Our mathematics curriculum is designed so that every pupil, whatever their starting point, can become a confident and capable mathematician. We believe mathematics is a subject for everyone, and that success comes from carefully sequenced teaching rather than fixed ability.
Our curriculum breaks content into small, logically ordered steps. Number, Algebra, Geometry and Measures, Statistics, Probability, and Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change are revisited across Years 7 to 11, so pupils meet key ideas repeatedly and each time in greater depth. Every unit begins with the foundational knowledge pupils need, which we check and secure before moving on to new core content. This means gaps are found and closed early, and pupils are not expected to build on shaky ground.
We want pupils to develop fluency in the fundamentals, to reason mathematically, and to solve problems in unfamiliar contexts. We also want them to see mathematics as useful, both in everyday decisions and in the wider world. Vocabulary, notation and clear explanation are taught explicitly, so that pupils can talk and write about mathematics with precision.
In Year 11, pupils follow the Entry Level, Foundation, Higher or Higher Plus pathway that gives them the best route to success, so that all pupils leave with the strongest qualification they can achieve and the knowledge to continue their learning after school.
About this plan. Concepts, core knowledge and foundational knowledge are drafted to make progression explicit; misconceptions sit in Medium Term Plans (MTPs).
DEEP Curriculum Overview
Through our DEEP curriculum, all pupils will learn to become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics through varied and frequent practice of increasingly complex problems over time. To develop an ability to think and reason mathematically. They will solve problems by applying 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. Through their 5-year journey, pupils will realise the application of Mathematics in the world around us, allowing them to develop a firm foundation for appropriate further study