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Mathematics

Curriculum

At West Bromwich Collegiate Academy, our Mathematics curriculum is designed to inspire curiosity, build confidence, and equip students with the essential skills they need for success both in school and in life.

We encourage students to be curious, to ask questions, and to understand the ‘why’ and ‘how’ behind mathematical ideas. By nurturing independence and resilience, we help students become lifelong learners with the confidence to approach new challenges.

High expectations and appropriate challenge underpin our curriculum. We are committed to ensuring that all students, regardless of starting point, can fulfil their potential and develop a lasting appreciation of the value of Mathematics.

Our Aims

The Key Stage 3 Mathematics Curriculum aims for students to:

  • Become fluent in the fundamentals of Mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
  • Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language
  • Be able to solve problems by applying their Mathematics to a variety of routine and nonroutine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions
 
 

Ks3 MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM

  

Autumn 1 

Autumn 2 

Spring 1 

Spring 2 

Summer 1 

Summer 2 

Stage 7 

Numbers & the number System 
Calculating 

Checking, Approximating & Estimating 
Counting & Comparing 
Visualising & Constructing 
Investigating Properties of Shapes 

Algebraic proficiency: tinkering 
Exploring fractions, decimals and percentages 
Proportional Reasoning 

Pattern Sniffing 
Measuring space 
Investigating Angles 

Calculating fractions, decimals and percentages 
Solving equations and inequalities 
Calculating space 

Mathematical movement 
Presentation of data 
Measuring data 

Stage 8 

Numbers & the number system 
Calculating 

Visualising & Constructing 
Understanding Risk I 
Algebraic proficiency: Tinkering 

Exploring fractions, decimals and percentages 
Proportional Reasoning 
Pattern Sniffing 

Investigating Angles 
Calculating fractions, decimals and percentages 
Solving equations and inequalities 

Calculating space 
Algebraic proficiency: visualising 

Understanding Risk: II 
Presentation of data 
Measuring data 

Stage 9 

Calculating 
Visualising & Constructing 

Algebraic proficiency: tinkering 
Proportional Reasoning 

Pattern Sniffing 
Solving equations and inequalities I 

Calculating space 
Conjecturing 
Algebra: visualising 

Algebra: visualising 
Solving equations and inequalities II 

Understanding risk 
Presentation of data 


Key Stage 3

We deliver a carefully sequenced three-year Key Stage 3 curriculum that builds securely on the knowledge and skills students bring from primary school. Our approach ensures that the full KS3 National Curriculum is taught in depth, allowing students time to explore concepts, develop reasoning skills, and practise mathematical enquiry.

Throughout Key Stage 3, students experience a supportive and encouraging environment where they are challenged appropriately and guided to achieve their best. By the end of Year 9, students will have developed a strong foundation in Mathematics, preparing them confidently for the demands of GCSE study.