Mathematics
- At North Walsham we want to foster positive attitudes, resilience, fascination and excitement of discovery through the teaching and learning of mathematical concepts.
- To develop a ‘can do’ attitude in our students, so they all view themselves as mathematicians.
- We promote the view that in order to improve our mathematics skills, we must allow ourselves to make mistakes first.
- North Walsham students will be encouraged to be inquisitive and try to understand how they turn a wrong answer into a right one. Being a reflective learner is crucial.
- Build skills that allow students to become strong problem solvers.
- To broaden children’s knowledge and understanding of how mathematics is used in the wider world in careers and in the home, by making rich and varied real-life connections.
- To nurture and inspire students to seek mathematical excellence, so that they are enthused to pursue maths beyond the GCSE core curriculum.
- To prepare and inspire more able students to forge careers and opportunities in mathematics and STEM subjects, without regard to perceived barriers.
- To enable our pupils to confidently reason about their mathematics, using a suitable range of mathematical language, recognising its importance for communication and deep thinking.
- Finally, we want all children to leave school with a love of mathematics, recognising its lifelong importance and value, regardless of the individual student’s mathematical competency.
Year 7
| Term | Mathematics Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) |
Number (Time, money, temperature), Algebra(Sequences), Shape(Areas & perimeters) |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) |
Number(Decimals, calculations), Data(Charts & averages) |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
Algebra(Expressions), Number(Fractions), Shape(Angles) |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) |
Algebra(Straight lines), Number(Percentages), Data(Probability) |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) |
Shape(Transformations), Algebra(Solving equations), Data(Pie charts & scatter diagrams) |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |
Shape(3D shapes), Number(Ratio), Financial Maths |
Year 8
| Term | Mathematics Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) |
Number(4 operations, factors & multiples), Shape(Angles in parallel lines), Data(Probability) |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) |
Number(Percentages), Shape(Volume & surface area), Algebra(Straight line graphs) |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
Number(Rounding & standard form), Data(Pie charts & scatter diagrams), Algebra(Expressions) |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) |
Number(Ratio & scale factors, fractions, proportion) |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) |
Shape(Circles), Algebra(Solving equations) |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |
Data(Averages & Range), Algebra(Sequences), Financial Maths |
Year 9
| Term | Mathematics Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) |
Factors/multiples, Angles, scale drawings & bearings, Decimals, Coordinates, Linear graphs |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) |
Rounding, Sequences, Collecting & representing data, Percentages |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
Probability & scatter diagrams, Perimeter, area & real-life graphs, Circumference & area of circles |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) |
Ratio & proportion, Equations |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) |
Standard form, Transformations |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |
Constructions, Loci and 2D representations of 3D shapes, Financial Maths |
Year 10
| Term | Mathematics Foundation Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) |
Calculating with percentages, Measures, Surds |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) |
Statistical measures, Properties of polygons, Indices |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
Congruence & similarity, Pythagoras and Trigonometry, Simultaneous Equations |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) |
Probability, Statistics review, Quadratics introduction |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) |
Volume, Algebra recap & review |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |
Sketching graphs, Linear & quadratic equations |
Year 11
| Term | Mathematics Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) | Further quadratics & identities, Trigonometry recap & extension, Growth & decay |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) | Further equations & graphs, Direct & inverse proportion, Inequalities & sketching graphs |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) | Vectors, Sine & Cosine(Higher Only from here. Foundation revising), Transforming functions & iterative methods |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) | Circle theorems, rates of change & gradients, Algebraic fractions |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | Revision & Exams |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |
Year 10
| Term | Further Mathematics Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) |
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| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) |
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| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
Number including higher ratio, indices surds & product rule |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) |
Algebra - polynomials & Inequalities |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | Algebra proofs |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) | Functions introduction |
Year 11
| Term | Further Mathematics Curriculum Overview |
| Half term 1 (7 weeks) |
Differentiation, Equation of a circle |
| Half term 2 (7.5 weeks) |
Tangents, normals & stationary points, exponential graphs |
| Half term 3 (6 weeks) |
Matrices, Geometry |
| Half term 4 (5.5 weeks) |
Pythagoras & Trigonometrical Functions |
| Half term 5 (5 weeks) | Revision & Exams |
| Half term 6 (7.5 weeks) |