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Our core purpose at KS3 is to deliver an engaging and challenging curriculum through outstanding teaching and learning. We aim to make our pupils “GCSE Ready” by the end of Key Stage 3 and to make them confident and responsible members of the school and wider community. The sequencing of the curriculum enables students to build on their knowledge and skills towards agreed end points.
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. The mathematics curriculum at Meopham School aims to develop character by ensuring that all pupils:
Mathematics is an interconnected subject in which pupils are able to move fluently between representations of mathematical ideas throughout the year. The scheme of work for key stage 3 is organised into distinct domains, where pupils will build on key stage 2 knowledge and skills and connections across mathematical ideas to develop fluency, mathematical reasoning and competence in solving increasingly sophisticated problems. They will also have opportunities to apply their mathematical knowledge in science, geography, computing and other subjects.
Decisions about progression will be based on the security of pupils’ understanding and their readiness to progress to the next stage. Pupils who grasp concepts rapidly will be challenged through being offered rich and sophisticated problems before any acceleration through new content in preparation for key stage 4. Those who are not sufficiently fluent will consolidate their understanding, including through additional practice, before moving on.
In KS3 pupils will be taught in ability groups which match their strengths & interests with regards to mathematics. Each class is assigned a separate, named, programme of study which will follow the class throughout the year with pathways to match pupils’ attainment targets. As a department we feel very strongly about developing pupils love for the subject and create a deeper understanding of the processes involved. Afternoon lessons at KS3 will have a completely different feel to them. These lessons will give students a real opportunity to think logically, solve problems, work in groups, develop their oracy skills and challenge their way of thinking. There will be a real “buzz” in the air as you walk into a KS3 maths lesson and pupils will be given every opportunity to develop their resourcefulness, resilience, reciprocity and reflectiveness.
Our core purpose at KS4 is to deliver an engaging and challenging curriculum through outstanding teaching and learning. We aim to give them the best opportunities to learn the KS4 curriculum, to have the best possible outcomes for their GCSE examinations in year 11 and to make them confident and responsible members of the school and wider community. The sequencing of the curriculum enables students to build on their knowledge and skills towards agreed end points. Year 9 is taught as a transition year between KS3 and KS4. Lessons in year 9 will have the same feel as year 7 and 8 while teaching content from the GCSE curriculum.
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. The mathematics curriculum at Meopham School aims to develop character by ensuring that all pupils:
Through the mathematics content, pupils should be taught to:
Develop fluency
Reason mathematically
Solve problems
In KS4 pupils will be taught in ability groups within the Foundation or Higher pathway. These sets match their strengths, abilities & interests with regards to mathematics. Each class is assigned a separate, named, programme of study which will follow the class throughout the year with pathways to match pupils’ attainment targets. As a department we feel very strongly about developing pupils love for the subject and create a deeper understanding of the processes involved. These lessons will give students a real opportunity to think logically, solve problems, work in groups, develop their oracy skills and challenge their way of thinking. Pupils will be given every opportunity to develop their resourcefulness, resilience, reciprocity and reflectiveness.
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