Curriculum
At Wallingford we feel it is important that young people get the opportunity to create products and explore new materials in a safe and empowering environment. Across the four subject areas within Design Technology, we aim to encourage our pupils to be creative thinkers and challenge them to design innovative products for real life problems. This is done by exposing them to relevant design briefs that are then analysed and developed individually and in group activities.
We teach a wide range of theory content through KS3 into KS4 and A level. This provides pupils with knowledge about what materials products are made from and how they are manufactured in industry. We teach them about the impact products have to the quality of users lives, the further impact on the global market and the environment. They are asked to explore new technologies and consider greener solutions and to test how these can be applied to the product they design in lessons.
Alongside this they are provided with practical skills that they can not only use to solve design issues in lessons but are skills they can use for life in the wider world. They acquire knowledge of materials, ingredients, consider users’ needs and sustainability so they have the confidence to work independently and responsibly. In this, the Design and Technology department fulfil the school’s ethos of enabling pupils to become both able and qualified and in turn thrive in our modern world.
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KS3 Design Technology
At Key Stage 3, Design Technology is taught in a "carousel" style, with students covering a range of disciplines at different times over the year.
Year 7
Fashion and Textiles
Pencil Roll Project: health and safety; using small pieces of equipment; using the sewing machine safely; introduction to the design brief; analysis of the task and research into fibres and fabrics; initial design/pattern ideas; introduction and demonstration of stencil printing; apply stencil print onto fabric; construction of a fabric roll design to hold pencils, pens and stationery.
Resistant Materials
Key Fobs: health and safety rules in the workshops; product analysis of existing key fob designs; design 4 different ideas; annotation skills; modelling skills - final design; introduction to first making process - gluing the acrylic pieces together; making changes to improved design work; demonstration into cutting and shaping (coping saw and files); cutting and shaping acrylic to final design, demonstration on how to use polishing wheel and pillar drill safely; shaping and refining/polishing; Dr Stika and finishing key fobs.
Product Design
Creative Carrier (card): task analysis; zigzag/curve model; research/initial ideas; final design; plan of make; test model; final model.
Food Preparation and Nutrition
- Cous Cous Salad: knife skills - bridge and claw
- Sushi: Shaping and knife skills
- Fruit Crumble: sweet rubbing in product and baking
- Cheesy Scones: understand how to use the rubbing in method to create texture
- Scone based Pizza: Practical Assessment
- Chicken Nuggets: cooking chicken safely; learn to enrobe.
- Apple Cakes: Creaming method
- Marble Pear Tray Bake: Adapting a recipe to make it healthier
Year 8
Fashion and Textiles
Sweet Shop Project: introduction to the design brief; analysis of the task; initial design ideas; developed design ideas; re-cap on using the sewing machine and applying Applique; applying Applique to hem the two back pieces of a cushion; understanding how to apply a fastening; planning and applying Applique to the front of the cushion; construction of the cushion.
Resistant Materials
Clocks: health and safety rules in the workshop; product analysis of existing clock designs; introduction to materials, e.g. MDF, acrylic and plywood; design 4-6 different ideas; annotation skills; modelling skills - final design; finish model and annotate what went well and what needs to be improved/developed; making changes to improve design; creating templates for all components; tool demonstration; cutting, shaping, polishing acrylic; applying paint/varnishes to timber; assembling components.
Product Design
Pop-up books: task analysis, research / initial ideas; final design; marking out; shaping models; painting models.
Food Preparation and Nutrition
- Eatwell Guide: theory of healthy eating
- Layered Pasta Salad: presentation and knife skills; healthy eating
- Spaghetti Bolognese: - cooking meat safely, simmering
- Macaroni Cheese: roux sauce making and pasta cooking
Year 9
Fashion and Textiles
Tech Roll Project: introduction to the design brief; analysis of the task; initial design ideas; apply pattern and colour to fabric (mark making); developed design ideas; re-cap on how to use the sewing machine and apply a printing technique (Stencilling) to fabric; planning and applying decoration to my fabric; construction of a container (Tech roll).
Resistant Materials
CAM Toy: health and safety rules in the workshop; product analysis of existing designs; working with wood and finishing techniques; CAM theory; design 4-6 different ideas; annotation skills; modelling skills - final design; finish model and annotate what went well and what needs to be improved/developed; making changes to improve design; creating templates for all components; tool demonstration; cutting, shaping, polishing; assembling components.
Food Preparation and Nutrition
- Gelatinisation, Breadmaking, Food hygiene and safety
- Sausage Rolls: Making rough puff pastry
- Savoury Swirls: Shaping pastry
- Jambalaya: multicultural dish
- Curry: multicultural dish
- Creating a Pizza: as per Eatwell Guide - breadmaking, shaping, kneading
- Effect of different sugars in fruity cookies
- Swiss Roll: whisking methods of cake making, rolling and decorating
- Maids of Honour: Cake making and shortcrust pastry
CAD
Slot together product: health and safety rules in the design suit; product analysis of existing slot together designs; modelling skills - final design; finish model and annotate what went well and what needs to be improved/developed; making changes to improve design; creating templates for all components, drawing on 2D design; annotation skills; research into the use of the laser cutter, assembling components.
GCSE Art & Design: Textiles
Year 10
Term 1
Decorative and embellishment techniques; presentation skills and annotation; using the sewing machine; reverse Applique; stencilling / printing; embroidery.
Term 2
Textures: Slashing, couching, embellishing, encapsulation techniques.
Terms 3 & 4
Garment construction skills; using a pattern; making a corset; fabric manipulation.
Exam preparation - design and make a piece of wearable art.
Terms 5 & 6
Completion of Inspired by Nature: Wearable Art Project
Extended Project - chosen from a range of briefs.
Year 11
Term 1 & 2
Extended Project - chosen from a range of briefs
Product development; modelling / pattern making; refining shape of product; developing design ideas; developing decoration
Terms 3 & 4
Exam Project
Term 5
Artist Workshop, final submission and exhibition.
GCSE DT: Resistant Materials
Year 10
Term 1
Exploring context and factors affecting the design process; usability; exploring existing designs; new and emerging technologies; sources of energy; wider influences on design & making; visibility of design solutions; CAD drawing.
Sketching and CAD mini NEA
Term 2
Properties of materials; factors influencing materials selection; paper and board; timber; metals; polymers; CAD skills.
Sketching and CAD mini NEA
Term 3
Textiles; new developments in materials; standard components; finishing materials; motion and levers; mechanical devices; electronic systems.
Ikea Project
Term 4
Modelling processes; wastage; additive manufacturing processes; deforming and reforming; scales of manufacture; large-scale processes.
Mock preparation.
Ikea Project
Term 5
Forces & stresses; improving functionality / scales production; ecological / social footprint / 6Rs.
Ikea Project
Term 6
Papers & boards; sources / origins / properties; working with papers & boards; commercial manufacturing; surface treatments / finishes.
Explore NEA context
Year 11
Term 1
NEA
Investigation / primary & secondary data; the work of others; design strategies; communication of design ideas; prototype development.
Term 2
NEA
Selection of materials & components; tolerances & allowances / marking out; specialist tools / equipment / techniques; surface treatments / finishes.
Terms 3, 4, & 5
Realisation of final piece; Evaluation
Final submission
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
Year 10
Term 1
- Eatwell Guide
- Knife skills
- Piping, mashing, handling raw meat
- Introduction to fats
- Micronutrients fat soluble vitamins
Term 2
- Dietary needs at different lifestages
- Special dietary needs and illnesses
- Energy needs
- Food provenance
- Pasta making
Term 3
- Theory of raising agents
- Eggs - aeration and coagulation
- Micro-organisms, food poisoning, key temperatures
- Cooking methods and heat transfer
- Sensory tests
Term 4
- Mock NEA 2 research
- Mock exams
Terms 5 & 6
- Mock NEA 2 - Research, planning, write-up
- Mock Practical Exams
Year 11
Term 1
- Theory topics in preparation for written exam.
- NEA 1
Term 2
- NEA 1
- Mock exams
Term 3
- NEA 2 - skills trial, practical exam
Term 4
- NEA2 write up
- Cooking and heat transfer
- Vitamins
- Proteins and fats
- Carbohydrates
- Food poisoning
- SME issues
- Food and packaging and labelling
- Food fortification and modification
- Functional properties of foods
- Uses of micro-organisms - cheese and yoghurt production
- Primary and secondary food processing
Terms 5 & 6
- Revision
- Exams
Level 3 Food Science & Nutrition
Year 12
Term 1
- Health and safety; the Eatwell guide; characteristics of unsatisfactory nutritional intake
- Functions of nutrients: proteins; lipids; carbohydrates; vitamins; minerals
- Food preparation: turning, boning, tenderising, blending, mincing, enriching
- Cooking: braising, roasting, frying, grilling, baking
- Presentation: piping (potato); carving (deboning chicken thighs, stuffing, roasting); complex stir fry; falafel; homemade pitta; burger in brioche bun
Term 2
- Meeting nutritional needs of specific groups:
- Different life stages: childhood, adulthood, female pre-/post-natal and menopausal, male, later adulthood
- Medical conditions: type 1/type 2 diabetes; anaemia; lactose intolerant; coeliac disease
- Culture: religious beliefs; vegans/vegetarians
- Lifestyle choices
- Food preparation: filleting fish
- Cooking: poaching
- Presentation: Piping (fish pie / en papiotte)
- Pastry skills, food styling, sugar and chocolate.
Terms 3, 4 and 5
- Mock exams, practical exams and external assessments
Term 6
- Experimenting to solve food production problems
- Changing food properties: denaturation; coagulation(syneresis); shortening; emulsification; sols-gels
- Variables affecting physical properties of food: temperature, chemical reactions, manipulation (stirring, beating, whisking)
- Setting success criteria for scientific investigations: comparison to food made with "standard" ingredients; appearance; smell/aroma; flavour; texture.
A Level Product Design
Year 12
Term 1
Manufacturing systems; use of digital technology; commercial practice; legislation; health and safety; value issues; impact of design on the environment; aesthetics; ergonomics & anthropometrics; technical data; testing; quality control & assurance; smart materials; metals; context/stakeholder; enterprise; user/ergonomics; existing products; new technology; past development / historical movements.
Term 2
Plastics; wood; surface finishes; manufacturing processes; marketing lifecycle; social, ethical, environmental product lifecycle; design for manufacture; distribution; intellectual property; experts / research.
Terms 3 & 4
Live project; graphical communication / communicating construction; digital design tools and software; design strategies / project management; factors affecting material choice; properties of materials; availability and optimum use of materials; structural integrity / triangulation and reinforcing.
Terms 5 & 6
NEA Design briefs and context; surface finishes aesthetic / functional; modern technologies; iterative models / modelling processes / CAD CAM; final prototypes / workshop processes; commercial processes; scales of production / quality control; digital technologies; evaluation / testing / standards; commercial viability; risk assessments / health and safety.
Year 13
Terms 1 & 2
Product focus and analysis; purpose and criteria; manufacturer & consumer needs; strength and weaknesses of product; comparison with others;
Terms 3 & 4
Making of final prototype.
Terms 5 & 6
Revision.
At Wallingford school the Science curriculum aims to:
- Ensure the curriculum builds on pupils’ varying knowledge of science from primary school and provides frequent opportunities to develop their planning, analytical, evaluatory and problem solving skills through practical and investigative work.
- Develop learners who have a thirst for knowledge and the creativity to become Scientists of tomorrow by nurturing enquiring minds to ask “Why?” and “How?”.
- Develop students’ appreciation of the impact science has on their lives both positive and negative.
- Ensure a science curriculum that stretches and challenges the ablest while also providing the scaffolding needed to ensure that students of all abilities achieve and exceed their potential.
- Provide curriculum pathways which support students of all abilities ensuring the best opportunities to successfully access higher education.
- Develop students mathematical and scientific literacy skills through applications in science.
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KS3 Science
In each year group, classes are taught the same set of topics, but in a different order.
Year 7
- Introduction to Science
- Cells, Inheritance and the Genome
- Substances, Mixtures, Atoms and Elements
- Energy
- From Cells to Organ Systems
- Chemical Reactions
- Forces
- Reproduction
- Space Physics
Year 8
- Biochemistry (photosynthesis and respiration)
- The Periodic Table, Elements and Mixtures
- Waves
- Health and Fitness
- Reactions and Sustainability
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Organisms and their Environment
- Earth Science
Year 9
In Year 9, students start studying the AQA Combined Science GCSE, which is worth two GCSEs. Some students will then go onto studying Triple Science (3 separate GCSEs in year 10). The topics covered this year include, although they may be delivered in a different order:
- Biology
- B1 Cell Biology
- Chemistry
- C1 Atomic Structure and Periodic Table
- C9 The Atmosphere
- C10 Using Resources
- Physics
- P1 Energy
- P3 Particle Model of Matter
GCSE Combined Science
Students are following AQA Trilogy GCSE specification, which is worth two GCSEs.
Year 10
- Biology
- B2 Organisation
- B3 Infection and Response
- B4 Bioenergetics
- Chemistry
- C2 Bonding
- C3 Quantitative Chemistry
- C4 Chemical Changes
- C5 Energy Changes
- Physics
- P2 Electricity
- P4 Atomic Structure
- P6 Waves
Year 11
- Biology
- B5 Homeostasis
- B6 Inheritance, Variation and Disease
- Chemistry
- C6 Rates of Reaction
- C7 Hydrocarbons
- C8 Chemical Analysis
- Physics
- P5 Forces 1 & 2
- P7 Electromagnetism
GCSE Triple Science
Students are following AQA Biology, Chemistry and Physics GCSE specification. This gives students 3 separate GCSEs.
Year 10
- Biology
- B2 Organisation
- B3 Infection and Response
- B4 Bioenergetics
- Chemistry
- C2 Bonding
- C3 Quantitative Chemistry
- C4 Chemical Changes
- C5 Energy Changes
- Physics
- P2 Electricity
- P4 Atomic Structure
- P6 Waves
Year 11
- Biology
- B5 Homeostasis
- B6 Inheritance, Variation and Disease
- Chemistry
- C6 Rates of Reaction
- C7 Hydrocarbons
- C8 Chemical Analysis
- Physics
- P5 Forces 1 & 2
- P7 Electromagnetism
- P8 Space
AAQ in Applied Science (Year 12 only)
Year 12
Term 1
- Unit 3 Physics Section C: Electricity and Energy (Electrical components in series and parallel and how they behave. Electrical energy and domestic energy costs)
- Unit 4 Internal assessment: (C2) Transfer of energy through electrical circuits. Calibration of equipment, finding resistivity of a metal.
- Unit 1 Biology Section A: Structure and function of cells and tissues
- A1 Structure and function of cells and tissues
- A2 Structure and function of specialised cells in multicellular organisms
Term 2
- Unit 4 Internal assessment: (C1) Transfer of thermal energy cooling curves to find specific heat capacity of liquids
- Unit 3 Physics Section A1: Working with waves (Basic wave theory, light emission spectra, superposition, diffraction gratings and standing waves
- Unit 3 Physics Section A2: Principles of optical fibres (Refraction, total internal reflection and uses in communication and medicine)
- Unit 1 Biology Section A: Structure and function of cells and tissues
- A3 Structure and function of biological tissues
- Unit 1 Biology Section B: Structure and function of biological molecules
- B1 Structure and function of water
- B2 Structure and function of carbohydrates
- B3 Structure and function of proteins
Term 3
- Unit 3 Physics Section A3: Uses of electromagnetic waves in communication. (The electromagnetic spectrum, inverse square law and using electromagnetic waves and frequencies in communication applications)
- Unit 4 Internal assessment: (C3) Transfer of energy from a renewable resource. Investigating solar cells output.
- Unit 3 Physics Section B1 Measurement and representation of motion (Graphical representation of motion and SUVAT equations)
- Unit 1 Biology Section B: Structure and function of biological molecules
- B4 Structure and function of nucleic acids
- B5 Structure and function of lipids
- Unit 1 Section C: Cellular transport and enzyme activity
- C1 Cell transport mechanisms
Term 4
- Unit 3 Physics Section B2: Laws of motion (Newton’s laws of motion, rate of change of momentum and application to transport safety. Reaching terminal velocity and applications)
- Unit 2 Chemistry Section A: Atomic and electronic structure (Atomic structure, electron arrangement, s,p,d, subshells and ionisation energies)
- Unit 1 Section C: Cellular transport and enzyme activity
- C2 Enzymes as biological catalysts
- C3 Homeostasis
Term 5
- Revision on Unit 3 Physics - Unit 3 exam May (16.7%)
- Revision on Unit 1 Biology - Unit 1 exam May (16.7%)
Term 6
- Unit 2 B: Bonding and structure (metallic, ionic and covalent bonding, physical properties of substances, molecular shape, Electronegativity and polarity, Intermolecular forces, Effect of hydrogen bonding on the properties of water
- Unit 2 Chemistry Section D: Physical chemistry D1.1 Concept of the mole and use in yield calculations
- Unit 4 Internal assessment Section A1 Laboratory equipment and its calibration
- Unit 4 Internal assessment Section A2 Preparation and standardisation of solutions using titration
BTEC Level 3 Applied Science (Year 13 only)
Year 13
Term 1
- Unit 3 practical skills and theory on Fuels and hydrocarbons
- Unit 8 Assignment preparation on the physiology of the human body
- Unit 1 Chemistry and Biology revision for mock
- Unit 8 Assignment carried out
Term 2
- Unit 3 practical skills and theory on electrical circuits
- Unit 1 Physics revision for January unit 1 exam
- Unit 1 Biology revision for January unit 1 exam
- Unit 1 Chemistry revision for January unit 1 exam
Term 3
- January unit 1 exam second week into term
- Unit 3 practical skills and theory on electrical circuits (continued)
- Unit 3 practical skills and theory on photosynthesis
- Unit 3 practical skills and theory on enzymes
Term 4
- Unit 3 practical skills and theory on diffusion
- Practical skills mock exam practice covering as wide a range of practicals and written exams.
Term 5
- Revision for unit 3 practical exam
- Revision for retakes of Unit 1 exam
A Level Biology
Year 12
Term 1
- Biological molecules
- Nucleic acids
- Cell structure
- Transport
Term 2
- Immune system
- DNA, genes and protein synthesis
- Genetic diversity
- Exchange
Term 3
- Biodiversity
- Mass transport
- Photosynthesis
Term 4
- Populations and ecosystems
- Response to stimuli
Term 5
- Nervous coordination and muscles
- Response to stimuli cont.
- Populations and ecosystems cont.
Term 6
- Revision and mock exams
Year 13
Term 1
- Respiration
- Energy and ecosystems
- Homeostasis
Term 2
- Gene expression
- Recombinant DNA technology
- Homeostasis
- Inherited change
Term 3
- Populations and evolution
- Recombinant DNA technology cont.
- Revision for mock exams
Term 4
- Populations and evolution cont.
- Recombinant DNA technology cont.
- Revision
A Level Chemistry
Year 12
Term 1
- Introduction to atoms
- Amount of substance
- Basic organic chemistry
- Alkanes
- Alkenes
Term 2
- Acids and redox
- Electron structure
- Structure and bonding
- Alcohols
Term 3
- Periodicity
- Reactivity trends
- Haloalkanes
- Organic synthesis
Term 4
- Enthalpy
- Rates of reaction
- Spectroscopy
Term 5
- Transition Metals
Term 6
- Revision for mocks
Year 13
Term 1
- Rates of reaction
- Aromatic Chemistry
- Carbonyls
- Amines, amino acids and proteins
Term 2
- Equilibria
- Acids, bases and pH
- Buffers and neutralisation
- Organic synthesis
Term 3
- Enthalpy
- Redox and electrode potential
- Spectroscopy
Term 4
- Transition metals review
Terms 5 & 6
- Revision
A Level Physics
We want our students to leave with the best possible grade from their two years, a grade that will open future doors.
What is more, it is our aim that students should end our two years together with an increased passion for Physics. Not simply a passion for the subject content but for the chase of solving a physical problem using acquired knowledge, logic and a bit of maths.
We hope that students will have an increased awareness of the Physics that is constantly around them and try to use various models and analogies from daily life to help students understand more abstract concepts. We hope that students will soon discover that they have the laws of Physics already in built into them.
We hope, through the use of a Flipped Classroom model to produce independent learners that are well prepared for study at university level whose understanding is greater through having engaged more intently through self-guided learning.
Our students will have developed and honed practical skills through the implementation of the endorsed practical investigations allowing them to take precise and accurate measurements from which they can calculate a desired physical constant.
Moreover, through the inclusion of innovative practical challenges that are not simply those on the spec, we hope to produce learners with a thirst for solving problems, the skill to plan a solution and the tenacity to stick with the problem until the end.
Year 12
Term 1
Kinematics; Linear motion; Projectile motion; Dynamics; Non-uniform acceleration; Moments and equilibrium; Density and pressure; Scalar and vector; ; springs; properties of matter.
Term 2
Properties of matter (cont.); Newton's Laws; collisions; charge; mean drift velocity; triangle of forces; work, energy and power; kinetic and potential; power; wave motion.
Term 3
EM waves; superposition; stationary waves; EMF & Pd; resistance and resistivity; series and parallel.
Term 4
Series and parallel (cont.); energy of photon; PE effect; W/P duality; internal resistance and potential dividers.
Term 5
Thermal physics; capacitors.
Term 6
Revision
Year 13
Term 1
Circular motion; centripetal force; simple harmonic oscillations; revision for internal exams.
Term 2
Radioactivity; Capacitors, Thermal Physics, Ideal Gas.
Term 3
Electric Field; Coulomb's law; Magnetic Fields; Medical Physics.
Term 4
Revision and consolidation of the course.
The vision of the Health and Social Care department at Wallingford School is that it can become the means by which our pupils can become resilient individuals who are prepared and equipped for an ever-changing world to which they feel certain they can contribute to in a meaningful way.
The department aims to help young people develop a sense of self-worth and the wisdom to see the world through the eyes of others and to understand their place within the world. We also want our learners to develop and have empathy for those around them, locally and globally and to be able to consider the dilemmas some people face from all walks of life.
The Health and Social Care department seeks to have high aspirations for all our students, support them to progress during their time at Wallingford, and encourage them to achieve the best that they are able to. We seek to design, implement (and evaluate) a curriculum which offers breadth and balance, impacts on students’ personal development and welfare.
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BTEC L2 Tech Award Health & Social Care
Year 10
Students in Year 10 will cover Component One: (Human Lifespan Development) and Component Two (Health & Social Care Services)
Term 1
- Understand how individuals develop Physically, Intellectually, Socially and Emotionally across all life stages
Term 2
- Understand the factors which affect growth and development across all life stages
Term 3
- Understand the support that individuals can access within Health & Social Care and the impact this will have on development across the life stages
Term 4
- Understand the Health & Social Care services which are available locally and nationally to service users and how service users can access such support
Term 5
- Understand the barriers that service users have when accessing Health & Service Care services and understand ways that barriers can be overcome
Term 6
- Understand the skills and attributes which contribute to effective Health & Social Care services
Year 11
Students in Year 11 will cover Component Two (Health & Social Care services) and Component Three (Health & Wellbeing)
Term 1
- Understand the obstacles that service users have when accessing Health & Social Care services and understand ways that obstacles can be overcome
Term 2
- Understand the health conditions that individuals may experience and the impact these health conditions have on areas of growth & development
Term 3
- Understand the lifestyle factors which may lead to poor health of an individual and understand recommendations which can be implemented to improve an individual's lifestyle
Term 4
- Understand and interpret lifestyle data and correctly identify the current health status on an individual
Terms 5
- Understand the importance of a health & wellbeing plan and the impact this will have on an individual
Term 6
- Revision and examinations
BTEC Level 3 Health & Social Care
Includes Extended Certificate and National Diploma
Year 12
Terms 1, 2 & 3
- Unit 1 - Human Lifespan Development
Terms 4, 5 & 6
- Unit 5 - Meeting Individual Care Needs
Year 13
Terms 1 & 2
- Unit 2 - Working in Health and Social Care
Terms 3, 4 & 5
- Unit 12 - Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
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
To provide every child in Years 7 to 9 with a series of enriching and exciting opportunities to become involved practically with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. To encourage girls to engage with STEM subjects with a particular focus on the future opportunities at KS4, KS5 and beyond, through role models, STEM Ambassadors and other engagement.
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