Maths KS4
Even the hardest of puzzles has a solution.
Curriculum Vision
At New Bridge Pathways we believe that a high-quality Maths education develops functional Maths skills, problem solving and reasoning skills and an understanding of the world that supports independent living and employment.
We intend all pupils to experience a sense of enjoyment and curiosity in their study of this subject. Pupils work towards gaining accreditation in Edexcel Entry Level Functional Skills Maths. There is the potential to gain level 1 and 2 qualifications through Edexcel Functional Skills.
The New Bridge Maths Curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils at the Pathways:
- Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
- Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language.
- Can solve problems by applying their 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.
Maths lessons at New Bridge School
Teaching focuses on developing pupils’ confidence and mental fluency with whole numbers, counting and place value. This involves working with numerals, words and the four operations, including with practical resources e.g. concrete objects and measuring tools. Pupils are given concrete objects to ensure they are secure before moving onto more conceptual working.
As pupils become increasingly fluent the focus shifts to developing pupils’ efficiency with written and mental methods and performing calculations accurately with increasingly large whole numbers. Pupils then build on this understanding by extending their understanding of the number system and place value to include larger integers. This should develop the connections that pupils make between multiplication and division with fractions, decimals, percentages and ratio.
Pupil Voice