relevant to their interests and future aspirations, and gives learners the opportunity to extend their knowledge in applied mathematics and logical reasoning.

Students wishing to follow a Mathematics degree at university are advised to consider Further Mathematics as one of their options.

Subject Content

Pure mathematics

• Proof

• Complex numbers

• Matrices

• Further vectors

• Further algebra

• Series

• Hyperbolic functions

• Further calculus

• Polar coordinates

• Differential equations

Mechanics

• Dimensional analysis

• Work, energy and power

• Impulse and momentum

• Centre of mass

• Motion in a circle

• Further dynamics and kinematics

Additional pure mathematics

• Sequences and series

• Number theory

• Groups

• Further vectors

• Surfaces and partial differentiation

• Further calculus

Assessment

Pure Core 1

• • 25% of A-Level

  • 75 Marks

  • 90 Minutes

Pure Core 2

• • 25% of A-Level

  • 75 Marks

  • 90 Minutes

Mechanics

• • 25% of A-Level

  • 75 Marks

  • 90 Minutes

Additional Pure

• • 25% of A-Level

  • 75 Marks

  • 90 Minutes