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Maths


Curriculum Overview

Right through their time at the Academy, students will continue to develop their skills in mathematics. We build extensively on students’ learning from the primary setting and ensure progression is at the heart of our curriculum. We work closely as a team to ensure that students develop their interest in maths beyond the scope of a terminal assessment process. We mirror the principles and content from the National Curriculum whilst stretching and challenging our students to attain and achieve the best they can.

 

Intent

The study of mathematics provides a foundation for understanding and communicating through reasoning, logical thinking, and problem-solving. 

Implementation

Teachers will:

  • Plan opportunities for students to develop an appreciation of the beauty of mathematics as well as a sense of enjoyment and curiosity for the subject;
  • Appropriately use the concrete-pictorial-abstract approach to enable students to explore mathematics using structured imagery and apparatus in order to understand and explain mathematical concepts;
  • Rigorously teach and reinforce basic arithmetic skills to ensure mathematical fluency and automaticity; 
  • Model and provide opportunities for students to communicate confidently and fluently [with a secure sense of number] to explore relationships and generalise; 
  • Plan high-quality provision that excites, challenges and requires deep thinking through contextual variation of task; 
  • Model a positive attitude to mathematics and equip students with the confidence and resilience to take risks and persist;
  • Provide opportunities for students to make rich connections across the areas of mathematics and use their knowledge across other subjects in the curriculum;
  • Ensure that students are able to calculate accurately and efficiently, knowing when a mental strategy, jottings or a formal written method is appropriate;
  • Model how to communicate mathematically using the correct vocabulary, diagrams and statistical graphs to explain their thinking where appropriate applying logical and critical thinking;
  • Use questioning to: probe thinking, challenge, extend upon given answers, clarify, assess and support generalisation.

Impact 

Students will:

  • Make good progress from their starting points and achieve well;
  • Solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions;
  • Use mathematics confidently in their everyday life to have choices, plan and make decisions and to operate successfully in our world. This will ensure that our students are well-prepared for the world of work and further study;
  •  Have a good understanding of mathematics and use it to help them to secure employment using digital technology where appropriate. 

Staff:

Name Contact
Mrs L Kelly (HoF) lisa.kelly@theglc.org.uk
Mrs A Rus andrada.rus@theglc.org.uk
Mrs K Hardey kim.hardey@theglc.org.uk
Mrs L Louw lelanie.louw@theglc.org.uk
Miss D Roberston danielle.robertson@theglc.org.uk
Miss R Payne reamarie.payne@theglc.org.uk
Mr S Blake sam.blake@theglc.org.uk
Mrs T Shah tatina.shah@theglc.org.uk
Mrs R Olufemi rafiat.olufemi@theglc.org.uk
Mrs O Jaiyeoba olu.jaiyeoba@theglc.org.uk
Miss E Bolt elana.bolt@theglc.org.uk
Miss C Locke chloe.locke@theglc.org.uk
Mrs J Cox julie.cox@theglc.org.uk

GCSE EXAM PAPERS

Copies of GCSE exam papers on this subject can be found below.  Please click on the title of each past paper to download, view and complete these.  Be sure to review them for valuable practice and insight into the exam format.  

  1. What will my child learn in Maths?
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  2. June 2017 1MA1 1H Non-Calc
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  14. November 1017 1MA1_3F_MS
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  16. November 2017 1MA1_1F_QP Non-Calc
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  19. November 2017 1MA1_2F_MS
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  21. November 2017 1MA1_2H_MS
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  23. November 2017 1MA1_3F_QP Calc
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  24. November 2017 1MA1_3H_MS
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  26. June 2018 1MA1_1F_MS
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  27. June 2018 1MA1_1F_QP Non-Calc
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  28. June 2018 1MA1_1H_MS
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  29. June 2018 1MA1_1H_QP Non-Calc
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  30. June 2018 1MA1_2F_MS
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  31. June 2018 1MA1_2F_QP Calc
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  32. June 2018 1MA1_2H_MS
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  33. June 2018 1MA1_2H_QP Calc
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  34. June 2018 1MA1_3F_MS
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  36. June 2018 1MA1_3H_MS
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  38. November 2018 1MA1_1F_ms
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  39. November 2018 1MA1_1F Non-Calc
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  40. November 2018 1MA1_1H_ms
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  41. November 2018 1MA1_1H Non-Calc
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  42. November 2018 1MA1_2F_ms
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  43. November 2018 1MA1_2F Calc
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  44. November 2018 1MA1_2H_ms
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  45. November 2018 1MA1_2H Calc
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  46. November 2018 1MA1_3F_msc
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  48. November 2018 1MA1_3H_ms
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  50. June 2019 01a GCSE Maths 1MA1 1F Non-Calc
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  51. June 2019 02a GCSE Maths 1MA1 1F ms
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  52. June 2019 03a GCSE Maths 1MA1 1H Non-Calc
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  54. June 2019 05a GCSE Maths 1MA1 2F Calc
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  56. June 2019 07a GCSE Maths 1MA1 2H Calc
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  58. June 2019 09a GCSE Maths 1MA1 3F Calc
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  60. June 2019 11a GCSE Maths 1MA1 3H Calc
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  62. November 2019 01a 1MA1 1F Non-Calc
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  68. November 2019 07a 1MA1 1H Non-Calc
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  72. November 2019 11a 1MA1 3H Calc
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  73. November 2019 12a 1MA1 3H MS
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  74. November 2020 01a 1MA1 1F Non-Calc
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  75. November 2020 01d 1MA1 1F MS
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  80. November 2020 04a 1MA1 1H Non-Calc
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  84. November 2020 06a 1MA1 3H Calc
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  86. November 2021 03d 1MA1 3F MS
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  87. November 2021 01a 1MA1 1F Non-Calc
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  98. June 2022 01a 1MA1 1F Non-Calc
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  101. June 2022 06a 1MA1 3H Calc
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  107. June 2022 04a 1MA1 1H Non-Calc
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  110. Further Maths June 21 Calc Paper 2
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  111. Further Maths June 21 Non-Calc Paper 1
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  112. Further Maths June 22 Calc Paper 1
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  114. Further Maths Specimen Calc Paper 2 2020
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  115. Further Maths Specimen Non-Calc Paper 2020
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