Welcome to the Mathematics Department’s page!
Departmental Staff:
- Mr S Akhtar – Director of Mathematics and Associate Assistant Head teacher
- Mrs G Harvey – Second in Department and responsible for KS4 and Year 7
- Mrs R Gilman – Maths Teacher and responsible for Year 9
- Miss A Carlyle – Maths Teacher and responsible for Year 8
- Mr D Hall – Key Stage 5 coordinator and Maths teacher
- Miss I Connor – Maths Teacher and responsible for Gifted and Talented in Maths
- Mrs V Westlake – Maths Teacher and Senior Atlas House Tutor
- Mr C Cumming – Teacher of Maths and Music, and Head of Electra House
- Mrs J Hill – Acting Head and Maths teacher
- Mr B. Cornick – Maths Teacher
- Miss J. Szollosi – Maths Teacher
- Mrs C. Evans – Maths Teacher
- Mrs A. Walton – Maths Teacher
- Mrs V Pedley – PD resource-base coordinator and TA in Maths
- Mrs J Strathdee – TA in Maths
- Mrs J. Bayliss – TA in Maths
The courses:
At Key Stage 3 (3 hours per week):
At Key Stage 4 (3 hours per week):
- The GCSE examinations are now using a Two-Tier system: Higher and Foundation. An extra course is provided for pupils of outstanding ability: Fastrack. Pupils on the higher end of their tier follow the “plus” version of that tier. For an overview of each GCSE course, click on the relevant tier below:
Ø Foundation
Ø Foundation Plus
Ø Higher
Ø Higher Plus
Ø Fastrack (Scheme Information not currently available)
Ø From school year 2008-2009 onwards, Year 9 groups will start in earnest on the GCSE course after their SAT Exams. As an illustration, an example of how the Higher Plus course might be organised over Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 can be found here.
At Key Stage 5…
…students can take the OCR AS/A2 level courses, which are described in more detail here. The available modules are Pure Mathematics with Statistics, and Pure Mathematics with Mechanics.
Our commitment to offering extra support:
The Mathematics department is a dedicated team of professionals, who offer regular support at lunchtimes and after school to any students who request or require it.
Alternatively, for curriculum support at KS3 and KS4 from home, visit the MEP website
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