Title: Mathematics

Key Stage 3

At key stage 3 maths we have a hybrid curriculum which follows the structure of Sparx Maths curriculum embellished with real life examples related to Land and Environment and, where possible, we take maths outdoors.  

An overview of the Sparx curriculum can be found here https://sparxmathscurriculum.com/overview

Key stage 3 students use  Sparx Maths to complete their weekly maths homework. Sparx provides a highly personalised weekly homework to students, tailored to their attainment level and working speed. 

What is Sparx Maths Homework?

• Sparx provides personalized homework to each child, with questions that are challenging yet achievable, and tailored to their learning needs.

• The majority of each week's homework will be based on recently learnt topics, but it will also include some questions from previous topics to help reinforce their learning.

• Students access their homework on their online Sparx account, where they’ll get immediate feedback for each question about whether their answer was correct or they need to have another try.

• Every question in Sparx has a support video attached to that your child can get help independently.

 

Key Stage 4

For GCSE  maths we follow the Eduqas exam board.  At the end of year 11 students will sit 2 maths exams:

• Paper 1: 2hrs 15 minutes, 120 marks (Non Calculator)
• Paper 2: 2 hrs 15 minutes, 120 marks (Calculator)

Students will be entered for either Foundation (grades 1 – 5) or Higher (grades 4 – 9) and this will be decided based on their performance in year 10 and particularly the year 10 mock exams

The content of these exams is broken down like this:

Key stage 4 homework

• Year 10 students continue to use Sparx for homework, as detailed above.
• Year 11 students are set exam practice homework in the form of past paper questions.