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Marlwood School

Maths

Vision

The Maths department at Marlwood School encourages individual pupils to develop their own mathematical thinking and numerical competency with the aim that students can then interact more confidently in the mathematical and problem solving aspects of the world around them.

The Maths Curriculum @ Marlwood

KS3 Curriculum Overview / map

KS3 Year 7-9

Knowledge organisers

Useful Weblinks/additional reading

https://family.eedi.com/login : Weekly Homelearning

https://parallel.org.uk/ : Stretch & Challenge

https://ttrockstars.com/ : Times table practice

https://sites.google.com/cset.co.uk/marlwood-maths-department/home : Maths Dept Site

How to support your child

Discuss what they are doing in maths at the moment and explore key terminology.

Encourage them to make use of suggested websites.

Help them practice the spelling and use of mathematical vocabulary

Help/encourage them to prepare for the end of unit tests.

KS4 Curriculum Year 10-11


Mathematics GCSE

Exam Board: Edexcel

Exam weighting: 100%

Assessment:

  • Two tiers of entry: Higher and Foundation
  • Three equally weighted papers (1.5 hours duration) covering all aspects of the  course
  • ∙Paper 1 – Non-calculator; Paper 2 and 3 – Calculator allowed

Content: The course covers and assesses the following six areas of mathematics:

  • Number
  • Algebra
  • Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change
  • Geometry and Measures
  • Probability
  • Statistics

Skills: As part of the course, students will gain skills in the following areas:

  • Problem solving
  • Mathematical modelling
  • Justifying and Explaining their choice of methods and answers
  • Applying the Mathematics they already know to new and unusual situations

Enrichment:

  • (National) Maths Challenge (UKMT) competitions
  • Extension materials will be used in class to develop students’ thinking

What are the benefits of studying this course?

  • GCSE Mathematics is an essential qualification for all further education courses and  training.
  • The course helps students to develop logical thinking and reasoning.
  • Problem solving skills are transferable across other subjects and situations.
  • Mathematics and Numeracy are a part of every-day life and the course will help students develop and extend essential skills for further study, the workplace and in  later life.

Knowledge organisers

  • Under Construction

 Career pathways

  • Teacher.
  • Mathematician.
  • Software developer and computer programmer.
  • Research scientist.
  • Economist.
  • Actuary.
  • Accountant.
  • Engineer.

Support for students and parents

Pearson Edexcel: Exam Board

Dr Frost Maths: Homework

Maths Genie: Revision, Videos, Past Papers

ExamQ: Exam questions searchable by topic

Parallel : Weekly Challenge Questions & Problem Solving

 

Further resources including revision, practice exam papers and10 minute tests can also be purchased directly from the CGP website HERE (Please be sure to choose the correct tier: Higher or Foundation)