Exam Board: AQA
In Year 9 and 10 students will be beginning a two-year SOW which consolidates and extends the work done in Year 7 and 8. The scheme of learning is bespoke to each class but in-depth understanding is ensured in the order outlined below.
In the Autumn term all students will cover Number, Decimals, Factors, Multiples, Rounding, Estimation, Perimeter, Area, Fractions, Percentages and Algebra.
In the spring term all students will cover Ratio, Proportion, Angles, Properties of Polygons, Scale diagrams, Bearings, Collecting and Representing Data, Circumference and Area of Circles, Real Life Graphs and Equations.
Finally in the Summer term students will cover Indices, Standard Form, Probability, Transformations, Congruence and Similarity, 2D Representations of 3D Shapes, Coordinates and Linear Graphs, Measures and Sequences.
The structure of the scheme of learning encourages students to develop confidence in, and a positive attitude towards, mathematics and to recognise the importance of mathematics in their own lives and to society. This will provide a strong mathematical foundation for students who go on to study mathematics at a higher level post-16.
Course aims:
Students will be aware that mathematics can be used to develop models of real situations and that these models may be more or less effective depending on how the situation has been simplified and the assumptions that have been made. Students will be able to recall, select and apply mathematical formulae.
Most of the GCSE content will have been covered in Year 9 and 10. In Year 11 students’ learning becomes focussed on areas required for further development and retention. There is an increase focus on problem solving as students now have better skills to apply to real world problems. In addition the intensity of their learning and assessment increases to ensure students are well prepared for their exams.
100% examination—three exams covering all the content. One non- calculator and two calculator papers.