Year 10 – Mathematics

Head of Subject: Mrs F Wilmot

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Intended Outcomes

Year 10 continues and completes the GCSE course; we use this year to recap, consolidate and extend material taught in previous years as well as covering the necessary new content for the GCSE.

Set 1 and 2 will be taught the higher GCSE Paper, and will continue to further develop the work covered in previous years to ensure full understanding of the topics required for a good grade at the Higher Tier GCSE. 

  • Set 1 Course Implementation

    Geometry – Module 1 

    During this module students will cover the topics of Transformation Geometry, the 2D Representation of 3D shapes, Measures and Congruence and Similarity, both in 2D and 3D. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Geometry – Module 2 

    During this module students will extend their knowledge of Pythagoras’ Theorem into 3D problems and complete the work on Coordinates and Linear Graphs, Real Life Graphs and Trigonometry in right-angles triangles in both 2D and 3D. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Algebra 

    This module brings together work from previous years on Quadratics, solving them using advanced algebraic and graphical methods and cover the required work on Rearranging Complex Formulae, Proof and Functions, both composite and inverse. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Ratio and Proportion 

    In addition to the numerical solution of Ratio and Proportion problems this module also involves the algebraic solution of both Direct and Inverse Proportion problems. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Statistics 

    During this module, students will recap previous work on Statistical Diagrams, Averages and Range and Scatter Graphs and extend this work into Cumulative Frequency, Box Plots and Histograms. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Probability 

    All the previous work on Probability will be recapped and then extended into Tree Diagrams and the use of Venn Diagrams to solve conditional probability problems. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework. 

  • Set 2 Course Implementation

    Geometry – Module 1 

    During this module students will cover the topics of Transformation Geometry, the 2D Representation of 3D shapes, Measures and Congruence and Similarity, both in 2D and 3D. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Geometry – Module 2 

    During this module students will extend their knowledge of Pythagoras’ Theorem into 3D problems and complete the work on Coordinates and Linear Graphs, Real Life Graphs and Trigonometry in right-angles triangles in both 2D and 3D. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Ratio and Proportion 

    This module completes work from previous years and will cover the work required for the Higher Tier at GCSE. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Algebra 

    This module brings together work from previous years on Quadratics, solving them using advanced algebraic and graphical methods and cover the required work on Rearranging Complex Formulae, and Functions, both composite and inverse. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Direct and Inverse Proportion 

    This module involves the algebraic solution of both Direct and Inverse Proportion problems. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework. 

    Statistics

    During this module, students will recap previous work on Statistical Diagrams, Averages and Range and Scatter Graphs and extend this work into Cumulative Frequency, Box Plots and Histograms. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Probability 

    All of the previous work on Probability will be recapped and then extended into Tree Diagrams and the use of Venn Diagrams to solve conditional probability problems. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework. 

    Inequalities 

    Previous work on Inequalities on a number line will be recapped and then extended into Inequalities in 2D and regions. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework. 

     

  • Set 3 and 4 Course Implementation

    Geometry Module 1 

    This module includes work on Coordinates and Linear Graphs, Real life Graphs, 2D Representation of 3D Shapes and Measures; it builds upon work covered in previous years and completes the work for the GCSE. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes more formal tests. 

    Geometry Module 2 

    This module covers the GCSE material on Transformation Geometry, Congruency and Similarity, Pythagoras’ Theorem and Vectors. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes more formal tests. 

    Inequalities 

    In this module we look at inequalities on a number line and apply and interpret limits of accuracy. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes more formal tests. 

    Statistics 

    This module completes work studied in previous years on all statistical diagrams, averages and range as well as scatter graphs. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Probability 

    During this module we build on the work covered in previous years and extend this into the use of tree diagrams to solve problems. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test.

    Ratio, Proportion and Trigonometry 

    During this module students will extend their knowledge of basic ratio and proportion to include problems involving area and volume of similar shapes and cover the trigonometry of right-angled triangles. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Algebra – Module 1 

    This module covers the rest of the work for the GCSE on quadratics, solving them algebraically and graphically, and then looks at the more formal algebraic direct and inverse proportion problems, and then covers the work on rearranging formulae and identities. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework and includes a more formal test. 

    Algebra – Module 2 

    During this module students complete the GCSE course by studying the use of percentages in growth and decay problems, learn how to solve linear simultaneous equations and completes the work on sketching graphs. Assessment will be via continual assessment of classwork and homework. 

     

Learning Impact

End of module assessments will test students factual recall of basic skills as well as the ability to apply these skills to solve problems. 


Marked test papers with both the student’s result and class average will be kept in the Knowledge Organiser to facilitate communication with parents and to use for revision for the end of year examination. 

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