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This information is designed to tell you a little about Maths at Lacon Childe School.
All pupils have three hours of Maths each week. Classwork is supplemented by homework.
Homework is an integral part of a pupil’s learning and is set once a week with a minimum of 30 minutes expected in year 7 and over an hour for GCSE classes in key stage 4.
Homework is timetabled so that all pupils have the opportunity to attend maths help. This is a lunchtime club, taken by members of the department, where pupils can receive extra tuition in areas of difficulty. In the library there is a section for mathematics, containing a variety of books, which can be used for revision, extension work, coursework or just for pleasure.
In year 7 pupils are initially taught in mixed ability classes with differentiated tasks from the new Key Maths textbook. At the end of the first half term pupils are set for maths. Setting is then continued throughout each year group, with pupil progress being regularly monitored and reviewed. The flexibility for pupils to move between sets is retained throughout.
Textbooks are provided for all year groups, and pupils are issued with separate exercise books for classwork, homework and notetaking. Pupils are expected to provide their own calculators as soon as possible. Guidance is given about the most suitable type. However there will also be an emphasis on mental arithmetic in all year groups.
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All pupils are involved in investigational work, which forms part of their assessment in each year. Such work prepares the student for the coursework requirements in Key Stage 4.
A wide variety of GCSE courses is offered and further information is provided at the relevant time.
In Lacon Childe School we aim to stretch the minds of children, to increase intellectual curiosity and evolve an awareness of how mathematical ways of thinking are becoming more relevant to society. Most importantly we hope to generate the view that maths can be fun!!
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