“We aim to create mathematicians who can use maths to problem solve and use these skills in their everyday life. Our mathematics curriculum is challenging and accessible to all, while maximising the development of every student.”
At Mounts Bay we believe that all students can achieve at the highest level in mathematics. Students will learn:
Above all, we know that sometimes there will be mistakes made and dead ends reached. However, we can use these to find a new way to a solution.
“We are committed to working together to continuously develop our five-year mathematics curriculum plan which in turn develops our students into mathematicians. Our curriculum plan is the common language that we use to teach mathematics at Mounts Bay. We meet regularly as a team to discuss mathematical ideas and share and agree on the best ways of approaching each topic.”
Detail
Our lessons are forever evolving and are created with passion while also following a common model:
Skills Checks – at the start of lessons students complete a Skills Check to buld on previous knowledge.
Direct Instruction and Minimally Different Questions – it is common for lesson episodes to start with a short period of teacher instruction with students then asked to complete a carefully crafted series of minimally different questions to guide them through the early stages of a topic.
Practice – Students will be then challenged to complete a series of questions on the topic that will make them think deeply about the mathematics. These questions might come in the form of online worksheets, individual whiteboard activities, online quizzes or worksheets.
Interleaving – At this stage students should be fluent with the topic and we interleave other topics areas into the problems they are being asked to solve. This introduces them to the important skills of method spotting (knowing which area of mathematics to use).
“Learning is a change in long term memory, it is for this reason that assessment in all forms takes place over time. It starts with constant assessment of understanding during lessons, which inform future lessons. To check understanding in the medium term, we use topics tests. In the longer term, we check understanding using bi-annual cross-topic assessments.”
Year 7 Mathematics Curriculum
Autumn Term
Place value
Understanding and using algebra
Right-angle triangles
Spotting patterns
Using fractions
Spring Term
Addition and subtraction
Four operators
Multiplication and division
Ratio and scale
Summer Term
Geometric notation
Geometric reasoning
Estimating
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Year 8 Mathematics Curriculum
Autumn Term
Sets and probability
2D representations of 3D shapes
Properties of multiplicative change
Working in the Cartesian plane
Using data
Spring Term
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Formula, equations and inequalities
Sequences
Summer Term
Indices
Angles, scales diagrams and bearings
Pythagoras’ Theorem and Trigonometry
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Year 9 Mathematics Curriculum
Autumn Term
Pythagoras’ Theorem and Trigonometry
Ratio and Proportion
Numbers, factors and multiples
Coordinates and linear graphs
Limitations of rounding
Spring Term
Perimeter
Insights from data
Transformations
Real life graphs
Summer Term
Properties of polygons
Algebra and equations
Indices and standard form
Calculate using surds
Probability problems
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Year 10 Mathematics Curriculum
Autumn Term
Properties of polygons
Algebra and equations
Indices and standard form
Calculate using surds
Probability
Understand the use of measures
Spring Term
Quadratics
Percentages
Formulae, identities and function notation
Pythagoras Theorem and trigonometry
Summer Term
Constructions and loci
Advanced sequences
Problems involving volume
Scatter graphs
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Year 11 Foundation Mathematics Curriculum
Autumn Term
Scatter graphs
Equations and graphs
Solving simultaneous equations
Sketching graphs
Spring Term
Direct and inverse proportion
Difference between equation and inequalities
Using statistical measures
Vectors
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Year 11 Higher Mathematics Curriculum
Autumn Term
Scatter graphs
Solve equations using numerical methods
Equations of circles
Representing equations as graphs
Simultaneous equations
Sketching graphs
Spring Term
Direct and inverse proportion
Equations and inequalities
Statistical measures
Vectors
Transformations of functions
Sine and Cosine rules
Circle Theorems
Area under and gradient of a curve
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