To increase the competence and confidence of our Mathematicians, equipping them with the skills they need for later life.
Maths
Intent
Names of staff, role & contact details
Mr J McCombe
Subject Leader for Maths
jmb@baines.lancs.sch.uk
Mrs G Wiggans
Assistant Subject Leader for Maths
gws@baines.lancs.sch.uk
Mr J Harrison
Lead Practioner of Maths
jhn@baines.lancs.sch.uk
Mr D Harte
Teacher of Maths
dha@baines.lancs.sch.uk
Mr A Metcalfe
Teacher of Maths
ame@baines.lancs.sch.uk
Miss E Pass
Teacher of Maths
epa@baines.lancs.sch.uk
Mr L Bosman
Teacher of Maths
lbo@baines.lancs.sch.uk

HT1 HT2 HT3 HT4 HT5 HT6
Year 7 - Core Place value
Negative numbers
Write expressions
Collect like terms
Multiply terms
Substitution
Write and use formulae
Mode, median and mean
Number types, prime factors, HCF and LCMMetric units
Perimeter
Area
Intro to direct proportion
Simplify ratios
Continue, explain, plot sequences graphicallyProbability scale, theoretical, experimental
Fractions of amounts
Calculate with fractions
FDP equivalences
2D shapes and anglesHorizontal and vertical lines and real life graphs
Frequency tables
Bar charts
Pie charts
Use of timetables
Use of mileage charts
3D shapes
Surface area and volume of cuboidsSolving equations
Percentage of amounts
Transformation of shapes including tessellationMultiplication and division with decimals
Construct triangles
Application of data handling skills covered
Year 7 - Higher Negative numbers
Write expressions
Collect like terms
Multiply terms
Substitution
Write and use formulae
Mode, median and mean
Prime factors, HCF and LCMMetric units
Perimeter
Area
Intro to direct proportion
Simplify ratios
Share in a ratio
Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphicallyProbability scale, theoretical, experimental
Fractions of amounts
Calculate with fractions
FDP equivalences
2D shapes and angles (inc quadrilaterals)Horizontal and vertical lines, diagonal lines and real life graphs
Frequency tables
Bar charts
Pie charts
Use of timetables
Use of mileage charts
3D shapes
Surface area and volume of cuboidsSolving equations inc. forming equations
Percentage of amounts
Percentage increase and decrease
Transformation of shapes including tessellationMultiplication and division with decimals
Construct triangles and bisectors
Application of data handling skills covered
Year 7 - Enhanced Negative numbers
Write expressions
Collect like terms
Multiply terms
Substitution
Write and use formulae
Mode, median and mean
Frequency tables
Prime factors, HCF and LCM
BIDMASMetric units
Perimeter
Area
Direct proportion
Simplify ratios
Share in a ratio
Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphicallyProbability scale, theoretical, experimental sum=1
Fractions of amounts
Calculate with fractions
FDP equivalences
2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines and quarilateralsHorizontal and vertical lines, diagonal lines and real life graphs
Frequency tables
Bar charts
Pie charts
Stem and leaf
Time series
Use of timetables
Use of mileage charts
3D shapes
Surface area and volume of cuboidsSolving equations inc. forming equations
Percentage of amounts
Percentage increase/decrease
Transformation of shapes including tessellationMultiplication and division with decimals
Construct triangles
Bisectors
Application of data handling skills covered
Year 8 - Core Negative numbers
Write expressions
Collect like terms
Multiply terms
Substitution
Write and use formulae
Mode, median and mean
Prime factors, HCF and LCMMetric units
Perimeter
Area
Intro to direct proportion
Simplify ratios
Share in a ratio
Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphicallyProbability scale, theoretical, experimental
Fractions of amounts
Calculate with fractions
FDP equivalences
2D shapes and angles (inc quadrilaterals)Horizontal and vertical lines, diagonal lines and real life graphs
Frequency tables
Bar charts
Pie charts
Use of timetables
Use of mileage charts
3D shapes
Surface area and volume of cuboidsSolving equations inc. forming equations
Percentage of amounts
Percentage increase and decrease
Transformation of shapes including tessellationMultiplication and division with decimals
Construct triangles and bisectors
Application of data handling skills covered
Year 8 - Higher Negative numbers
Write expressions
Collect like terms
Multiply terms
Substitution
Write and use formulae
Mode, median and mean
Frequency tables
Prime factors, HCF and LCM
BIDMASMetric units
Perimeter
Area
Direct proportion
Simplify ratios
Share in a ratio
Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphicallyProbability scale, theoretical, experimental sum=1
Fractions of amounts
Calculate with fractions
FDP equivalences
2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines and quadrilateralsHorizontal and vertical lines, diagonal lines and real life graphs
Frequency tables
Bar charts
Pie charts
Stem and leaf
Time series
Use of timetables
Use of mileage charts
3D shapes
Surface area and volume of cuboidsSolving equations inc. forming equations
Percentage of amounts
Percentage increase/decrease
Transformation of shapes including tessellationMultiplication and division with decimals
Construct triangles
Bisectors
Application of data handling skills covered
Year 8 - Enhanced Negative numbers
Calculator skills
Rounding
Manipulate expressions
Substitution
Rearrange
Laws of indices
Factorise
Mode, Median, Mean of large data sets
Prime factors
HCF
LCM
Standard formMetric units
Perimeter
Area
Direct proportion
Simple ratios
Share in ratio
Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphicallyProbability
Rel Freq
Fractions of amounts
Calculate with fractions
FDP equivalence
2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines, quadrilaterals, polygons and bearingsHoizental and veritcal lines, diagonal lines and real life graphs
Scatter graphs
Box plots
Venn diagrams
Compound measures - speed/density
Surface area and volume of prismsSolving equations inc. forming equations
Percentages of amounts
Percentage profit and loss
Compound and simple interest
Transformation of shapes inc. tessellationsInequalities
Construct bisectors and simple loci
Algebra project
Year 9 - Core Negative numbers
Write expressions
Collect like terms
Multiply terms
Substitution
Write and use formulae
Mode, median and mean
Frequency tables
Prime factors, HCF and LCM
BIDMASMetric units
Perimeter
Area
Direct proportion
Simplify ratios
Share in a ratio
Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphicallyProbability scale, theoretical, experimental sum=1
Fractions of amounts
Calculate with fractions
FDP equivalences
2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines and quadrilateralsHorizontal and vertical lines, diagonal lines and real life graphs
Frequency tables
Bar charts
Pie charts
Stem and leaf
Time series
Use of timetables
Use of mileage charts
3D shapes
Surface area and volume of cuboidsSolving equations inc. forming equations
Percentage of amounts
Percentage increase/decrease
Transformation of shapes including tessellationMultiplication and division with decimals
Construct triangles
Bisectors
Application of data handling skills covered
Year 9 - Higher Negative numbers
Calculator skills
Rounding
Manipulate expressions
Substitution
Rearrange
Laws of indices
Factorise
Mode, Median, Mean of large data sets
Prime factors
HCF
LCM
Standard formMetric units
Perimeter
Area
Direct proportion
Simple ratios
Share in ratio
Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphicallyProbability
Rel Freq
Fractions of amounts
Calculate with fractions
FDP equivalence
2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines, quadrilaterals, polygons and bearingsHoizental and veritcal lines, diagonal lines and real life graphs
Scatter graphs
Box plots
Venn diagrams
Compound measures - speed/density
Surface area and volume of prismsSolving equations inc. forming equations
Percentages of amounts
Percentage profit and loss
Compound and simple interest
Transformation of shapes inc. tessellationsInequalities
Construct bisectors and simple loci
Algebra project
Year 9 - Enhanced Rounding and bounds
Factorise and solve quadratics
Cumulative frequency
Box plots
Evaluate indices - fractional/negative
Standard formArcs and sectors
Pythagoras Theorem
Direct and inverse proportion - density/pressure
Quadratic sequencesTree diagrams
Independent and dependent events
Compound percentage
Reverse percentage
Congruency and similarityy=mx+c
scatter graphs
equations and rearranging
cones, pyramids and spheresSimultaneous equations
Trigonometry
Common graphsInequalities - graphical
Construct triangles, bisectors and loci
Algebraic fractions
Year 10 - Foundation Negative numbers
Calculator skills
Rounding
Write expressions
Collect like terms
multiply terms
Substitution
Write and use formulae
Manipulate expressions
Rearrange
Laws of indices
Factorise
Mode, median and mean inc. frequency tables and large data sets
BIDMAS
Prime factors
HCF and LCM
Evaluate indices
Standard formMetric units
Perimeter
Area
Direct proportion
Simple ratios
Share in a ratio
Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphicallyProbability scale, theoretical, experimental sum=1
Probability
Rel Freq
Fractions of amounts
Calculate fractions
FDP equivalences
2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines, quadrilaterals, polygons and bearingsHorizontal and vertical lines
Diagonal lines
Real life graphs
Frequency tabes
Bar charts
Pie charts
Stem and leaf
Time series
Scatter graphs
Venn Diagrams
Use of timetables
Use of mileage charts
Compound measures - speed/density3D shapes
Surface area and volume of cuboids
Surface area and volume of prisms
Solving equations inc. forming equations and trial and error
Percentages of amounts
Percentage increase/decrease
Percentage profit or loss
Compound and simple interestTransformation of shapes inc. tessellations
Multiplication and division with decimals
Inequalities
Constructing triangles, bisectors and simple loci
Year 10 - Higher Rounding and bounds inc. in calculations
Recurring decimals and fractions
Factorise and solve quadratics
Complete the square
Cumulative frequency
Box plots inc. comparison
Histograms
Evaluate indices
Standard form
SurdsArcs
Sectors
Pythagoras Theorom
Circle theroms
Direct and inverse proportion inc. powers
Quadratic sequences and proofTree diagrams
Independent and dependent events
Venn diagrams
Reverse percentage
Compound percentage
Iterative methods
Congruency inc. proofs
Similarity inc. linear and intro to area/volumey=mx+c
Perpendicular lines
Parallel lines
Scattergraphs inc. causation
Sampling
Time series
Equations inc rearranging and three binomial expansionCone, pyramid and sphere
Simultaneous equations inc. linear and quadratic
Trigonometry inc. 3D trig
Pythagoras TheromCommon graphs
Inequalities inc. graphical, linear and quadratic
Construct triangles, bisectors, loci and vectors
Year 11 - Foundation Estimating and rounding
Rearranging formulae
Substitution
Laws of indices
Standard form
Plot graphs
Circles - area and circumference
Sampling
Time seriesLinear graphs
Simultaneous linear equations
Scatter graphs
Venn diagrams
Pythagoras Theorem
Surface area and volume
Congruency and similarity
Percentages
Direct and inverse proportionInequalities
Factorise and solve quadratics
Rearrange and use formulae
Trigonometry
Plot graphs
Sampling and data display
Simultaneous equations
Pythagoras TheoremCongruency and similarity
Direct and inverse proportion
Factorise and solve quadratics
Year 11 - Higher Algebraic fractions
Circle theorems
Graphs inc. tangents and area under
Equation of a circle
Congruency and similarity
Frequency trees and samplingFrequency trees and sampling
Transformations and invariance
Functions - inverse and compound
Non-right angled triangles
Quadratic equationsQuadratic equations
Transformation of graphs
Fractional equations
Iterative processesQuadratic simple equations and inequalities
Equation of a circle
Some of the content in these schemes of learning may differ during the academic year 2020-2021 as departments prioritise skills and knowledge from the extended period of remote learning from March to July 2019-2020 and plan for periods of remote learning during this academic year.
How and when is my child assessed?
The Maths department assess pupils throughout Key Stage 3 and has summative assessments at the end of each term, revision lists are provided and students should be in the habit of regularly reviewing all their previous work. Assessments are graded using the GCSE 1-9 system; a current grade will be given along with a projection for GCSE and topics for improvement identified.
Name of course(s) offered | Exam board | Link to spec | Nature of assessment |
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GCSE Mathematics | Edexcel | https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/mathematics/2015/specification-and-sample-assessment/gcse-maths-2015-specification.pdf | Three 90 minute written exams |
Teaching Strategies
In Maths lessons, teachers will use a variety of teaching strategies to support their pupils through the learning process. The teacher will choose a teaching strategy most suitable to the topic being studied, the level of expertise of the learner and the stage in their learning journey. Examples of teaching and learning strategies that may be used are:
- Collaborative learning
- Personalised learning
- Developing metacognition
- differentiation
- odelling & Scaffolding
- Retrieval practice
- Interleaving
- Dual coding
A big emphasis will be placed on pupil practice as this is vital for success in Mathematics.
Homework will be a combination of written tasks and online work via Mathswatch. The written tasks will often be from their fluency booklets which are high frequency skills that are regularly required as a basis for future learning. Staff will give feedback ti pupils, allowing them to make corrections with the expectation that pupils scores and skills improve over time.
After school support is offered to students on a Monday and additional revision classes for Year 11 students.