OUR VISION
At Kingsbury, our department’s vision is to ensure all students develop the mathematical knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to succeed academically and to thrive in their future lives, including employment and essential everyday tasks.
We aim for every learner to Think, Solve, and Achieve.
Think – We nurture thoughtful, reflective learners who question, explore, and make meaningful connections. Our classrooms promote deep thinking, mathematical reasoning, and curiosity.
Solve – We develop confident problem-solvers who can apply their understanding to both real‑life contexts and abstract mathematical situations.
Achieve – We believe every student can excel in mathematics. Through high expectations, strong relationships, and personalised support, we help all learners make progress.
Our curriculum is carefully sequenced to build mastery over time. Key ideas are introduced gradually, revisited frequently, and linked deliberately so students develop secure foundations and the ability to tackle more complex concepts with confidence.
We structure learning around three core pillars:
- Fluency – secure recall and efficient use of essential facts and methods
- Reasoning – the ability to explain, justify, and communicate mathematical thinking
- Problem-Solving – applying knowledge flexibly in unfamiliar situations
This balanced approach prepares students for success at GCSE and equips them with lifelong mathematical skills.
GCES Exam Board – Edexcel
OUR TEAM
Mr Patrick – Head of Faculty
Miss Knight – Deputy Head of Faculty
Mr Mace – Lead Practitioner
Miss Parker – Teacher of Maths
Miss Andrews – Teacher of Maths
Miss Ferguson – Teacher of Maths
Mrs Foster – Teacher of PE & Maths
Year 7
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 7 | · Place Value · Four Operations · Factors, multiples, primes, powers and roots · Rounding & Estimating · Negative Numbers · Fractions · Fractions, decimals & percentages · Percentages | · Algebraic Manipulation · Solving Equations · Sequences · Coordinates · Averages · Graphs & Charts | · Ratio · Probability · Units of Measure · 2D Shapes · Angles · Transformations · 3D Shapes |
Year 8
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 8 | · Ratio · Recipes & Best Buys · Conversions/ Conversion Graphs · Scale Drawings · Fractions · Brackets, Factorising, Substitution · Index Laws · Solving Equations · Speed, Distance, Time · Distance-Time Graphs · Standard Form | · Probability · Venn Diagrams · Prime Factors, HCF, LCM · Scatter Graphs · Pie Charts · Percentages · Area & Perimeter | · Circles · Transformations · Rounding & Estimating · Nets & Plans/Elevations · Surface Area & Volume · Averages from Tables · Straight Line Graphs · Angles in Polygons |
Year 9
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 9 Foundation | · Simplifying Expressions · Standard Form · Calculating with Decimals · Brackets · Linear Inequalities · Percentages · Angles in Polygons · Angles on Parallel Lines · Proportion · Circles · Probability | · Sequences · Ratio · Pythagoras · Fractions · Index Laws · Solving Equations · Changing the Subject · Similarity & Congruence | · Straight Line Graphs · Quadratic Graphs · Rounding /Error Intervals · Compound Measures · Bearings · Column Vectors · Constructions & Loci · Graphs & Charts |
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 9 Higher | · Simplifying Expressions · Standard Form · Calculating with Decimals · Brackets · Product of Primes, HCF, LCM · Angles in Polygons · Angles on Parallel Lines · Sectors & Arcs · Linear Inequalities · Probability Trees | · Venn Diagrams/ Set Notation · Rounding/ Error Intervals · Stem & Leaf Diagrams · Scatter Graphs · Pythagoras · Index Laws · Changing the Subject · Similarity & Congruence · Bearings | · Straight Line Graphs · Quadratic Graphs · Simultaneous Equations · Compound Measures · Column Vectors · Algebraic Proportion · Constructions & Loci |
Year 10
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 10 Foundation | · Product of Primes, HCF, LCM · Area & Perimeter · Averages · Fractions, Decimals, Percentages · Fractions · Ratio · Probability · Probability Trees · Transformations · Expanding Brackets · Factorising & Substitution · Solving Equations | · Volume · Surface Area · Compound Measures · Percentages · Compound Interest & Depreciation · Index Laws · Straight Line Graphs · Quadratic Graphs · Non-Linear Graphs | · Standard Form · Simultaneous Equations · Linear Inequalities · Pythagoras · Right-Angled Trigonometry · Solving Quadratics · Angles in Polygons · Angles on Parallel Lines · Bearings · Error Intervals · Changing the Subject |
| Autumn | Spring | Summer | |
| Year 10 Higher | · Expanding Brackets · Recurring Decimals · Averages & Quartiles · Box Plots · Cumulative Frequency Graphs · Compound Interest & Depreciation · Populations & Sampling · Factorising · Changing the Subject · Right-Angled Trigonometry · Volume & Surface Area · Transformations | · Indices · Surds · Circle Theorems · 3D Pythagoras + Trigonometry · Solving Quadratics · Quadratic Formula + Completing the Square · Algebraic Fractions | · Histograms · Quadratic Graphs · Non-Linear Graphs · Quadratic Sequences · Simultaneous Equations · Quadratic Simultaneous Equations · Functions · Calculations with Bounds · Probability (Trees with Equations/Product Rule) · Parallel & Perpendicular Lines · Similarity in Area & Volume |
Year 11
| Year | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| Year 11 Foundation | · Revision for GCSE Exams | ||
| Year | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| Year 11 Higher | · Trig Graphs + Exact Trig Values · Sine Rule, Cosine Rule & Area of a Triangle · Transformations of Graphs · Quadratic Inequalities · Graphical Inequalities Iteration · Velocity-Time Graphs Equations of a Circle + Tangent · Vectors · Algebraic Proofs | · Revision for GCSE Exams | |
Contact Details
For further information, please contact david.patrick@castlephoenixtrust.org.uk