Taunton Deane Partnership College Maths Yearly Overview Key Stage 3 and 4
Intent
Maths is fundamental in education and society. Our aim is to ensure that all pupils are equipped for the demands of further education, adulthood and the world of work. Our ethos, therefore, is for all pupils to have the abilities to allow them to confidently deal with numerate situations in their future lives – this includes calculations, analysis of data and problem solving. Pupils should complete Key Stage 3 having the necessary skills for success at GCSE and having established a solid foundation of knowledge that will contribute towards a more seamless transition to our Key Stage 4 curriculum.
Impact
To foster an enjoyment and confidence in Maths using a variety of teaching methods. To explore topics with students and work with them to develop their problem solving techniques to enable them to better deal with numerate situations in the future. The impact on our pupils is clear progress, sustained learning and transferable skills. Pupils work is consistently marked across TDPC and assessment is recorded by a variety of methods – school books, contributions in class and assessments. Pupils gaining a result at GCSE level enables them to access further education or work. Students who do not achieve GCSE level will achieve Entry Level 1, 2 or 3 which is a solid step of progress.
Implementation
KS4 pupils are taught by subject specialists and work is differentiated to meet the needs of each individual student. Most pupils are entered for a Maths GCSE and/or Maths IGCSE. Pupils who struggle to meet the GCSE criteria are offered Entry Level Qualifications. Students in Year 10 can sit an early entry for Maths IGCSE
KS3 pupils are taught the necessary maths skills to prepare them for their GCSE Maths and to prepare them to be confident in everyday situations which require numeracy.
We acknowledge that our cohort of pupils at TDPC have had disrupted learning and sometimes struggle to access learning. We are ambitious for all our pupils to access learning so lessons are planned to include those who will need more scaffolding and others who require a greater challenge. To achieve our ambitions, we use differentiated questioning and resources for those who will benefit from additional support.
Subject | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
KS3 Maths | Number – Calculator skills, written methods, Place Value Shape – Angles, Area and Perimeter Algebra – Simplifying, Expressions, Expand and Equations. Statistics – Interpreting data from tables and graphs. Finding averages. | Number – Fractions/Decimals/Percentages Shape – Transformations, Circles Algebra –Substitution, Straight Line Graphs Statistics – Pie Charts, Venn Diagrams. Probability | Number – Percentages, Indices Algebra – Sequences, Shape – Nets, Similar Shapes, Pythagoras, Statistics – 2 way tables, Averages
| Number – Negative and Positive numbers, Proportion Algebra – Expressions, Equations Shape – Scale Drawings, Plans and Elevations, Statistics – Scatter Diagram, Frequency Trees Probability | Number – Percentages calculations, Best Buys Algebra – Equations Shape – Angles Statistics – Drawing and plotting graphs and charts.
| Assessment of progress
Maths Practical Activities
2D and 3D Shapes
Questionnaires and representing Data |
KS4 Maths
| GCSE/IGCSE/Functional Skills Entry Level Maths:
Number – Calculator skills, written methods, Place Value Shape – Angles, Area and Perimeter Algebra – Simplifying, Expressions, Expand and Factorise. Statistics – Interpreting data from tables and graphs. | GCSE/IGCSE/Functional Skills Entry Level Maths:
Number – Fractions/Decimals/Percentages Ratio Shape – Transformations, Circles, Pythagoras Algebra – Factorising, Substitution, Straight Line Graphs Statistics – Pie Charts, Venn Diagrams. Probability | GCSE/IGCSE/Functional Skills Entry Level Maths:
Some students will sit the IGCSE Maths in early January
Number – Percentages, Indices Algebra – Sequences, Algebra Indices Shape – Nets, Similar Shapes, Pythagoras, Trigonometry Statistics – 2 way tables, Averages
| GCSE/IGCSE/Functional Skills Entry Level Maths:
Number – Negative and Positive numbers, Proportion Algebra – Expressions, Equations and Quadratics Shape – Scale Drawings, Plans and Elevations, Vectors Statistics – Scatter Diagram, Frequency Trees Probability- Tree Diagrams | GCSE/IGCSE/Functional Skills Entry Level Maths:
Yr 11 students will be doing exam preparation for GCSEs and Functional Skills Entry Level. Yr 10 will continue working through the syllabus.
Number – Percentages calculations, Best Buys Algebra – Equations Shape – Angles Statistics – Drawing and plotting graphs and charts.
| GCSE/IGCSE/Functional Skills Entry Level Maths:
Assessment of progress
Maths Practical Activities
2D and 3D Shapes
Questionnaires and representing Data |