Intent
To increase the competence and confidence of our Mathematicians, equipping them with the skills they need for later life.
Names of staff, roles & 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 LCM | Metric units Perimeter Area Intro to direct proportion Simplify ratios Continue, explain, plot sequences graphically | Probability scale, theoretical, experimental Fractions of amounts Calculate with fractions FDP equivalences 2D shapes and angles | Horizontal 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 cuboids | Solving equations Percentage of amounts Transformation of shapes including tessellation | Multiplication 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 LCM | Metric units Perimeter Area Intro to direct proportion Simplify ratios Share in a ratio Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphically | Probability 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 cuboids | Solving equations inc. forming equations Percentage of amounts Percentage increase and decrease Transformation of shapes including tessellation | Multiplication 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 BIDMAS | Metric units Perimeter Area Direct proportion Simplify ratios Share in a ratio Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphically | Probability scale, theoretical, experimental sum=1 Fractions of amounts Calculate with fractions FDP equivalences 2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines and quarilaterals | Horizontal 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 cuboids | Solving equations inc. forming equations Percentage of amounts Percentage increase/decrease Transformation of shapes including tessellation | Multiplication 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 LCM | Metric units Perimeter Area Intro to direct proportion Simplify ratios Share in a ratio Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphically | Probability 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 cuboids | Solving equations inc. forming equations Percentage of amounts Percentage increase and decrease Transformation of shapes including tessellation | Multiplication 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 BIDMAS | Metric units Perimeter Area Direct proportion Simplify ratios Share in a ratio Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphically | Probability scale, theoretical, experimental sum=1 Fractions of amounts Calculate with fractions FDP equivalences 2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines and quadrilaterals | Horizontal 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 cuboids | Solving equations inc. forming equations Percentage of amounts Percentage increase/decrease Transformation of shapes including tessellation | Multiplication 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 form | Metric units Perimeter Area Direct proportion Simple ratios Share in ratio Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphically | Probability Rel Freq Fractions of amounts Calculate with fractions FDP equivalence 2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines, quadrilaterals, polygons and bearings | Hoizental and veritcal lines, diagonal lines and real life graphs Scatter graphs Box plots Venn diagrams Compound measures - speed/density Surface area and volume of prisms | Solving equations inc. forming equations Percentages of amounts Percentage profit and loss Compound and simple interest Transformation of shapes inc. tessellations | Inequalities 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 BIDMAS | Metric units Perimeter Area Direct proportion Simplify ratios Share in a ratio Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphically | Probability scale, theoretical, experimental sum=1 Fractions of amounts Calculate with fractions FDP equivalences 2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines and quadrilaterals | Horizontal 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 cuboids | Solving equations inc. forming equations Percentage of amounts Percentage increase/decrease Transformation of shapes including tessellation | Multiplication 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 form | Metric units Perimeter Area Direct proportion Simple ratios Share in ratio Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphically | Probability Rel Freq Fractions of amounts Calculate with fractions FDP equivalence 2D shapes and angles inc. parallel lines, quadrilaterals, polygons and bearings | Hoizental and veritcal lines, diagonal lines and real life graphs Scatter graphs Box plots Venn diagrams Compound measures - speed/density Surface area and volume of prisms | Solving equations inc. forming equations Percentages of amounts Percentage profit and loss Compound and simple interest Transformation of shapes inc. tessellations | Inequalities 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 form | Arcs and sectors Pythagoras Theorem Direct and inverse proportion - density/pressure Quadratic sequences | Tree diagrams Independent and dependent events Compound percentage Reverse percentage Congruency and similarity | y=mx+c scatter graphs equations and rearranging cones, pyramids and spheres | Simultaneous equations Trigonometry Common graphs | Inequalities - 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 form | Metric units Perimeter Area Direct proportion Simple ratios Share in a ratio Continue, explain, rules, plot sequences graphically | Probability 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 bearings | Horizontal 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/density | 3D 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 interest | Transformation 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 Surds | Arcs Sectors Pythagoras Theorom Circle theroms Direct and inverse proportion inc. powers Quadratic sequences and proof | Tree diagrams Independent and dependent events Venn diagrams Reverse percentage Compound percentage Iterative methods Congruency inc. proofs Similarity inc. linear and intro to area/volume | y=mx+c Perpendicular lines Parallel lines Scattergraphs inc. causation Sampling Time series Equations inc rearranging and three binomial expansion | Cone, pyramid and sphere Simultaneous equations inc. linear and quadratic Trigonometry inc. 3D trig Pythagoras Therom | Common 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 series | Linear graphs Simultaneous linear equations Scatter graphs Venn diagrams Pythagoras Theorem Surface area and volume Congruency and similarity Percentages Direct and inverse proportion | Inequalities Factorise and solve quadratics Rearrange and use formulae Trigonometry Plot graphs Sampling and data display Simultaneous equations Pythagoras Theorem | Congruency 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 sampling | Frequency trees and sampling Transformations and invariance Functions - inverse and compound Non-right angled triangles Quadratic equations | Quadratic equations Transformation of graphs Fractional equations Iterative processes | Quadratic simple equations and inequalities Equation of a circle |
Some of the content and/or sequencing in schemes of learning during the academic year 20/21 and academic year 21/22, may differ due to the extended periods of remote learning and other Covid-related disruptions to regular learning.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
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 to 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.