Courses
We offer a broad and balanced curriculum, for key stage 3 (Years 7-9), key stage 4 (Years 10 and 11) and key stage 5 (Years 12 and 13 - Sixth Form). Click the appropriate button below to find the details for each subject offered in each key stage.
Further details of our curriculum are available on the curriculum page.
Overview
Mathematics
Introduction
In Years 7 and 8, maths teaching at Silverdale focuses on ensuring that students master the key concepts in depth. Students learn how to be fluent in the mathematical basics that they will need to access future learning, as well as how to apply these skills to problems presented in a variety of different ways to prepare them for GCSE-style questions.
Course leader
Mrs S Manning
Curriculum
Course content
Students are taught in ability groups throughout key stage 3, all following the White Rose curriculum. Our emphasis is on enjoying maths through a varied curriculum, whilst ensuring all basic number, algebra, shape and statistical skills are thoroughly addressed and understood to a good depth. Students are assessed three times a year and set changes take place as appropriate.
Topics
Topics studied in Year 7 are:
- Algebraic thinking.
- Plave value and proportion.
- Applications of number.
- Directed number.
- Fractional thinking.
- Lines and angles.
- Reasoning with number.
Topics studied in Year 8 are:
- Ratio and scale.
- Representations.
- Algebraic techniques.
- Developing number.
- Developing geometry.
- Reasoning with data.
