Mathematics
Mathematics Curriculum Intent and Rationale
The curriculum intent of the Mathematics Department stems of the overall aims and visions of the school. At The Mandeville School we aim to develop students who not only believe in themselves but pupils who can think independently both within the maths classroom and outside.
The Mathematics Curriculum gives students the opportunity to:
Believe
- For all pupils to really enjoy and have a positive attitude towards Mathematics so that they can appreciate the power and beauty of the subject.
- Instil belief, develop their character, including resilience, confidence and independence, so that they contribute positively to the life of the school, their local community and the wider environment. This in turn will ensure that future goals are well thought about, producing active members of society.
Achieve
- Equipping with the knowledge, skills and processes to reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and therefore developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language. Through contextualising numbers, learners will develop the ability to use Mathematics to make decisions and make positive choices.
- Communicate, justify, argue and prove using mathematical vocabulary. With a focus on oracy, the emphasis is on the student voice with learners thinking critically and reasoning together, utilizing mathematical vocabulary to express knowledge and understanding.
- 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. The Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract (CPA) is a highly effective approach to teaching that develops a deep and sustainable understanding of maths in pupils.
Succeed
- Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, 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.
- Exploration of maths in the world of employment giving greater opportunities to achieve success.
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education." – Martin Luther King Jr
Learning Journeys
Curriculum Maps
Subject Revision Resources
Useful Websites
Edexcel Revision Checklist
Sparx Codes - can be used for topics when carrying out independent learning.
