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Faculty of Mathematics.
Head of Faculty and Subject: Mr Nick Shackleton
The Mathematics department consists of 9 full-time and one part-time members of staff and Mathematics resources can be seen here.
Mathematics is a compulsory subject throughout Years 7 to 11, and a well-subscribed subject in the Sixth Form.
Years 7 - 11
In Years 8 - 11 the subject is set by ability across the whole year group. Timetabling considerations do not allow this in Year 7, where the teaching is organised in two groups of 3 sets. In the Sixth Form Maths appears in two option blocks in both Years 12 and 13, and the groups here are again set by ability. There is also a Further Maths group, timetabled across both option blocks.
Entry into the school includes a mathematical assessment. For Years 7 - 10 there is a 45 minute entrance test, followed up by interviews for borderline candidates. Places in the Sixth Form are dependent on GCSE grades obtained with an A grade being a requirement for external candidates.
Examination specifications followed are:
GCSE EDEXCEL IGCSE 4MA0 (for all groups with two terminal exams at the end of year 11)
FSMQ OCR Additional Mathematics 6993 (for top set students only, sat at end of Year 11)
GCE OCR Mathematics (AS 3890, A 7890) and Further Mathematics (AS 3892, A 7892)
National Individual and Team Maths Challenges, and their follow up rounds, are entered regularly by all year groups.
