At Wallingford we aim to provide our students with opportunities to become flexible thinkers and confident Mathematicians. We do this by allowing time to practise arithmetic skills, allowing students to become fluent with number. We emphasise the importance of acquiring knowledge and being able to recall it through frequent, low-stakes quizzes. Students are asked to apply their knowledge to problems that require multiple steps to reach a solution. We want our students to express themselves clearly, through contributions in class and their written work.
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KS3 Mathematics
Year 7
Term 1
- Algebra - simplifying, expressions, substitution (directed numbers and powers), solving equations, forming equations
- Ratio - writing, simplifying, sharing, writing as a fraction
- Angles - measuring and drawing, angle facts, calculating missing angles with reasons. Problem solving forming and solving angle facts.
Term 2
- Using a Calculator
- Co-ordinates, vertical and horizontal lines, tables of values, plotting graphs, y=mx+c, conversion graphs
- Transformations - reflection, rotation and translation - doing and describing
Term 3
- Data handling - mean, median, mode, range, mean from a table, drawing/interpreting bar charts, scatter graphs, pictograms, pie charts
- Fractions - writing, simplifying, mixed and improper, calculations of amounts and problem solving
- Properties of number
Term 4
- Fractions, decimals, percentages
- Percentages (non-calculator)
- Calculations
- Area, volume, surface area
Term 5
- Inequalities (Algebra recap)
- Sequences
- Rounding and Estimating
Term 6
- Roman Numerals and Time
- Probability
- Constructions of triangles
Year 8
Term 1
- Fractions
- Algebra - expressions, simplifying, expanding, factorising, substitution, solving equations, problem solving
- Sequences
- Fractions, decimals and percentages
- Percentages
Term 2
- Co-ordinates and graphs
- Rounding and estimating
- Transformations - reflection, rotation and translation
Term 3
- Angles
- Data - mean, median, mode, range, mean from a table, estimated mean, pie charts
- Using a Calculator
- Properties of Number
Term 4
- Properties of Number continued
- Pythagoras' Theorem
- Calculations
- Area, surface area, volume
Term 5
- Inequalities (Algebra recap)
- Ratio and proportion - including fractions-decimals-percentages
Term 6
- Probability
- Constructions - triangles, bisectors
- Algebra recap
- Straight line graph recap
Year 9
Term 1
- Ratio and proportion
- Angles
- Straight line graphs
- Algebra
Term 2
- Algebra continued
- Measurements and conversion - including graphs
- Rounding and estimation and using a calculator
- Standard form
- Enlargements
Term 3
- Fractions
- Properties of Number
- Percentages
- Data
Term 4
- Data (continued)
- Pythagoras (Trigonometry)
- Area, Volume, surface area
Terms 5
- Inequalities (Algebra recap)
- Calculations
- Compound measures
- Sequences
- Revision
Term 6
- Probability and logic and sets
- Straight line graph recap
GCSE Mathematics
Year 10
Term 1
- Expressions and formulas
- Solving equations (including simultaneous - Higher only)
- Quadratics - Higher only
- Properties of Number, Indices and Standard Index Form
- Algebra Revision / Catch-up - Foundation only
Term 2
- Rounding and estimation
- Error intervals (and bounds - Higher only)
- Transformations
- Algebra Revision / Catch-up
- Ratio & Proportional Thinking
Term 3
- Fractions, decimals and percentages (FDP)
- UAM (combining ratio, FDP and algebra)
- Straight Line Graphs
- Scale & Units of measure (including speed, density)
Term 4
- Data
- Revision & Catch-up
Term 5
- Perimeter and area of 2D shapes
- Volume and surface area
- Similarity (Higher grades 7+)
- Pythagoras & Trigonometry
Term 6
- Sequences
- Angle Rules
- Similarity
- Further Trigonometry (Higher only)
- Venns and set notation
- Properties of shape, plans and elevations (Foundation only)
Year 11
Term 1
- Functions
- Inequalities
- Surds - Higher grades 7+ only
- Iteration - Higher only
- Vectors
- Probability
Term 2
- Advanced Graphs
- Higher Algebra and proof - Higher grades 7+ only
- Real life graphs - Higher and Foundation up to grade 7 only
- Circle Theorems - Higher grades 7+ only
- Revision
Term 3
- Real life graphs (Higher grades 7+ only)
- Bearings, constructions and loci
Terms 4, 5 and 6
- Revision and exams
A Level Mathematics
Year 12
Term 1
- Algebraic expressions - basic algebraic manipulation, indices, surds
- Quadratics - factorising, solving, graphs and the discriminant
- Equations and inequalities - quadratic / linear simultaneous, linear and quadratic inequalities
- Graphs and transformations - cubic, quartic and reciprocal graphs, transforming graphs - f(x) notation
- Straight line graphs - Parallel / perpendicular lines, length and area problems
- Circles - equations of a circle, geometric problems on a grid
Term 2
- Algebraic methods - algebraic division, factor theorem and proof
- Binomial expansion - understand and use (ax+b)n and find unknown
- Differentiation - differentiating polynomials, second derivates, gradients, tangents, normals, maxima and minima
- Integration - integration of xn, definite integrals, area under curves
- Vectors - calculate magnitude and direction, multiply by scala, add and subtract, distance between two points
Term 3
- Modelling in mechanics
- Constant acceleration - kinematics, derive SUVAT
- Forces and motion - concept of force, Newton's laws, connected particles
- Variable acceleration - displacement, velocity, acceleration, use differentiation, integration and calculus to solve kinematic problems
Term 4
- Vectors
- Trigonometric identities and ratio
- Exponentials and logarithms - know and use ax, ex, log laws, inverse functions
- Representations of data - histograms, cumulative frequency, box plots
- Mean, mode, median, percentiles, range, variance, SD and coding
- Correlation - scatter diagrams, coefficient of regression
Term 5
- Probability - Venn, mutually and independent events, tree diagrams
- Statistical distributions - discrete probability distributions, binomial distribution - individual and cumulative
- Hypothesis testing - samples, critical values, binomial-one and two tailed
- Radians
Term 6
- Trig functions
- Algebraic methods
- Binomial expansion
Year 13
Term 1
- Functions and graphs
- Sequences and series
- Trigonometry and modelling
- Differentiation
Term 2
- Integration
- Regression, correlation and hypothesis testing
- Conditional probability
- Normal distribution
- Numerical methods
Term 3
- Parametric equations
- Vectors
- Moments
- Forces and friction
- Projectiles
Term 4
- Application of forces
- Further kinematics
Terms 5 & 6
- Revision
- Exams
A Level Further Mathematics
Core Pure Mathematics
- Complex Numbers
- Argand Diagrams
- Series
- Roots of Polynomials
- Volumes of Revolutions
- Matrices
- Linear Transformations
- Proof by Induction
- Vectors
- Methods in Calculus
- Polar Coordinates
- Hyperbolic Functions
- Methods in Differential Equations
- Modelling with Differential Equations
Decision Mathematics
- Algorithms
- Graphs and Networks
- Algorithms on Graphs
- Route Inspection
- The Travelling Salesman Problem
- Linear Programming
- The Simplex Algorithm
- Critical Path Analysis
Further Mechanics
- Momentum and Impulse
- Work, Energy and Power
- Elastic Strings and Springs
- Elastic Collisions in One Dimensions
- Elastic Collisions in Two Dimensions