Students continue to follow a five year scheme of learning that is aspirational, challenging and offers sequential learning coupled with rigorous low stakes assessment to embed knowledge in student long term memory. This outcome of the design is to ensure students are stretched and challenged. The lessons involve problem-solving, fluency and reasoning aspects, essential skills for students to develop.

Students are given strategies to approach problem-solving questions, for example using bar modelling. There are also real-life contextualised questions (including questions on Science, technology, Engineering and Maths, STEM) to help students explore how mathematical problem-solving can be applied to practical activities.

Term by term study:

	Year 9 – Foundation	Year 9 – Higher
Autumn 1	Number properties Decimals	Number properties Indices Surds
Autumn 2	Algebraic expressions	Algebraic expressions and equations Sequences
Spring 1	Graphs, tables and charts Fractions and percentages	Interpreting and representing data Fractions, ratio and percentages
Spring 2	Equations and inequalities Sequences	Angles Trigonometry
Summer 1	Angles Averages and range	Linear and quadratic graphs Cubic and reciprocal graphs
Summer 2	Perimeter, area and volume	Area and volume Transformations Constructions