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Richard Challoner School

Mathematics

Mathematics Teachers

  • Mrs H Mennis (Subject Leader)
  • Mr V Bardsley
  • Mrs N Cloudsdale
  • Mrs R Costello
  • Mr J Gallagher
  • Mr C MacGreevy
  • Mr N Mander
  • Mr I Olekh
  • Mr C Smith
  • Mrs A Southall
  • Miss M Taylor
  • Miss L Thompson

A Vision for Mathematics

Students at Richard Challoner study Maths because it enables them to succeed by developing tools that build confidence, self-esteem and resilience. Our maths teachers...

  • inspire students to make sense of the world around them
  • teach students to approach problems logically and systematically
  • encourage students to embrace and learn from their mistakes
  • support students to acquire knowledge and to develop fundamental skills that will be both relevant across their school studies and empowering throughout their lives.

Key Stage 3

KS3 Coordinator: Mr Bardsley

Please click below for the schemes of work...

KS3 overview of SOW 7N1, 7S1, 8N1, 8S1, 9Ma1, 9Ma2
KS3 overview of SOW 7N2, 7S2, 8N2, 8S2, 9Ma3, 9Ma4a, 9Ma4b
KS3 overview of SOW 7N2, 7S2, 8N2, 8S2, 9Ma3, 9Ma5, 9Ma6

 

Key Stage 4

KS4 Coordinator: Miss Taylor

Mathematics: GCSE

Exam Board: Edexcel

Assessment:

In Year 10 there are assessments after each unit and a mock exam at the end of the year.

In Year 11 there are assessments after each unit, two sets of mock exams, one in December and one in the spring.

Final GCSE assessment: Three papers each 1½ hours long covering all content; one non-calculator, two calculator papers.

GCSE Higher Course Outline
GCSE FOUNDATION COURSE OUTLINE

 

Key Stage 5

KS5 Coordinator: Mr C MacGreevy

Mathematics: A Level

A level Mathematics gives you the opportunity to further your understanding of topics in pure mathematics such as geometry, trigonometry and calculus and to use these concepts within applied mathematics.

Pure mathematics, worth ⅔ of the A Level, is the study of the basic concepts and structures that underpin mathematics and can be classified into:

  • algebra (functions, logarithms and calculus),
  • geometry (trigonometric identities and equations) and
  • modelling (the application of pure mathematics in real world contexts).

Applied mathematics, worth ⅓ of the A Level, is split into two strands:

  • Statistics (data collection and analysis, statistical distributions including probability and hypothesis testing) and
  • Mechanics (the study of motion and equilibrium, including forces and moments).

Exam board: Edexcel

Assessment:

At the end of year 12 there are 2 internal exams: 1 pure, 2 hours in length and 1 applied (statistics and mechanics), 75 minutes in length.

At the end of year 13 there are 3 external exams: 2 pure and 1 applied, each 2 hours in length.

Calculators are allowed for all exams.

Further Mathematics: A Level

Course Content: Further Mathematics broadens the student’s understanding of Mathematics by introducing new topics of Pure Mathematics and a larger selection of mathematical applications.  Pure Mathematics topics include matrices, complex numbers, differential equations and Maclaurin and Taylor series.

Students study Further Pure and optional papers comprising Mechanics and Decision Maths.  Further Pure and the optional units are in the ratio 1:1

Exam board: Edexcel

Assessment:

Four papers, two Further Pure and one Mechanics and one Decision Maths.

Each exam is 1.5 hours.

If Mathematics or Medicine is to be studied at University, please read the individual university prospectuses to discover the need, or not, of Further Mathematics at AS or A Level, and whether it is an advantage or disadvantage.  Visit www.ucas.co.uk for information about university requirements or http://furthermaths.org.uk/universities for advice.

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