Mathematics at KS3

INFORMATION EVENING

CHESTERTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

At Chesterton we…

Have high expectations of all studentsExpect all students to work hardExpect all students to be resilientExpect all students to maintain a

positive attitudeHave excellent results:39%A*A; 85% A*-C

It is not because things are difficult that we dare not

venture. It is because we dare not venture that they are

difficult.Seneca

New Maths GCSE from 2017

Higher-grades 4 to 9 ( C to A**)Note 9 is a competitive grade-

top 3%. Currently 6% nationally get A* (Chesterton had 23% A*)

Foundation- grades 1 to 5 (G to low B)

Year 7 sets, teachers and curriculum and contact

Year 7

Class SoL Teacher

7raa Higher Ewen Chamberlain/Jo Howe

7faa Higher Jo Howe

7rab Higher Wendy Lee

7fab1 Higher Liz Hill

7fab2 Higher James Quarrington

7ac1 Higher Jo Scholten

7ac2 Foundation Barbara Sterecki

7c Foundation Lisa Kennedy

Year 8 sets, teachers and curriculumClass SoL Teacher

8raa Higher James Quarrington/Wendy Lee

8faa Higher Wendy Lee

8rab Higher Ewen Chamberlain/ Jo Howe

8fab1 Higher Jo Scholten/ Ewen Chamberlain

8fab2 Foundation Jo Howe

8ac Foundation Barbara Sterercki

8c Foundation Nayeerah Allybux

Year 9 sets, teachers and curriculum

No early entry GCSE

Class SoL Teacher9rext Higher Nayeerah Allybux

9fext Higher James Quarrington

9raa Higher Jo Howe/ Wendy Lee

9faa Higher Barbara Sterecki

9rab Higher Jo Scholten/ Andy Cornick

9fab Higher Andy Cornick

9fac Foundation Wendy Lee

9rac Foundation Ewen Chamberlain9fc Foundation Ewen Chamberlain

Mastery

Mastery is something that we want pupils to acquire. All pupils.

So a ‘mastery maths curriculum’, or ‘mastery approaches’ to teaching maths, or ‘mastery teaching’ in maths lessons all have the same aim—to help pupils, over time, acquire mastery of the subject.

And mastery of maths means a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject. Among the by-products of developing mastery, and to a degree part of the process, are a number of elements:

fluency (rapid and accurate recall and application of facts and concepts)

a growing confidence to reason mathematically

the ability to apply maths to solve problems, to conjecture and to test hypotheses.

Mastery of maths, which should build gradually as a child goes through school, is a tool for life, and immeasurably more valuable than the short term ability to answer questions in tests or exams.

Resources

The teacher

Intervention and support staff

Text books

Mymaths

Mathswatch

The curriculum

http://chestertoncurriculum.org.uk/maths/

What you can do to support your child

Talk about what they have learned

Always be positive about maths

Sensible support with homework

Mental maths and problem solving

Assessment dates are on the website

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may

learn how to do it.

Picasso