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University - Edge Hill University

Studied - Mathematics in Secondary Education with QTS

Favourites

Maths Topic - Calculus

Film - Greatest Showman

Sport - Sh'Bam

Food - Enchiladas

Book - The Hating Game

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What do CTK  students think about maths?

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What do CTK  students think about maths?

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I enjoy maths so much because when you understand what you're doing it’s such a good feeling and when you finally work out how to do something you get a great feeling of achievement because maths can be hard but if you keep going you will be the best you can be. I also like the way of working out in maths, all very easy to understand.

Jess year 10

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Find the correct date, choose a level, bronze is the easiest, and try 5 questions each day to keep your primary maths skills fresh in your head. You will need them in year 7!

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Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum - KS2 questions in increasing difficulty January 1st January Bronze Silver Gold Platinum 2nd January Bronze Silver Gold Platinum 3rd January Bronze Silver Gold Platinum 4th January Bronze Silver Gold ...

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These resources will take you beyond what has been learnt at Key stage 2, helping bridge the gap into Key stage 3.
Complete the projects and hand them in to your teachers at the start of Year 7 to show what you can do.

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Making the move from Year 6 to Year 7 is an exciting time, with lots of changes to prepare for: a new timetable, new teachers and even new friends. To help students make the move a little bit easier we've created some brand new transition resources. These resources will take students beyond what has been learnt at Key stage 2, helping bridge the gap into Key stage 3.

We would encourage students to complete the summer extension projects below and hand them in to their teachers at the start of Year 7 to show what they can do.

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Making the move from Year 6 to Year 7 is an exciting time, with lots of changes to prepare for: a new timetable, new teachers and even new friends. To help students make the move a little bit easier we've created some brand new transition resources.

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MEI's Calculator Crunch is a fun way to get Year 6s 'calculator-ready' for the secondary curriculum and provide extra practice for Year 7s.

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A course for year 6 students to help them to prepare for starting year 7 in September. Free of charge through Numerise.

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Check out this beautiful website full of amazing maths activities and courses. Great site. Create yourself a free account and go explore!

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Discover Mathigon, the Mathematical Playground. Learning mathematics has never been so interactive and fun!

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New part of the NRICH site.
This feature is a little different from usual! NRICH have chosen some of their favourite activities and games from the NRICH collection that are ideal for working on at home without a teacher.

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This feature is a little different from usual! We have selected some of our favourite activities and games from the NRICH collection that are ideal for working on at home without a teacher.

If your teacher, parent or carer has a Twitter account, you could ask them to share what you did using the hashtag #nrichmathsAtHome

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This feature is full of activities for you to work on at home.

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University - Edge Hill University

Studied - Mathematics in Secondary Education with QTS

Favourites:

Maths topic - Solving algebraic equations

Film - Star Wars Trilogy, Thor, 21 Jump Street, The Greatest Showman, Any Marvel film

Sport - Swimming and Dance

Food - Lasagne followed by Phish Food Icecream

Book -  The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde

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University - Open University
Studied - Maths and Statistics
Favourites:
Maths Topic: Algebra
Film: Back to the Future
Sport: Volleyball
Food: Chocolate so bring some
Book: Harper Lee: To kill a mockingbird

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Have a go at the White Rose Maths problem of the day, every day.

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Explore this website to extend your maths skills. Lots of activities for primary and secondary students.

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The Nrich Maths Project Cambridge,England. Mathematics resources for children,parents and teachers to enrich learning. Problems,children’s solutions,interactivities,games,articles.

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Have a look around.

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A website to inspire creativity in maths

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Do you know what these key words and phrases mean? Try to learn them so you are ready to start maths in September!

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Want a challenge? Register for a free student account (Year 7 and below) and check out all of the interesting maths stuff.

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A home for curious mathematical minds. For ages 10-16 anywhere in the world. 100% free. Live interactive Maths Circles and puzzle sheets every week.

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Play some free maths games.

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Math Games – Free Online for Grades K–6 | Math Playground

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300+ free math games to build fluency and problem solving. Kid-safe, classroom-ready, no sign-in.

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When you start at CTK you will be given access to Sparx Maths. We use this to set your homework and you can use it to hep you revise for tests, GCSE exams and to fill in gaps in your knowledge.

The link above takes you to a sample video.

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Sparx Maths builds maths confidence through personalised homework for students aged 11-16 and is proven to significantly boost grades by the University of Cambridge

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Puzzles, games, maths dictionary

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Math explained in easy language, plus puzzles, games, worksheets and an illustrated dictionary. For K-12 kids, teachers and parents.

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University -Ripon and York
Studied: Maths
Favourites:
Maths Topic: Vectors
Film: Bridget Jones
Sport: Rugby
Food: Lamb
Book: Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland

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University Glasgow
Studied Fire Risk Engineering
Favourites
Maths Topic Algebra
Sport Squash
Food Curry
Book The remains of the day

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I love maths at CTK because they make it understandable and fun. Maths has always been a tough subject for me but my teachers and classmates have taught me that by working hard Maths can actually be enjoyable

Emily year 10

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I enjoy maths in my school because I am challenged in my work and My knowledge is expanded throughDaily challenges and tests.

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I enjoy maths in my school because I am challenged in my work and My knowledge is expanded throughDaily challenges and tests.

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Freya year 9

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Corbett Maths Quizzes to reinforce your Year 6 learning

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Corbett Maths Quizzes to reinforce your Year 6 learning

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CURRICULUM RATIONALE

The aim of the maths department is to produce lifelong learners of mathematics and problem solvers that can transfer those skills across all subjects and into their future careers.

The curriculum is planned and linked to ensure that knowledge acquisition is paramount and progresses to ensure that knowledge is built upon from the previous learning. This knowledge when consolidated should then be built upon to enable pupils to adapt it to solving more complex problems that promote and encourage deep thinking.

The scheme of work is subject to review at key points termly with all teachers understanding the expectation to stay in step with the scheme model but also respond if they need more time on a unit to develop fluency and mastery.  Knowledge checks at the end of each unit ensures that we assess and intervene in gaps in knowledge regularly throughout the year.  We link this to homework setting that responds to those gaps and encourages knowledge acquisition and recall through staggering homework to address work covered in the previous term.

The SoW runs over 5 years which in time pupils see little change from Key Stage 3 to 4 in the subject on the learning journey so negates the need for a change in emphasis and reduces the possibility of a year 9 dip in learning.  We also aim to ensure that the transition between KS2 and KS3 is smooth and that we use early data analysis and good links with primary schools to ensure that there are no wasted years.  The structures that we will embed at KS3 of test, analyse and intervene are the successful basis for knowledge acquisition and learning at any stage and will continue in key stage 4.

All KS3 pupils follow a numeracy starter programme to embed key skills and practice the application of them in a variety of ways as we believe that strong numeracy is the key to unlocking future mathematical success.  Problem solving opportunities and retrieval practice are also built explicitly into our curriculum.

All children follow the same curriculum and steps are made to ensure inclusion for all groups with educational needs.  The expectation is that teachers will adapt the curriculum appropriately to ensure all pupils have the same opportunities to achieve in mathematics regardless of starting points.

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maths year 7 course overview CTK 2020 (1)

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maths year 10 course overview foundation CTK 2020

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maths year 10 course overview higher CTK 2020

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maths year 11 course overview foundation CTK 2020

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maths year 11 course overview higher CTK 2020

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maths year 12 course overview CTK 2020 (1) (1)

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maths year 13 course overview CTK 2020 (1) (1)

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Maths year 6 Transition

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University Lancaster

Studied mathematics

Favourites:

-maths topic: Group theory and number theory

- film: Lord of the Rings

- sport: Chess

- food: Pasta

- book: Darth Bane Trilogy

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Literacy in mathematics can help to improve your mathematical ability but more importantly can bring to life  the subject in many ways beyond the school curriculum.  

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Literacy in mathematics can help to improve your mathematical ability but more importantly can bring to life  the subject in many ways beyond the school curriculum.  

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University: University of Liverpool
Favourites:
- maths topic: Algebraic Proof
- film: Hocus Pocus
- sport/hobby: Going the gym
- food: Pad Thai
- book: Thursday Night Murder Club

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University Liverpool
Studied education with mathematics
Favourites:

- maths topic: solving equations

- film: saving private Ryan

- sport: hockey

- food: pizza

- book: Guinness book of records

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You will need a calculator as you progress through CTK. This is the current model we use but there are many available. Please ensure it is a scientific calculator.

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Casio fx-85GTCW Black Scientific Calculator