Mathematics
Year 7
Units taught
Number, Sequences, Angles, Transformations, Percentages, Graphs, Algebra, Ratio and proportion, Interpreting data, Pie Charts, Fractions and decimals, Congruency, Circles, Probability.
Main skills developed
In Year 7 we aim to ensure that all pupils:
- become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
- reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
- can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and nonroutine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
How can parents help to support learning?
- Ensure that your child comes to school equipped with at least, a pen, pencil, ruler and a scientific calculator. These can be bought from the library using ParentPay.
- Encourage the need to complete homework in a timely manner – your child will receive a Knowledge Organiser task plus a Hegarty Maths task once per week
- Encourage the need for revision in order to consolidate the topics taught – your child will have received a Maths revision guide/workbook and can be working through this at home for extra practice.
Useful websites
- www.hegartymaths.com (your child will have their own logins for this)
- www.corbettmaths.com
- www.bbc.com/bitesize
If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact the head of department, Ms Dawson.
Extra-curricular opportunities
Hegarty Maths Club and STEM Club available after school
(Day and time TBC after Covid Restrictions)
STEM Club available
SMSC and British Values
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. Mathematics therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.
Year 8
Units Taught
Percentages and multipliers, Polygons and angles, Substitution, Equations, Venn diagrams, Area, Expanding brackets, Plotting quadratics, Volume, Standard form, Pythagoras, Speed, distance, time, Ratio, Gradient
Main Skills developed
In Year 8 we aim to ensure that all pupils:
- become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
- reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
- can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and nonroutine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
How can parents help to support learning?
- Ensure that your child comes to school equipped with at least, a pen, pencil, ruler and a scientific calculator. These can be bought from the library using ParentPay.
- Encourage the need to complete homework in a timely manner – your child will receive a Knowledge Organiser task plus a Hegarty Maths task once per week
- Encourage the need for revision in order to consolidate the topics taught – your child will have received a Maths revision guide/workbook and can be working through this at home for extra practice.
Useful websites
- www.hegartymaths.com (your child will have their own logins for this)
- www.corbettmaths.com
- www.bbc.com/bitesize
If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact the head of department, Ms Dawson.
Extra-curricular opportunities
Hegarty Maths Club and STEM Club available after school
(Day and time TBC after Covid Restrictions)
STEM Club available
SMSC and British Values
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. Mathematics therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.
Year 9
Units Covered
Foundation:
Number; Algebra; Graphs, Tables and Charts; Fractions and Percentages; Equations and Inequalities; Sequences; Angles; Averages and Range; Perimeter, Area and Volume.
Higher:
Number; Algebra; Interpreting and Representing Data; Fractions, Ratio and Percentages; Angles and Trigonometry; Graphs; Area and Volume; Transformations and Constructions.
Main Skills developed
Whether taking the Foundation or Higher GCSE route, students will become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time. Subsequently students will develop their conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately. They will reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language. Students will be given opportunities to show they can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
How can parents help to support learning?
- Ensure that your child comes to school equipped with at least, a pen, pencil, ruler and a scientific calculator. These can be bought from the library using ParentPay.
- Encourage the need to complete homework in a timely manner – your child will receive a Knowledge Organiser task plus a Hegarty Maths task once per week
- Encourage the need for revision in order to consolidate the topics taught – your child will have received a Maths revision guide/workbook and can be working through this at home for extra practice.
Useful websites
- www.hegartymaths.com (your child will have their own logins for this)
- www.corbettmaths.com
- www.bbc.com/bitesize
If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact the head of department, Ms Dawson.
Extra curricular opportunities
Hegarty Maths Club and STEM Club available after school
(Day and time TBC after Covid Restrictions)
SMSC and British Values
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. Mathematics therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject
Year 10
Units Covered
Foundation
Graphs; Transformations; Ratio and Proportion; Right Angled Triangles, Probability: Multiplicative Reasoning; Constructions, Loci and Bearings; Quadratic Equations and Graphs; Perimeter, Area and Volume
Higher
Equations and Inequalities; Probability; Multiplicative Reasoning; Similarity and Congruence; Trigonometry; Statistics; Equations and Graphs; Circle Theorems; Algebra
Main Skills developed
Whether taking the Foundation or Higher GCSE route, students will become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time. Subsequently students will develop their conceptual understanding and the ability to rec
all and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately. They will reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language. Students will be given opportunities to show they can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
How can parents help to support learning?
- Ensure that your child comes to school equipped with at least, a pen, pencil, ruler and a scientific calculator. These can be bought from the library using ParentPay.
- Encourage the need to complete homework in a timely manner – your child will receive a Knowledge Organiser task plus a Hegarty Maths task once per week
- Encourage the need for revision in order to consolidate the topics taught – your child will have received a Maths revision guide/workbook and can be working through this at home for extra practice.
Useful websites
- www.hegartymaths.com (your child will have their own logins for this)
- www.corbettmaths.com
- www.bbc.com/bitesize
- www.mathsgenie
If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact the head of department, Ms Dawson.
SMSC and British Values
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. Mathematics therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.
Year 11
Units Covered
Foundation
Fractions, Indices and Standard Form; Congruence, Similarity and Vectors; Algebra; Problem Solving.
Higher
Vectors and Geometric Proof; Proportions and Graphs; Problem Solving.
Once the course is completed students will begin
Skills developed
Whether taking the Foundation or Higher GCSE route, students will become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, through varied and frequent practice with increasingly
complex problems over time. Subsequently students will develop their conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately. They will
reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical
language. Students will be given opportunities to show they can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and
persevering in seeking solutions.
How can parents help to support learning?
- Ensure that your child comes to school equipped with at least, a pen, pencil, ruler and a scientific calculator. These can be bought from the library using ParentPay.
- Encourage the need to complete homework in a timely manner
- Encourage the need for revision in order to consolidate the topics taught – your child will have received a Maths revision guide/workbook and can be working through this at home for extra practice.
- Your child will receive a GCSE Past Paper task every Friday which is due in the following Friday and a Hegarty Maths task once per week
- Ensure your child attends the after-school Intervention lessons as this is where we will be giving additional support towards revising for the GCSE exam in the summer.
- Ensure that your child has somewhere quiet to complete their homework, free from mobile phone interference, and that they get enough sleep to help them deal with the pressures of Year 11.
Useful websites
- www.hegartymaths.com (your child will have their own logins for this)
- www.corbettmaths.com
- www.bbc.com/bitesize
- www.mathsgenie.co.uk
If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to contact the head of department, Ms Dawson.
SMSC and British Values
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. Mathematics therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.
Year 12
Units taught:
A-Level Mathematics
Pure: Quadratic functions, Coordinate geometry, logarithms, trigonometric functions, Introduction to calculus
Mechanics: Introduction to kinematics, motion with constant acceleration, force and motion
Statistics: Probability, Statistical hypothesis testing
A-Level Further Mathematics
Pure: Complex numbers, Hyperbolic functions, Polar coordinates, Matrices
Mechanics: Work, energy and power, Momentum and collisions, Circular motion
Statistics: Poisson distribution, Chi-squared tests, Continuous distributions, Further hypothesis testing
Level 3 Mathematics Studies (Core Maths)
Estimation
Personal Finance
Data Analysis
Probability
Expectation and Expected Value
Confidence intervals
Year 13
Units taught:
A-Level Mathematics
Pure: Functions, Further transformations of graphs, Sequences and series, Radian measure, Further differentiation, Further integration techniques, Differential equations
Mechanics: Projectiles, Motion with constant acceleration, Forces in context
Statistics: Probability, Statistical hypothesis testing
A-Level Further Mathematics
Pure: Complex numbers, Hyperbolic functions, Polar coordinates, Matrices
Mechanics: Work, energy and power, Momentum and collisions, Circular motion
Statistics: Cumulative distribution functions, Hypothesis testing with t-tests, Confidence intervals
Main Skills Developed (A-Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics)
Mathematics underpins everything we do in modern society. It develops problem solving, reasoning and analytical skills, which lead into applications in the scientific, mechanical and financial worlds. The course prepares you for further study not only in Mathematics and Accountancy, but leads into sciences, Medicine, Business and Economics. We build on the GCSE course and study many new areas including proof, calculus, mechanics and statistics.
Main Skills Developed (Core Maths)
Level 3 Mathematical Studies (Core Maths) is a qualification designed for students who have achieved a grade 4 or above at GCSE. Core Maths has the same number of UCAS tariff points as an AS level qualification and is studied in a single year at Trinity Academy.
Studying Core Maths helps students develop their quantitative and problem-solving skills. This is valuable preparation for the quantitative skills they will need for many degree courses, particularly subjects such as psychology, geography, business-related courses, sports and social sciences, and natural science courses that do not require AS/A-Level Mathematics.
How can parents help to support learning?
Homework is usually set after every lesson so parents can help organising workload and ensuring work is completed in good time. Students are expected to ask staff for help if they unable to complete or need help with finishing homework before the deadline.
Students receive a monthly test on everything taught up to that point in the course. Regularly revising course content will help with these tests.
SMSC and British Values
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. Mathematics therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject. It is a global language that not only spans land mass but cultures throughout history from the Ancient Babylonians, Ancient Chinese, Ancient Greeks and Persia.