The College consists of five distinct buildings spanning the life of the College from 1937 to the present day. Our facilities are excellent including our Digital Arts suite, drama studio and trampolining hall. We have specialist resources for the Arts, design and technology, computing, science and PE, as well as extensive classroom accommodation and a learning resources centre. All classrooms have access to the internet. An indoor tennis centre opened in January 2007 and is a superb resource for both students and for the local community.
At Sir Jonathan North we believe it is vital to foster students’ holistic development alongside academic excellence. The holistic development is underpinned by our values, the 4 Rs and we will be utilising these throughout all aspects of college life. The 4 Rs are: Resilience - The ability to bounce back when facing challenges, Respect - Learning to value self, others and the environment, Reflectiveness - Understanding what needs to be done to make the next steps and planning how to do this, Resourcefulness - Having the confidence to search out answers in new ways and ask for guidance when necessary.
We achieve highly and examination results have been consistently good for many years. We aim to improve these results, with the awareness that students need support and guidance in managing the pressures of competition and challenge. We encourage students to be ambitious in their personal and academic goals. We work closely with parents to support our students and as a staff, we reward effort and achievement by creating a climate in and out of the classroom where individual initiative is recognised and team spirit is valued.
We set high expectations for both staff and students and work closely with parents. We believe that it is the duty of the College to educate our students to become responsible members of society and to respect others. Our experience is that students achieve high standards because they are set challenging targets, provided with interesting opportunities to learn in different ways and given support where they need it.
The College is proud of its unique and distinctive ethos as one of only two girls’ state secondary schools in Leicestershire and as a World Class school. We regard our student body as a major strength and take great pride in both the success and diversity of our student intake. We give students a voice in the College and we listen. We value courtesy, politeness, honesty and effort. We accept that we all make mistakes from time to time and we aim to learn from our mistakes. We are inspired by excellence in all forms including academic, creative, practical, physical and personal achievements.
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Curriculum rationale:
Students studying mathematics will develop an enjoyment, enthusiasm and confidence for the subject and our aim is that all students leave as good mathematicians. We aim to ensure that all students have fluency, a growing ability to reason mathematically and the tools to apply mathematics to solve problems with increasing sophistication so that they are able to in future courses or job roles. The mathematics students’ encounter will stretch and challenge them appropriately in order for them to reach their true potential.
They will be aware of the importance of mathematics outside the classroom, have the necessary skills to be able to thrive in life after college, and all students will leave with a qualification that helps them with their next steps.
Our curriculum ensures that all students joining Sir Jonathan North at the start of Key Stage 3 will have the opportunity to consolidate and build on the key elements of the KS2 Mathematics syllabus that will then enable all students to make sustained progress throughout Key Stage 3. The Scheme of Work will allow time for topics to be covered in depth.
Curriculum Design:
The curriculum designed around securing deep understanding of key knowledge and developing academic literacy. Principles for ‘making the learning stick’ are incorporated, including regular low stakes retrieval practice, elaboration and interleaving of key concepts.
Curriculum Plan:
Mathematics 5 year curriculum plan |
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
Autumn Term |
Algebra and Additive relationships
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Algebra and Fractions |
Statistics, Number and Algebra |
Number and Algebra |
Non-linear algebra, Statistics and Probability |
Spring Term |
Multiplicative Relationships
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2D Geometry and Proportional Reasoning |
Geometry (2D and 3D) |
Geometry, Bearings, Constructions, Probability
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Transformation and Vectors, Mensuration, Kinematics, Sequences, Iteration |
Summer Term |
Geometry and Fractions |
3D Geometry and Statistics |
Pythagoras, Transformations and Probability |
Trigonometry and Transformations and Vectors |
Revision |
Curriculum Assessment:
Years 7 and 8 will have regular, low stakes diagnostic tests to check understanding and allow teachers to address misconceptions. They will also have two synoptic tests in the year to allow teachers and students to identify areas of strengths and areas to improve.
Years 9, 10 and 11 will complete assessments at the end of each topic (roughly every half term) to check their understanding. This will predominantly be made up of the most recent topic, but previous topics will also feature to ensure students are using their long term memory too.
After an assessment students will get class feedback (as well as individual teacher feedback). Students to make corrections in green pen. Students also have a mini question level analysis sheet, allowing them to reflect on the sub topics they need to improve on. Students then have a follow up task, directed by the teacher to address areas to improve. Students will also be set homework to check understanding post-test.
Extra-curricular opportunities:
Students are encouraged to take part in a variety of challenges including the LAT Maths Team challenge for Years 7 and 10 and the UK Maths Challenges for Years 8, 9 and 10. In addition, Year 9 students are encouraged to take part in numeracy leaders where student leaders design starters and resources to deliver to younger year groups.
Essential equipment:
Each student requires their own calculator. At the beginning of the course the College advises which scientific calculator is most suitable and they can be obtained by ordering them through Beehive.