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Mathematics at KS3

Learn about our high expectations and mastery approach in Mathematics at Chesterton Community College. Discover resources, curriculum, and how to support your child's learning. We aim to build solid foundations for lifelong math skills.

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Mathematics at KS3

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  1. Mathematics at KS3 Information evening Chesterton community college

  2. At Chesterton we… • Have high expectations of all students • Expect all students to work hard • Expect all students to be resilient • Expect all students to maintain a positive attitude • Have excellent results: • 39%A*A; 85% A*-C

  3. It is not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It is because we dare not venture that they are difficult.Seneca

  4. 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)

  5. Year 7 Year 7 sets, teachers and curriculum and contact

  6. Year 8 sets, teachers and curriculum

  7. Year 9 sets, teachers and curriculum • No early entry GCSE

  8. 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.

  9. Resources • The teacher • Intervention and support staff • Text books • Mymaths • Mathswatch

  10. The curriculum • http://chestertoncurriculum.org.uk/maths/

  11. 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

  12. I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Picasso

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