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Mathematics

Curriculum Intent

Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. A high-quality mathematics education therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.

Currciulum Strands

Fluency - All students will have the opportunity to become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.

Reasoning - Class activities Students will be given opportunities to reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical languageand enrichment.

Problem Solving - Students will be able to solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and nonroutine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions

Year 7-11

Year 7 - 11 are currently following the Kangaroo Maths scheme of work. The scheme of work is based on different stages numbered from 0 -7 which cover the entire Secondary national curriculum. Stages are selected for pupils based on their prior attainment and starting point in secondary school, which allows pupils to follow a curriculum building on their prior attainment rather than based around their age. They will follow a particular stage for a whole year, aiming to develop mastery of the topics covered. Stretch and challenge will be provided to high attaining students through a deeper exploration of the topics covered, to allow for more in-depth problem solving to take place and further develop students’ mastery of the course. Below is a quote from the National Curriculum which is linked to the stages of Kangaroo Maths Mastery.

"The expectation is that the majority of pupils will move through the programmes of study at broadly the same pace. However, decisions about when to progress should always be based on the security of pupils’ understanding and their readiness to progress to the next stage. Pupils who grasp concepts rapidly should be challenged through being offered rich and sophisticated problems before any acceleration through new content. Those who are not sufficiently fluent with earlier material should consolidate their understanding, including through additional practice, before moving on."

Assessment

Pupils will be assessed throughout the year to test knowledge and check understanding and mastery of topics. Pupils in all year groups will have a formal assessment once per term, which will be used to identify student specific areas for improvement. Students will also complete smaller unit assessments twice a half term based on what they have been studying in their lessons. These assessments have been developed by our lead practitioner to assess fluency, reasoning, problem solving and a student's ability to apply their understanding. Further questions will also focus on misconceptions.

Pupils will no longer be assessed using levels. They will now follow a particular flight path. Please see further information on flight paths.

Which class follows which stage?

Year 7 – A mixture of stages 1-3 in a mixed attainment setting

Year/sets	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5
8	Stage 4	Stage 4	Stage 3	Stage 2	Stage 1
9	Stage 5	Stage 5	Stage 4	Stage 3	Stage 2
10	Stage 6	Stage 6	Stage 5	Stage 4	Stage 3
11	Stage 7	Stage 6	Stage 5	Stage 4	Stage 4

Secondary Schemes of Work by Stage: