Key Stage 4

Key Stage 4 (Year 10 & 11) students continue to follow the new reformed Edexcel GCSE course as a 2 year period of study, internal assessments continue to use end of topic tests and half termly assessments. Students are prepared to sit their GCSE examination using the Edexcel Linear course, which contains 3 examinations (2 calculator and 1 non-calculator) at the end of year 11 with grades determined by performance across all papers, the final grade awarded will be on 9-1 scale. Students study at either Foundation or Higher Tier depending on their ability. Students are fully supported throughout the course with excellent resources, targeted teaching and many opportunities to attend extra support sessions

Students study the Mathematics National Curriculum and through this we aim to develop our students as follows:

• a positive attitude towards mathematics, as well as competence and confidence in mathematical knowledge, concepts and skills;
• an ability to solve problems, to reason, to think logically and to work systematically and logically;
• the skills to use their own initiative and an ability to work both independently and in co-operation with others;
• an ability to communicate through mathematics and to use and apply mathematics across the curriculum and in real life.

By the end of year 11, students will develop their KNOWLEDGE of:

• accurately recall facts, terminology and definitions
• using and interpreting notation correctly
• accurately carry out routine procedures or set tasks requiring multi-step
solutions
• making deductions, inferences and draw conclusions from mathematical
information
• constructing chains of reasoning to achieve a given result
• translating problems in mathematical or non-mathematical contexts into a
process or a series of mathematical processes
• making and use connections between different parts of mathematics

Students will develop their SKILLS in:

• interpreting and communicate information accurately
• presenting arguments and proofs
• assessing the validity of an argument and critically evaluate a given way of
presenting information
• interpreting results in the context of a given problem
• evaluating methods used and results obtained
• evaluating solutions to identify how they may have been affected by
assumptions made

Year 10 Foundation Curriculum Overview

Year 10 Intermediate Curriculum Overview

Year 10 Higher Curriculum Overview

Year 11 Foundation Curriculum Overview

Year 11 Higher Curriculum Overview