4-7 Years
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St Faith's Prep
Mathematics
Here at St Faith’s we believe every pupil should have the chance to fulfil their mathematical potential through work that is engaging and rigorous.
Throughout the school emphasis is placed on ensuring strong foundational skills and knowledge, along with problem solving and investigations, which are a good way to engage the enquiring mind. The small class size and positive attitude to learning shown by the pupils allow the work to be covered at a greater pace which, in turn, allows them to advance through the work so that they have challenge in what they do.
As they progress, we feel it’s really important that pupils get the chance to appreciate the beauty and wonder of Mathematics as well as see how the subject is integral to modern day life. Our pupils are regularly successful in national maths competitions, such as the UK Maths Team Challenge for Year 8 pupils.
Here’s a taste of what happens in each year:
Year 3
Year 4
- Number, Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Measure (Area), Multiplication and Division
- Multiplication and Division, Length and Perimeter, Fractions, Decimals
- Decimals, Money, Time, Geometry (angles and 2D shapes), Statistics, Geometry (position and direction)
Year 5
- Addition and Subtraction; Types of Numbers: Multiples, Factors, Primes, Squares and Roots; Long Multiplication and Short Division, Measure: Area and Perimeter
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division; Time: 12hour and 24hour; Data Handling; Graph work
- Percentages; Ratio; Measure: conversions; Geometry: angles, 2D shapes, 3D shapes; Volume and Surface Area; Co-ordinates; Probability
Year 6
- Averages; Algebra; Sequences; Core Number skills; Rounding; Multiples and Factors; Squares, Cubes and Roots; Decimals; Fractions, Decimals and Percentages; Ratio; Area, Perimeter; 3D shape, Co-ordinates
- Algebra; Data Handling; Probability; Open-ended Investigation
- Symmetry; 2D and 3D shapes; Negative Numbers; Measure; Ratio and Proportion; Volume and Surface Area
Year 7
- Properties of Number; Fractions; Area and Perimeter; Negative Numbers; Sequences; Algebra; Calculator work
- Geometrical reasoning; Straight Line Graphs; Transformations: Reflection, Rotation, Translation and Enlargement; Fractions, Decimals, Percentages; Data Handling; Graph Work; Averages
- Revision for Year 7 Exams; Pythagoras’ Theorem; Ratio and Proportion; Circles; Volume and Surface Area; Probability; Open-ended Investigation
Year 8
- Algebra; Fractions, Decimals and Percentages; Circles, Shape & Angles; Properties of Number; Speed, Distance, Time; Preparation for External Exams
- Preparation for External Exams; Graphs of Non-Linear Functions; Volume and Surface Area; Data Handling
- Linear and Quadratic Sequences; Probability; Personal Finance: tax, budgeting; Stocks and Shares Project
Rosie Rainsford
Head of Mathematics