The Schemes of Work that are delivered at Key Stages 3 & 4 are based on a model of progression and spiralling. Year 7 – 9 are following a scheme of learning that is based on White Rose Maths. The expectation is that the majority of students will move through the programmes of study at broadly the same pace and decisions about when to progress are always based on the security of student understanding and their readiness to progress to the next stage. Those who grasp concepts rapidly are challenged through being offered rich and sophisticated problems before any acceleration through new content. Those who are not sufficiently fluent with earlier material consolidate their understanding, including through additional practice, before moving on. Students in Years 7-11 are taught in sets. This is monitored closely to ensure that students are stretched, and supported, appropriately. We use various types of assessment to monitor the progress of our students. Three home learning tasks are set per fortnight and these can take the form of a written task, an online assessment or revision to prepare for an assessment

Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9)

The aim of the KS3 curriculum is for students to master key skills and apply their knowledge to challenging and unfamiliar contexts. The curriculum is designed to review and build upon the students’ knowledge from KS2. There is a focus on the use of mathematical models to develop understanding through concrete, pictorial and abstract representations. The scheme is designed to empower the students with the numeracy skills and the fluency required to fully access GCSE Maths concepts when they move to KS4 study.

Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11)

In Year 10 and 11 the students follow pathways which are designed to cater for their individual needs and rates of progression. Our students in Year 11 are following the GCSE course with the AQA examination board.

Details of the specification can be found here: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/gcse/mathematics-8300/specification-at-a-glance

Some of our year 11 students study Extended Maths which is a qualification taken in addition to GCSE Maths. It focusses on extending GCSE content with new applications and problem solving rather than teaching new content. The Extended Maths Certificate is aimed at students targeted to achieve a grade 7 or above in GCSE Maths. The students who are working towards this added qualification attend extra lessons on Fridays after school and will be taking the exams for it at the same time as their other GCSEs in summer. We are trialling this qualification at present and we will look to see what benefits it affords our mathematicians before offering it to more students in future years.