Welcome to Maths

Primary Intent

We aim to equip students with tools such as logical reasoning, problem solving skills and the ability to think in abstract ways. Instead of learning mathematical procedures by rote, we want students to build a deep understanding of concepts, which will enable them to apply their learning in different situations. Mathematics is taught through practical and written activities that have real meaning for the children, enabling them to develop their numerical skills and the ability to solve problems.

At Ark Globe Academy Primary, our Mathematics curriculum is delivered through the Mathematics Mastery programme from Reception to Year 6. The programme emphasises cumulative mastery of the essential knowledge and skills of mathematics. It embeds a deep understanding of maths by employing a concrete, pictorial, abstract approach – using objects and pictures before numbers and symbols so that students understand what they are doing rather than just learning to repeat routines without grasping what is happening.

Our Mathematics curriculum consists of the following areas of study:

using and applying maths in different contexts
number and algebra
shape, space and measure
data handling

Combined with this, our mathematics curriculum places a strong emphasis on arithmetic, developing mental recall of number facts before introducing written calculations for all the four operations. Our approach uses concrete manipulatives (such as number lines and bead strings), pictorial representatives (pictures representing mathematical concepts) and more abstract approaches (written equations). This structured support, combined with our high expectations, ensures that children make clear connections in mathematics which they can then apply to a variety of situations.

Secondary & Sixth Form Intent

Our Mathematics curriculum prepares our students for university and to be leaders in their community by:

Encouraging students to recognise that mathematics permeates the world around us
Enabling students to articulate their misconceptions and ideas using correct mathematical language and notations
Empowering students to develop their thinking and reasoning power

So that students can become logical thinkers and able problem solvers as individuals prepared for further learning in mathematics or functionally numerate citizens.

Year 1

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Numbers to 10, Adding and Subtracting to 10, Shape and Patterns	Numbers to 20, Addition and Subtraction within 20

Spring 1	Spring 2
Time, Exploring Calculations Strategies within 20, Numbers to 50	Addition and Subtraction within 20, Fractions, Measures: Length and Mass

Summer 1	Summer 2
Numbers to 50 to 100 and beyond, Addition and Subtraction, Money	Multiplication and Division, Measures: Capacity and Volume

All Year 1 subjects Next Year 1 Subject - English

Year 2

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Numbers within 100, Addition and Subtraction of 2-digit numbers, Addition and Subtraction word problems	Measures: Length, Graphs, Multiplication and Division: 2, 5 and 10

Spring 1	Spring 2
Time, Fractions, Addition and Subtraction of 2-digit numbers	Money, Faces, Shapes and Patterns; Lines and Turns

Summer 1	Summer 2
Numbers within 1000, Measures: Capacity and Volume, Measures: Mass	Exploring Calculation Strategies, Multiplication and Division: 3 and 4

All Year 2 subjects Next Year 2 Subject - English

Year 3

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Number Sense and Exploring Calculation, Place Value, Graphs	Addition and Subtraction, Length and Perimeter

Spring 1	Spring 2
Multiplication and Division, Deriving Multiplication and Division Facts	Time, Fractions

Summer 1	Summer 2
Angles and Shapes, Measures	Securing Multiplication and Division, Exploring Calculation Strategies and Place Value

All Year 3 subjects Next Year 3 Subject - English

Year 4

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Reasoning with 4-digit numbers, Addition and Subtraction	Multiplication and Division, Discrete and Continuous Data

Spring 1	Spring 2
Securing Multiplication Facts, Fractions, Time	Decimals, Area and Perimeter

Summer 1	Summer 2
Solving Measure and money problems, 2D Shape and Symmetry	Position and Direction, Reasoning with Patterns and Sequences, 3D Shape

All Year 4 subjects Next Year 4 Subject - English

Year 5

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Reasoning with Large Whole Integers, Integer addition and subtraction, Line Graphs	Multiplication and Division, Perimeter and Area

Spring 1	Spring 2
Fractions and Decimals, Angles	Fractions and Percentages, Transformations

Summer 1	Summer 2
Converting Units of Measure, Calculating Whole Numbers and Decimals	2D and 3D shape, Volume, Problem Solving

All Year 5 subjects Next Year 5 Subject - English

Year 6

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Integers and Decimals, Multiplication and Division, Calculation Problems	Fractions, Missing Angles and Length

Spring 1	Spring 2
Coordinates and Shapes, Fractions, Decimals and Measures	Percentages and Statistics, Proportion Problems

Summer 1	Summer 2
Revision of KS2 National Curriculum	Consolidate topics

All Year 6 subjects Next Year 6 Subject - English

Year 7

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Place value Arithmetic Factors and Multiples Order of operations	Directed numbers Expressions Equations and inequalities

Spring 1	Spring 2
Angles 3D Shapes Constructions	Coordinates Area Transformations

Summer 1	Summer 2
Prime factors Fraction concepts Fraction calculations	Fraction calculations Ratio Percentages

All Year 7 subjects Next Year 7 Subject - English

Year 8

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Sequences Equations Inequalities	Linear graphs Accuracy and estimation

Spring 1	Spring 2
Real-life graphs Direct and inverse proportion	Univariate data Bivariate data

Summer 1	Summer 2
Angles in polygons Bearings	Circles Volume and surface area

All Year 8 subjects Next Year 8 Subject - English

Year 9

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
FDP review Probability Sets, Venn, sample space	Linear equations review Simultaneous equations Solving simultaneous equations graphically Angle review

Spring 1	Spring 2
Constructions and Loci Congruence Pythagoras Ratio review	Similarity Enlargement Trigonometry Algebra review

Summer 1	Summer 2
Quadratics Surds	Indices Standard form Growth and Decay

All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - English

Year 10

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Foundation: Integers, place value Decimals Indices, powers, roots Factors, multiples, primes Algebra basics Higher: Calculations and rounding Indices, reciprocals and roots Factors, multiples and primes Standard form and surds Algebra basics	Foundation: Expressions, substitution, formulae Tables, charts and graphs Pie charts Scatter graphs FDP Percentages Higher: Sequences Averages and range Data and scatter graphs Fractions and percentages Ratio and proportion

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Foundation:
Integers, place value
Decimals
Indices, powers, roots
Factors, multiples, primes
Algebra basics

Higher:
Calculations and rounding
Indices, reciprocals and roots
Factors, multiples and primes
Standard form and surds
Algebra basics

Foundation:
Expressions, substitution, formulae
Tables, charts and graphs
Pie charts
Scatter graphs
FDP
Percentages

Higher:
Sequences
Averages and range
Data and scatter graphs
Fractions and percentages
Ratio and proportion

Spring 1	Spring 2
Foundation: Equations and inequalities Sequences Properties of shapes Parallel lines and angle facts Higher: Polygons, angles and parallel lines Pythagoras Trigonometry Real-life graphs Linear graphs Coordinate Geometry	Foundation: Angles in polygons Statistics, sampling and averages Perimeter, area and volume Higher: Quadratic, cubic and other graphs Perimeter, area and circles 3D Forms and Volume Accuracy and bounds

Spring 1

Spring 2

Foundation:
Equations and inequalities
Sequences
Properties of shapes
Parallel lines and angle facts

Higher:
Polygons, angles and parallel lines
Pythagoras
Trigonometry
Real-life graphs
Linear graphs
Coordinate Geometry

Foundation:
Angles in polygons
Statistics, sampling and averages
Perimeter, area and volume

Higher:
Quadratic, cubic and other graphs
Perimeter, area and circles
3D Forms and Volume
Accuracy and bounds

Summer 1	Summer 2
Foundation: Real-life graphs Straight-line graphs Transformations Ratio Higher: Transformations Constructions, loci and bearings Quadratic equations Simultaneous equations	Foundation: Proportion Pythagoras Trigonometry Higher: Inequalities Probability

Summer 1

Summer 2

Foundation:
Real-life graphs
Straight-line graphs
Transformations
Ratio

Higher:
Transformations
Constructions, loci and bearings
Quadratic equations
Simultaneous equations

Foundation:
Proportion
Pythagoras
Trigonometry

Higher:
Inequalities
Probability

All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - English

Year 11

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Foundation: Probability Multiplicative Reasoning Plans and Elevations Loci, Constructions and Bearings Higher Multiplicative reasoning Similarity and congruence in 2D and 3D Graphs of trigonometric functions Further trigonometry Collecting data	Foundation: Quadratic equations: expanding and factorising Quadratic equations: graphs Circles, cylinders, cones and spheres Fractions and reciprocals Indices and standard form Higher: Cumulative frequency, box plots and histograms Quadratics, expanding more than two brackets, sketching graphs, graphs of circles, cubes and quadratics Circle theorems Circle geometry Changing the subject of formulae (more complex), algebraic fractions, solving equations arising from algebraic fractions, rationalising surds, proof

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Foundation:
Probability
Multiplicative Reasoning
Plans and Elevations
Loci, Constructions and Bearings

Higher
Multiplicative reasoning
Similarity and congruence in 2D and 3D
Graphs of trigonometric functions
Further trigonometry
Collecting data

Foundation:
Quadratic equations: expanding and factorising
Quadratic equations: graphs
Circles, cylinders, cones and spheres
Fractions and reciprocals
Indices and standard form

Higher:
Cumulative frequency, box plots and histograms
Quadratics, expanding more than two brackets, sketching graphs, graphs of circles, cubes and quadratics
Circle theorems
Circle geometry
Changing the subject of formulae (more complex), algebraic fractions, solving equations arising from algebraic fractions, rationalising surds, proof

Spring 1	Spring 2
Foundation: Similarity and congruence in 2D Vectors Rearranging equations, graphs of cubic and reciprocal functions and simultaneous equations Higher: Vectors and geometric proof Reciprocal and exponential graphs; Gradient and area under graphs Direct and inverse proportion	Revision And Exams

Spring 1

Spring 2

Foundation:
Similarity and congruence in 2D
Vectors
Rearranging equations, graphs of cubic and reciprocal functions and simultaneous equations

Higher:
Vectors and geometric proof
Reciprocal and exponential graphs; Gradient and area under graphs
Direct and inverse proportion

Revision And Exams

Summer 1	Summer 2
Revision and Exams	Exams

All Year 11 subjects Next Year 11 Subject - English

Year 12

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Quadratics  Equations and inequalities  Graphs transformations  Straight line graphs  Circle	Quadratics    Equations and inequalities  Graphs transformations  Straight line graphs  Circle

Spring 1	Spring 2
Sampling Measures of location and dispersion Representation of data Probability	Sampling Measures of location and dispersion Representation of data Probability

Summer 1	Summer 2
Exponentials and Logarithms Constant acceleration Forces and Motion	Exponentials and Logarithms Constant acceleration Forces and Motion

All Year 12 subjects Next Year 12 Subject - English

Year 13

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Binomials Radians Trigonometric functions Trigonometry and Modelling	Parametric equations Differentiation Numerical Methods Integration

Spring 1	Spring 2
Regression, Correlation Conditional Probability Normal distribution	Moments Projectiles Applications of Forces Further Kinematics

Summer 1	Summer 2
Vectors Revision	Revision and Exams

All Year 13 subjects Next Year 13 Subject - English

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