Mathematics
We aim to deliver high quality lessons which inspire, instil confidence and motivate all learners to achieve their best. All our enthusiastic students are able to apply Mathematics in real life situations without limitations or stereotypes.
The Department
Curriculum Leader: Mr J Hughes
Deputy Curriculum Leader: Miss B Soler
KS4 Coordinator: Mrs H Rock
KS3
What will be studied?
Our Year 7 and Year 8 Schemes of Learning focus on building students’ key skills in specific areas and applying these to solve a range of related problems. The level of challenge is high and learning is modelled
using a concrete/pictorial/abstract approach to help students develop understanding. Students are organised into broad bands based on prior attainment and teacher assessment. The Year 9 scheme of learning builds on the Year 7-8 content and students will consolidate and extend this understanding as well as encountering some new concepts and topics.
YEAR 7
| AUTUMN | SPRING | SUMMER |
|---|---|---|
|
Sequences |
Developing understanding of calculations |
Geometric Reasoning
|
| Algebraic Notation | Fractions and Percentages of amounts | Developing Number sense |
| Equations | Directed Numbers | Sets and Probability |
| Fractions, Decimals & Percentages | Adding and Subtracting Fractions | Prime Numbers and Proof |
| Geometric Construction | Ratio and Scale | |
| Multiplicative Change |
YEAR 8
| AUTUMN | SPRING | SUMMER |
|---|---|---|
|
Ratio |
Equations & Inequalities |
Angles in parallel lines |
| Multiplicative Reasoning | Sequences | Areas of circles and trapezia |
| The Cartesian Plane | Indices | Line Symmetry and Reflection |
| Representing Data | Fractions & Percentages | Data Handling |
| Probability Tables | Standard Index Form | Measures of Location |
YEAR 9
| AUTUMN | SPRING | SUMMER |
|---|---|---|
|
Straight Line Graphs |
Using Percentages |
Ratio and Proportion |
| Forming and Solving Equations | Maths and Money | Rates |
| Testing Conjectures |
Deduction |
Probability |
| 3D Shapes | Rotation and Translation | Consolidation and Extension |
| Constructions and Congruency | Pythagoras' Theorem | |
| Numbers | Enlargement and Similarity |
St Albans Girls' School regularly enters teams into the UKMT Maths Challenges which allow students to test their problem-solving skills in a national competition. Our students regularly receive Gold awards and in recent years we have had students qualify for Olympiads as a result of exceptional performance in these challenges.
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