KS4 Subject Information for Parents / Students
Please see below some information about the course covered during Key Stage 4. You will also find more information about the knowledge and skills covered booklet in a hyperlink below. During each half-term your child will have regular ‘learning checks’ to assess how well they are progressing against the expected standards. If they do not reach the expected standard in any of these checks, they should be seeking help from their teacher regarding the best possible steps. Teachers will also be sharing with students examples of how to go ‘beyond the expected standards ‘and providing additional challenge.
Autumn 1 MES Year 9 Indices and Surds
Autumn 2 MES Year 9 Bounds Estimations Approximations
Autumn 2 Minimum Expected Standard Year 10 Functions, graphs measures
SOW 2019-20 and Assessment Dates
Spring 1 student mapping simultaneous equations
Spring 1 student mapping Year 10 Quadratic graphs
Spring 2 MES Year 9 trig and pythag
Spring 2 MES Year 10 Trigonometry
STUDENT MAPPING – Year 11 Autumn 2 Algebra
STUDENT MAPPING Year 11 Autumn 1 Data and Constructions
Summer 1 MES Year 9 Transformations and Similarity
| Subject: Mathematics |
| GCSE Exam board: Edexcel |
Assessment structure:
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| Key assessment dates:
Year 9: – Half termly topics tests – Three summative tests covering a range of topics (November, March and June- dates to be given by your child’s class teacher) Year 10: – Half termly topics tests – Three summative tests covering a range of topics (November, March and June- dates to be given by your child’s class teacher) Year 11: – Practice papers in exam conditions each half term – Trial Examinations in December and March (full set of GCSE papers) |
| Subject specific websites to support revision and independent learning:
www.vle.mathswatch.co.uk user name: obtainable from mathematics teacher; password: mathswatch http://www.mathedup.co.uk/gcse-maths-takeaway/ Follow us on Twitter @TGASMaths |
Recommended subject guides:
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Other:
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STUDENT MAPPING Year 11 Autumn 1 Data and Constructions
STUDENT MAPPING – Year 11 Autumn 2 Algebra
Minimum Expected Standard Year 9 Bounds Estimations Approximations
Minimum Expected Standard Year 9 Indices
Minimum Expected Standard Year 10 FDPR
Minimum Expected Standard Year 10 Functions, graphs measures
In their Mathematics lessons during Key Stage 3, students are studying a mastery curriculum, focused on fluency, reasoning and problem-solving. This has been specifically designed to prepare students for studying the new, more challenging, GCSE course, which they begin to study in year 9. During each half term, students study one big topic area of Mathematics. Currently, these are:
Year 7
– Integers
– Place Value
– Expressions
– Fractions
– 2D Shapes
– Probability and Venn Diagrams
Year 8
– Percentages
– Linear Sequences, Equations and Graphs
– Ratio and Proportion
– Angles
– 3D Shapes
– Statistics
For further detailed information on the curriculum content, please see the attached Expected Standards sheet.