Merrill Academy is part of Archway Learning Trust.
Our Curriculum Intent:
Our mission statement is:
"Using
mathematics, you see the world beyond your imagination”
[Nilesh
Prasad]
Mathematics is required for everyday
life and understanding our world’s economy. It is also essential for designing,
art, engineering, and understanding the world and the wider universe. It is fundamentally
important to ensure that all students have the best possible mathematics
education. They need to understand the mathematics they learn so they can be
creative in solving problems, as well as being confident in using the mathematical
skills which are necessary and transferable for life. A fundamental outcome
from the study of mathematics is the understanding that "every problem has a
solution”.
At Merrill, our
Mathematics curriculum aims to teach the following skills:
1.
Fluency
in the fundamental concepts and processes of Mathematics
2.
Reasoning
ability, i.e. to be able to provide a Mathematical argument to follow lines of
enquiry; generating and testing hypotheses; proof; address misconceptions with
Mathematical reasoning
3.
Problem
Solving through applying fluency to novel problems in systematic ways
4.
Knowledge
Retrieval
KS3 Curriculum map
KS4 Curriculum map – GCSE Maths: Edexcel
At the end of Year 9 students are assessed using the Edexcel GCSE
Baseline test to decide whether they should follow the Foundation or Higher
route in years 10 and 11.
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Year 10
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Year 10
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GCSE (9-1) Higher Route
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GCSE (9-1)
Foundation Route
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Unit 1 Number
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Unit 1 Number
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Unit 2 Algebra
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Unit 2 Algebra
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Unit 3 Interpreting and representing data
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Unit 3 Graphs,
tables and charts
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Unit 4 Fractions, ratio and proportion
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Unit 4 Fractions and percentages
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Unit 5 Angles and trigonometry
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Unit 5 Equations,
inequalities and sequences
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Unit 6 Graphs
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Unit 6 Angles
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Unit 7 Area and volume
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Unit 7 Averages and
range
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Unit 8 Transformation and constructions
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Unit 8 Perimeter, area and volume 1
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Unit 9 Equations and inequalities
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Unit 9 Graphs
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Unit 10 Probability
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Unit 10 Transformations
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Unit 11 Multiplicative reasoning
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Unit 11 Ratio and
proportion
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Unit 12 Similarly and congruence
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Unit 12 Right-angled triangles
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Unit 13 More trigonometry
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Unit 13 Probability
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Unit 14 Further statistics
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Unit 14 Multiplicative reasoning
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Unit 15 Equations and graphs
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Unit 15
Constructions, loci and bearings
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MOCK EXAM
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MOCK EXAM
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The Year
11 course content is split into six strands:
Number,
Algebra, Geometry, Ratio, Proportion and Rate of Change, Probability and
Statistics
Each class
teacher writes a medium-term scheme of learning which is bespoke to the needs
of their group. These are identified from the careful analysis of the year 10
mock exam.
Homework:
Homework is an important part of the course and will be set
once a week. The nature of the tasks set will vary and may include the follow
up of class-work activities, computer set tasks, combination of electronic
homework and paper-based homework are used.
Head of Faculty
Mr N Prasad
Merrill Online