Maths Curriculum Intent

Maths 
Intent 

“Go down deep enough into anything and you will find mathematics.” – Dean Schlicter   

Mathematics is a creative and highly interconnected 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. A high-quality mathematics education 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.  

Our curriculum aims to develop fluency in the fundamentals of mathematics, through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that students develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately. As the repertoire of mathematical skills that a student possesses grows increasingly more complex, so does the ability of students to use their mathematics to model real life situations. 

  7-9  10  11 
Topics 

Assessment Cycle 1: 

Written calculations; Angles; Formulae and Expressions; Powers and roots; Sequences; Probability; Area and perimeter 

 

Assessment Cycle 2: 

Plotting graphs; Transformations and vectors; Calculations and checking; Handling data: Interpreting results; Fractions, decimals and percentages; Metric conversions; Solving equations; Ratio and proportion 

 

Assessment Cycle 3 

Volume and surface area; Calculations and checking; Construct and solve equations; Plans and elevations; Scale drawings; Equations of linear graphs; Data collection; Constructions; Problem solving 

Assessment Cycle 1: 

Powers and roots; Order of operations; Substitution; Rounding; Algebraic Expressions; Fractions, decimals and percentages; Equations; Perimeter and area; Pythagoras Theorem; Trigonometry 

 

Assessment Cycle 2: 

Surds (higher only); Coordinates; Linear graphs; Sequences; Inequalities; Averages; Boxplots (higher only); Ratio; Vectors; Transformations; Percentages 

 

Assessment Cycle 3: 

Formulae; Angle facts; Graphs and charts; Simultaneous equations; Vectors (higher only); Plans and elevations; Multiples, Factors and Primes; Direct proportion; Probability; Volume and surface area; Scattergraphs; Constructions 

Assessment Cycle 1: 

Trigonometry; Circle theorem (higher only); Surds (higher only); Compound units (speed, density); Quadratic equations; Probability; Growth and decay; Standard form; Maps and scale drawings; Similarity and congruence; Plotting graphs (quadratic, cubic, reciprocal); Inverse proportion; Real-life graphs 

 

Assessment Cycle 2: 

Quadratic equations; Transformation of graphs (higher); Algebraic proof (higher only); Simultaneous equations; Iteration (higher only); Graphs of functions (higher only); Parallel and perpendicular lines; Areas under graphs (higher only) 

Homework 

Retrieval for Morning Meetings due on Mondays 

 

20 minutes of Sparx set and due on Wednesdays 

Retrieval for Morning Meetings due on Wednesdays 

 

20 minutes of Sparx set and due on Wednesdays 

Retrieval for Morning Meetings due on Tuesdays 

 

20 minutes of Sparx set and due on Wednesdays 

Retrieval for Morning Meetings due on Wednesdays 

 

30 minutes of Sparx maths set and due on Wednesdays 

 

Review of flash cards to learn ‘key facts’ 

Exam practice questions/papers set by class teachers 

 

 

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