Mathematics Curriculum
Building confident mathematicians for life
Why study mathematics?
What mathematics develops
- Builds problem-solving skills you can use in real life
- Helps you make sense of money, data and decisions
- Opens doors to loads of careers, not just 'maths jobs'
- Trains your brain to think logically and spot patterns
Student voice
“Maths helps me to understand the world. I love that moment where everything suddenly clicks into place and makes sense.” Muhammed, Year 8
Key Stage 3 Mathematics– Cycle Overview
Cycle 1
Year 7
Knowledge focus
- The decimal number system
- Properties of arithmetic
- Factors, multiples, primes, squares and roots
- Order of operations
Key skills
- Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- Multiplying and Diving by 10s
- Place Value Grids
- Factor Pairs, Common Factors, Division Methods, Common Multiples
- HCF, LCM,
- Equal and Unequal Priority, Using a calculator
Assessment
- Prior Understanding Quiz, Diagnostic Assessment, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Equal and unequal priority
- Brackets
- Square and Square root
- Evaluate
- Expressions
- Multiple
- Factor
- Square
- Prime
- Prime factor decomposition
- Venn diagram
- LCM
- HCF
- Decoding
- Base 10
- Exchange
- Integer
- Digit
- Multiply
- Divide
Year 8
Knowledge focus
- Proportional
- Reasoning
- Representations
Key skills
- Ratio and Scale
- Multiplicative Change
- Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
- Working in the Cartesian Plane
- Representing Data
- Tables and Probability
Assessment
- 6 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Ratio
- Proportion
- Factors
- Scale
- Units
- Numerator
- Denominator
- Perimeter
- Circumference
- Pi
- Diameter
- Gradient
- Currency
- Conversion
- Linear
- Enlargement
- Scale Factor
Year 9
Knowledge focus
- Reasoning with Algebra
- Constructing in 2 and 3 Dimensions
Key skills
- Straight Line Graphs
- Forming and Solving Equations
- Test Conjectures
- 3D Shapes
- Constructions and Congruency
Assessment
- 5 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Gradient
- Intercept
- Equation
- Solve
- Conjecture
- Counterexample
- Face / Edge / Vertex
- Net
- Congruent
- Bisect
- Perpendicular
- Parallel
Cycle 2
Year 7
Knowledge focus
- Negative numbers
- Expressions
- Equations
- Coordinates
Key skills
- Negative numbers
- Expressions
- Equations
- Coordinates
Assessment
- Prior Understanding Quiz, Diagnostic Assessment, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Equal and unequal priority
- Brackets
- Square and Square root
- Evaluate
- Expressions
- Multiple
- Factor
- Square
- Prime
- Prime factor decomposition
- Venn diagram
- LCM
- HCF
- Decoding
- Base 10
- Exchange
- Integer
- Digit
- Multiply
- Divide
Year 8
Knowledge focus
- Algebraic Techniques
- Developing Number
Key skills
- Brackets Equations and inequalities
- Sequences
- Indices
- Fractions & Percentages
- Standard Index Form
- Number Sense
Assessment
- 6 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Expression
- Simplify
- Term
- Substitute
- Coefficient
- Expand
- Product
- Factor
- Like Terms
- Equation
- Solve
- Inequality
- Linear
- Fibonacci
- Indices
Year 9
Knowledge focus
- Reasoning with Number
- Reasoning with Geometry
Key skills
- Numbers
- Using Percentages
- Maths and Money
- Deduction
- Rotation and Translation
- Pythagoras’ Theorem
Assessment
- 6 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Integer
- Decimal
- Fraction
- Percentage
- Multiplier
- Profit / Loss
- Budget
- Estimate
- Angle
- Rotation
- Translation
- Vector
- Hypotenuse
- Right angle
- Square number / Square root
Cycle 3
Year 7
Knowledge focus
- Properties of 2D shapes
- Conceptualising and comparing fractions
- Manipulating and calculating with fractions
- Ratio and Proportion
- Representing data
Key skills
- Properties of 2D shapes
- Conceptualising and comparing fractions
- Manipulating and calculating with fractions
- Ratio and Proportion
- Representing data
Assessment
- Prior Understanding Quiz, Diagnostic Assessment, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Equal and unequal priority
- Brackets
- Square and Square root
- Evaluate
- Expressions
- Multiple
- Factor
- Square
- Prime
- Prime factor decomposition
- Venn diagram
- LCM
- HCF
- Decoding
- Base 10
- Exchange
- Integer
- Digit
- Multiply
- Divide
Year 8
Knowledge focus
- Developing Geometry
- Reasoning with Data
Key skills
- Angles in Parallel Lines and Polygons
- Area of Trapezia and Circles
- Line of Symmetry and Reflection
- The Data Handling Cycle
- Measures of Location
Assessment
- 5 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Parallel
- Corresponding
- Alternate
- Vertically Opposite
- Transversal
- Co-interior
- Rhombus
- Parallelogram
- Trapezium
- Kite
- Quadrilateral
- Interior
- Exterior
- Pentagon/Hexagon etc (up to 12 sided shapes)
- Bisect
- Acute
- Obtuse
- Reflex
Year 9
Knowledge focus
- Reasoning with Proportion
- Representations
Key skills
- Enlargement and Similarity
- Solving Ratio and Proportion Problems
- Rates
- Probability
- Algebraic Representations
Assessment
- 5 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Scale factor
- Similar shapes
- Ratio
- Proportion
- Unit rate
- Speed / Density / Pressure
- Outcome
- Sample space
- Probability
- Expression
- Term
- Coefficient
- Variable
Key Stage 4 Mathematics
Cycle 1
Year 10
Knowledge focus
- Similarity
- Developing Algebra
Key skills
- Congruence, Similarity and Enlargement
- Trigonometry
- Equations and Inequalities
- Representing Solutions
- Simultaneous Equations
Assessment
- 5 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Congruent
- Similar
- Scale factor
- Sine / Cosine / Tangent
- Opposite / Adjacent / Hypotenuse
- Equation
- Inequality
- Solution set
- Simultaneous
- Substitution
- Elimination
Year 11
Knowledge focus
- Graphs
- Algebra
Key skills
- Gradients & Lines
- Non-Linear Graphs
- Using Graphs
- Expanding and Factorising
- Changing the Subject
- Functions
Assessment
- 5 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- November Prelims
- Regular Past Papers
Key Vocabulary
- Proportion
- Multiplier
- Scale
- Angle
- Parallel / Perpendicular
- Expression / Equation
- Transformation
- Reflection / Rotation / Translation / Enlargement
- Construction
- Sample space
- Systematic listing
Cycle 2
Year 10
Knowledge focus
- Geometry
- Proportions and Proportional Change
Key skills
- Angles and Bearings
- Working with Circles
- Vectors
- Ratios & Fractions
- Percentages and Interest
- Probability
Assessment
- 6 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Clockwise
- Circumference
- Radius / Diameter
- Sector / Arc
- Vector
- Magnitude
- Ratio
- Fraction
- Percentage
- Simple / Compound interest
- Probability
- Expected value
Year 11
Knowledge focus
- Reasoning
- Communication
Key skills
- Multiplicative Reasoning
- Geometric Reasoning
- Algebraic Reasoning
- Transforming & Constructing
- Listing and Describing
Assessment
- 4 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- February Prelims
- Regular Past Papers
Key Vocabulary
- Gradient
- Intercept
- Quadratic / Cubic
- Curve
- Plot / Read off
- Expand
- Factorise
- Rearrange
- Subject of a formula
- Function
- Input / Output
- f(x)
Cycle 3
Year 10
Knowledge focus
- Delving into Data
- Using Number
Key skills
- Collecting, Representing and Interpreting Data
- Non-Calculator Methods
- Types of Number and Sequences
- Indices and Roots
Assessment
- 4 end-of-unit in class assessments, Sparx Maths, Retrieval Starters.
- End of Cycle Assessment
- All topics once covered can then appear on any future end of cycle assessments.
Key Vocabulary
- Discrete / Continuous
- Frequency
- Mean / Median / Mode / Range
- Estimate
- Prime / Factor / Multiple
- Sequence / Term-to-term / Position-to-term
- Index / Power
- Square / Cube
- Root
- Standard form
Year 11
Preparation for External Examinations
Key Stage 5 Mathematics
Cycle 1
Year 12
Knowledge focus
- Quadratic algebra
- Coordinate geometry
- Statistical measures,
- Probability theory
Key Skills
- Using quadratic expressions to model real life examples.
- Calculating summary statistics of grouped data.
- Applying the binomial probability model to real life situations.
Assessment
Key Vocabulary
- Model
- Quadratic
- Gradient
- Intercept
- Binomial
- Distribution
- Quartiles
- Outliers
Year 13
Knowledge focus
Key skills
- Be able to work with functions
- Finding their domain, range and forming composite functions
- Writing rational functions in partial fractions
- Apply arithmetic and geometric models to real life problems
Assessment
Key Vocabulary
- Partial fraction
- Domain
- Range
- Composite
- Binomial expansions
Cycle 2
Year 12
Knowledge focus
Key skills
- Explore the concept of a derivative and use to find the gradient of curves, equations of tangents and normals and locate stationary points.
- Start to analyse the motion of particles in one and two dimensions under uniform acceleration.
Assessment
Key Vocabulary
- Derivative
- Integral,
- Stationary point
- Gradient
- Area
- Velocity
- Displacement
- Acceleration
- Uniform
Year 13
Knowledge focus
Key skills
- Advance knowledge of differentiation and integration to find more complex derivatives of curves defined parametrically and implicitly.
- Use integration techniques to find complex areas under a variety of curves.
Assessment
Key Vocabulary
- Parametric
- Implicit
- Integration by parts
Cycle 3
Year 12
Knowledge focus
Key skills
- To introduce the concept of a logarithm and the exponential function.
- Model real life situations with these and use to find coefficients in models.
Assessment
Key Vocabulary
- Logarithm
- Exponential
- Base
- Linear
Year 13
Knowledge focus
Key skills
- Study vectors in 3 dimensions
- Study the different forms of proof.
Assessment
Key Vocabulary
- Proof
- Contradiction
- Exhaustion
- Magnitude
- Parallel
For Key Stage 5 Curriculum information please click link here to our Sixth Form Curriculum