SubjectsMathematics

Our Mathematics curriculum sets out to achieve the following aims. Students will:

Be confident and competent in key numeracy skills and be able to apply and recognise the value of numeracy skills to their lives and everyday applications.
Understand that Mathematics is a much richer subject than merely performing a procedure to generate an answer for a test.
Develop an interest and passion for the pursuit of Mathematics and thus a desire to study a mathematically related subject to A Level and beyond.

Our curriculum is designed to give teachers the resources, training and time to:

promote specific thinking skills in our students
secure students’ understanding before attempting further progress
develop the metacognitive skills of self-reflection and self-assessment

Through teaching approach and use of relevant and current resources, we will encourage our own developed model of 5 key thinking skills for success in Mathematics. As well as being taught to read, write and talk about Mathematics with confidence and fluency, our students will learn to think: critically; concurrently; creatively; collaboratively; and computationally. We believe that these skills will inspire confidence in our students to take on the many types of challenges that formal assessment questions pose and, therefore, improve the chance for examination success.

We understand that students do not make confident progress in Mathematics if they have not secured the foundational prior knowledge necessary for more advanced skills later in the course. Students who carry mathematical miscomprehensions carry a burden which prevents them from enjoying long-term success in Mathematics and our curriculum aims to ensure that no student is left behind.

Our students will learn that Mathematics is more than a subject at the Academy, it’s a language and a tool that they can apply with confidence to their lives, their work and careers in the future.