MATHEMATICS
The Mathematics department at Robert Bruce
Middle School strives
to bring Mathematics into the real world that most of our students
experience in their lives. We see it
as a vital foundation for their continuing studies as well as their possible
future careers. Our aim is that
every child will have the possibility to reach their full potential through
ever improving lesson delivery and content.
Within Robert Bruce we are very lucky to have a dedicated and specialised Mathematics department who deliver the
curriculum as effectively as possible to students of all abilities. As well as continuing to build on
previous SATs results we are also looking at new ways to further improve
the progression through to the end of Key Stage 3. The new Numeracy Strategies are now
embedded into the curriculum and we are starting to introduce new ways to
assess pupil’s progress.
Children are set by ability so that the teaching can be tailored to
their individual needs and abilities.
Students of all years now have the opportunity to join Booster
classes and are able to use a number of varied and interesting resources in
their lessons including ICT. The
resources include a varied range of different textbooks which can be used
within a lesson to supplement the curriculum when required.
For 2009/10 we are introducing trips into the Mathematics department,
which we are hoping to increase in frequency and in numbers in the
future. Initially we are taking a
group of Gifted and Talented students on a trip to Bletchley Park,
where we will be breaking codes and solving puzzles.
At Robert Bruce we view
mathematics as an exciting field of endless possibilities. It is an
essential life skill, enabling people to manage a budget, shop and cook. It
is also a vital foundation for so many careers, from banking and retail to
engineering and health. We want to enable every child to reach their full
potential in maths.
We are fortunate to have
a dedicated and highly specialised Maths department who deliver the curriculum as
effectively as possible to pupils of all abilities. We are striving to
build on our success in recent improved SATs results and are embracing the
new national numeracy strategies in years 5, 6 and 7 with the introduction
of a new scheme of work tailored to the new national numeracy
strategy. We use a variety of
practical resources as well as IT to build on previous knowledge and
increase understanding.
Children are set by
ability so that the teaching can be tailored to their individual needs and
abilities.
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