Maths at Stringer
Key Stage 3 (Years 7—9)
The pupils in years 7 and 9 are taught for 6 hours each fortnight, those in year 8 for 5 hours.
Year 7
The children are taught in seven teaching groups with three levels of ability. The teaching follows the National Numeracy Strategy and includes open-ended, investigative content which we believe lays a good foundation for the logical and creative thought required later.
There is some in-class extra support for the weaker children and there are frequent tests, on the basis of which there is a free exchange between ability sets.
Years 8 and 9
Pupils are set in six teaching groups and the key stage concludes with the national SAT tests at the end of year 9.
Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11)
The diet increases to between 6 and 8 hours per fortnight and some movement between ability sets continues.
The pupils will take GCSE maths in two tiers:
- Higher grades A*, A, B, C and D
- Foundation grades C, D, E, F and G
About 60% of the children can expect to achieve a grade C or better. The top set pupils are also taught and entered for GCSE Statistics in which all can expect to achieve grade C or better.
Statistics
Our top set children take GCSE statistics in addition to maths and it is greatly appreciated by them when they become “A” level students of Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Geography etc. Other pupils may take Statistics as an option.
AS Maths
We are now offering AS Maths as an option for our most able mathematicians at KS4, initially for those pupils who will be taking exams in 2010.
