It is our aim to make Mathematics challenging, enriching and enjoyable. All members of the department have a keen enthusiasm for the subject, which we hope to communicate to students.
The department currently has six dedicated rooms and all contain interactive whiteboards. We have a class set of laptops and a wide variety of maths specific software including Autograph, Cabri, Omnigraph and SMILE. We are fortunate to have new and up to date textbooks and a good range of practical equipment to support learning.
We subscribe to an online maths website called “My Maths” and students are encouraged to use this to develop knowledge and understanding. It is also a good source of revision material.
Maths classes are set by ability which allows similar ability students to be taught at an appropriate pace. Through regular assessment students may move up or down a set as appropriate to ensure the teaching best matches the ability of the students.
Individual help for students, from all year groups, is available at lunchtime from 12.30 to 1pm each day.
Students are expected to bring a geometry set and calculator to every lesson and these can be purchased in school at cost price. It helps if everyone uses the same type of calculator and for several years we have been using Sharp EL-531WH which we have found to be the easiest to use.
