Mathematics
The Mathematics Department aims to help your child discover the joy and beauty of this fascinating and extremely rewarding subject. Our primary objective is to ensure all students develop a strong foundation in mathematical fluency and language, fostering confidence in problem-solving. Through our creative curriculum, which carefully weaves prior learning throughout the academic journey, we cultivate a love of learning and enhance students' ability to model and solve complex, non-routine problems using their mathematical knowledge.
Our curriculum extends beyond the standard specification, offering enriching experiences and activities accessible to all students, regardless of background. We nurture independence, critical thinking and enthusiasm through engaging lessons and diverse extra-curricular opportunities. These include Mathematics Inspiration lectures, inter-school Mathematics competitions and participation in the prestigious UKMT Mathematics Challenge.
Teaching Staff:
- Mr J Berwick (Subject Leader)
- Mrs N Ahmad
- Miss N Khatun
- Mr A Lee
- Mr Z Perwez
- Mr M Plackowski (Assistant Headteacher)
- Mr Y Said (Second in Mathematics)
- Ms C Whitehead
Trips and Visits:
- UKMT team competitions held locally
- Visits to local universities for Mathematics inspiration days
- In-school visits by external speakers
Year 7
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In Year 7, we equip students with the mathematical methods and techniques they need to write clear solutions across all topics. Throughout the year, we study five modules covering every strand of mathematics—number, algebra, shape, ratio, and statistics and probability—so students build confidence and competence. Our curriculum is carefully designed to interweave previously learnt topics. For example, students get introduced to algebraic problems when looking at areas and perimeters of shapes. Students complete work from a variety of resources that can involve challenging problems. The textbooks that we sometimes use inside of class are the 7A and 8A STP textbooks. |
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| Overview of Y7: |
Module 1 (Half term 1):
Module 2 (Half term 2):
Module 3 (Half term 3):
Module 4 (Half term 4):
Module 5 (Half term 5 and 6):
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| How parents can support their son’s learning: |
Encourage him to complete daily ‘five a day’ on the corbettmaths site (see below) using the difficulty level ‘numeracy'. Encourage him to regularly practise using his drfrostmaths account by clicking the following on his dashboard:
Encourage him to ensure that all homework on Dr Frost Maths is written up in their book neatly with a clear title, the questions, methods and answers. Most importantly, the work should be marked as they are going along. If he requires more support or extension in his mathematics, encourage him to attend mathematics drop-in on Tuesday lunchtimes in W3 and to speak to Mr Berwick about being paired with a Year 12 ‘Mathematics Mentor’. |
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Year 8
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In year 8 we build upon the Mathematical methods and techniques learnt in year 7. We study topics from all strands of Mathematics (number, algebra, data, shape) allowing all students to continue to grow in confidence and competence. Students complete work from a variety of resources that can involve challenging problems. The textbooks that we sometimes use inside of class are the 8A and 9A STP textbooks. |
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| How parents can support their son’s learning: |
Encourage him to regularly practise using his drfrostmaths account by clicking the following on his dashboard:
Encourage him to ensure that all homework on Dr Frost Maths is written up in their book neatly with a clear title, the questions, methods and answers. Most importantly, the work should be marked as they are going along. If he requires more support or extension in his mathematics, encourage him to attend mathematics drop-in on Tuesday lunchtimes in W3 and to speak to Mr Berwick about being paired with a Year 12 ‘Mathematics Mentor’. |
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Year 9
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In year 9 we build upon the Mathematical methods and techniques learnt in years 7 and 8. We study topics from all strands of Mathematics (number, algebra, data, shape) allowing all students to continue to grow in confidence and competence. Students complete work from a variety of resources that can involve challenging problems. The textbooks that we sometimes use inside of class are the 9A STP textbook and Higher Rayner GCSE textbook. |
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| How parents can support their son’s learning: |
Encourage him to regularly practise using his drfrostmaths account by clicking the following on his dashboard:
Encourage him to ensure that all homework on Dr Frost Maths is written up in their book neatly with a clear title, the questions, methods and answers. Most importantly, the work should be marked as they are going along. If he requires more support or extension in his mathematics, encourage him to attend mathematics drop-in on Tuesday lunchtimes in W3 and to speak to Mr Berwick about being paired with a Year 12 ‘Mathematics Mentor’. |
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Year 10
| Summary of curriculum: |
In year 10 we build upon the mathematical methods and techniques learnt in years 7 to 9. We study topics from all strands of Mathematics (number, algebra, data, shape) allowing all students to continue to grow in confidence and competence. Students complete work from a variety of resources that can involve challenging problems. The textbooks that we sometimes use inside of class are the 10A STP textbook and Higher Rayner GCSE textbook. |
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| How parents can support their son’s learning: |
Encourage him to regularly practise using his drfrostmaths account by clicking the following on his dashboard:
Encourage him to ensure that all homework on Dr Frost Maths is written up in their book neatly with a clear title, the questions, methods and answers. Most importantly, the work should be marked as they are going along. If he requires more support or extension in his mathematics, encourage him to attend mathematics drop-in on Tuesday lunchtimes in W3 and to speak to Mr Berwick about being paired with a Year 12 ‘Mathematics Mentor’. |
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Year 11
| Summary of curriculum: |
In year 11 we build upon the mathematical methods and techniques learnt in years 7 to 10. We study topics from all strands of Mathematics (number, algebra, data, shape) allowing all students to continue to grow in confidence and competence. Students complete work from a variety of resources that can involve challenging problems. The textbook that we sometimes use inside of class is the Higher Rayner GCSE textbook. |
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| How parents can support their son’s learning: |
Encourage him to regularly practise using his drfrostmaths account by clicking the following on his dashboard:
Encourage him to ensure that all homework on Dr Frost Maths is written up in their book neatly with a clear title, the questions, methods and answers. Most importantly, the work should be marked as they are going along. If he requires more support or extension in his mathematics, encourage him to attend mathematics drop-in on Tuesday lunchtimes in W3 and to speak to Mr Berwick about being paired with a Year 12 ‘Mathematics Mentor’. |
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Year 12
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In year 12, we build on the GCSE course, notably on topics from algebra and shape. New topics are introduced such as calculus and its uses. Strands of mathematics taught are categorised into pure and applied (applied consists of statistics and mechanics). The curriculum promotes analytical and evaluative skills which are essential to modelling mathematical problems. Students complete work from a variety of resources that can involve challenging A-level problems. The textbooks that we sometimes use inside of class are the Pearson Year 1 and 2 textbooks. |
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| Overview of Y12: |
Term 1:
Term 2:
Term 3:
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| How parents can support their son’s learning: |
Encourage him to regularly practise using his drfrostmaths account by clicking on his dashboard:
Encourage him to ensure that all questions within every exercise from the online textbook (activelearn) are complete. If he requires more support or extension in his Mathematics, then encourage him to speak to his Mathematics teacher. He could also use the document https://mrmanmaths.wordpress.com/2023/11/20/pearson-edexcel-alevel-maths-checklist/ to access video tutorials of topics that he needs more help on. |
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Year 13
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In year 13 we build upon the mathematical methods and techniques learnt in year 12. We continue to study topics from the strands of pure, mechanics and statistics allowing all students to continue to grow in confidence and competence. Students complete work from a variety of resources that can involve challenging A-level problems. The textbooks that we sometimes use inside of class are the Pearson Year 1 and 2 textbooks. |
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Term 1:
Term 2:
Term 3:
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| How parents can support their son’s learning: |
Encourage him to regularly practise using his drfrostmaths account by clicking on his dashboard:
Encourage him to ensure that all questions within every exercise from the online textbook (activelearn) are complete. If he requires more support or extension in his Mathematics, then encourage him to speak to his Mathematics teacher. He could also use the document https://mrmanmaths.wordpress.com/2023/11/20/pearson-edexcel-alevel-maths-checklist/ to access video tutorials of topics that he needs more help on. |
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