St Leonard's

KS3 Maths curriculum

Intent: The study of Mathematics at St Leonard’s is a broad and rich program of study that inspires a love of Mathematics, encourages curiosity, builds resilience and prepares our students for everyday life and future employment.

We teach a spiralling curriculum, which builds upon prior knowledge; student’s become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.

We teach more than just numeracy, we develop analytical skills, encourage problem solving and create transferable skills. Students learn to reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language. They can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and preserving in seeking solutions.

Lessons are catered to student’s prior knowledge, needs and abilities. Build confidence by tailoring questions to just beyond a student’s ability. Success breeds success.

Checking for understanding in lessons and homework is through retrieval and questioning; student’s can communicate, justify, argue and prove using mathematical vocabulary.

Encourage independence with all students provided resources to achieve their full potential. We have a graduated setting process with fluid pathways to success.

Events, competitions and enrichment clubs create a culture where Mathematics is valued beyond the classroom and students can see the relevance to a broad array of future careers.

Sparx Maths

Homework across KS3 and KS4 is through Sparx Maths. This increase student independence and allows students to identify areas of practice that help develop their independent mathematical skills.

	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
Half term 1	1: Data Handling 2: Number	1: Number 2: Area and Volume	1: Indices and Standard form 2: Algebra
Half term 2	3: Expressions, Functions, Equations and Formulae 4: Decimals and Measure	3: Statistics, Graphs and Charts 4: Expressions and Equations	3: Shape and Pythagoras 4: Data Handling
Half term 3	5: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages	5: Real life graphs	5: Proportion and Multiplicative Reasoning
Half term 4	6: Probability 7: Ratio and Proportion	6: Decimals and Ratio 7: Angles and Shapes	6: Sequences and Inequalities 7: Trigonometry
Half term 5	8: Angles and Properties of Shapes 9: Sequences and Graphs	8: Calculating with fractions 9: Straight line graphs	8: Probability 9: Straight line graphs and simultaneous Equations
Half term 6	10: Transformations	10: Percentages, Decimals and Fractions	10: Quadratics

KS4 GCSE Mathematics Higher

Exam board: OCR
Course code: J560
Examinations: Three written papers. Higher candidates sit papers 4, 5 and 6. Calculators are permitted for papers 4 and 6. All papers are 90 minutes and out of 100 marks.
Progression routes: Naturally leads onto Core maths or A levels in maths and further maths, but also supports the sciences, psychology, sociology, geography and economics.

	Year 10	Year 11
Half term 1	Number Algebra Interpreting and representing data	Trigonometry in non-right angled triangles Statistics Equations and graphs
Half term 2	Fractions, Ratio and Percentages Angles and Trigonometry	Circle Theorems Algebra
Half term 3	Graphs Area and Volume	Vectors and Geometric Proof Proportion and Graphs
Half term 4	Transformations and constructions Equations and Inequalities	Revision
Half term 5	Probability Multiplicative Reasoning	Revision
Half term 6	Similarity and Congruence	Revision

KS4 GCSE Mathematics Foundation

Exam board: OCR
Course code: J560
Examinations: Three written papers. Foundation candidates will sit papers 1, 2 and 3. Calculators are permitted for papers 1 and 3. All papers are 90 minutes and out of 100 marks.

	Year 10	Year 11
Half term 1	Number Algebra Graphs, tables and charts	Probability Multiplicative Reasoning Constructions, Loci and Bearings
Half term 2	Fractions and Percentages Equations, Inequalities and sequences	Quadratic Equations and Graphs Perimeter, Area and Volume Fractions, Indices and Standard Form
Half term 3	Angles	Congruence, Similarity and Vectors Algebra
Half term 4	Averages and Range Perimeter, Area and Volume	Revision
Half term 5	Graphs Transformations	Revision
Half term 6	Ratio and Proportion Right angled triangles	Revision

KS5 courses

Recommended Calculators

Casio fx-85GTCW (solar power) Casio fx-83GTCW	Recommended for KS3 and KS4
Casio fx-991CW	Recommended for KS3, KS4 and KS5