Mathematics Curriculum Overview – KS4 (Foundation): 2022/2023

Expand products of two binomials

Unit 14 – Factorise quadratic expressions of the form x 2+ bx+ c
Year 10: Module 0 – Fundamentals of Number Quadratics
(2 weeks) Solve quadratic equations of the form x 2+ bx+ c=0 by factorising
Understand fraction notation, recognising when fractions are equivalent
Develop proofs using quadratic expressions
Fundamentals Find fractions of a quantity
of Number 1 – Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers
Fractions Apply the four rules of number to fractions Year 10: Module 3 – Number
Understand higher powers; know how to find these, and corresponding roots,
Understand the equivalence of fractions, decimals, percentages including through approximation or using a calculator when necessary
Fundamentals Unit 1 – Indices
Convert between fractions, decimals, percentages Know the difference between decimal approximation and exact values of roots
of Number 2 – Around 3 and Standard
Increase and decrease by a given percentage Derive, understand and use the rules of indices with integer values
Fractions, weeks total Form
Express one number as a percentage of another, including percentage changes Convert between standard form numbers and ordinary numbers
Decimals and (2 weeks)
Calculate and solve problems with reverse percentages Perform calculations involving standard form, with and without a calculator
Percentages
Unit 2 – Know the difference between simple and compound interest
Apply the four operations to negative numbers Geometric Solve problems involving simple and compound interest
Fundamentals
Apply BIDMAS with operations in Brackets Change Solve other problems involving repeated change, such as depreciation
of Number 3 –
Be able to round to a given number of decimal places (1 week) Solve problems involving growth and decay
Negative
Be able to recognise square numbers and recall their square roots
Numbers Recognise and use ratio notation, equivalent ratios and be able to simplify ratios
Use a calculator for complex calculations including roots
Compare ratios to fractions, decimals and percentages
Share quantities in a given ratio
Year 10: Module 1 – Linear Algebra Find missing values in the context of ratio problems
Recognise and describe arithmetic and geometric sequences Unit 3 – Ratio Solve simple ratio and proportion problems e.g. recipes
Generate terms of a sequence given a rule (2 weeks) Solve problems using unitary method
Unit 8 – Recognise the link between gradient and proportion
Find a formula for the nth term of a linear and geometric sequences
Sequences Solve problems involving direct proportion in numerical and algebraic contexts
Explain whether a number is a member of a given sequence
(1 week) Solve problems involving inverse proportion in contexts such as speed, distance and
time
Form and solve linear equations in one variable
Unit 9 – Linear Understand and use inequality notation Year 10: Module 4 – 2D Geometry
Equations and Represent inequalities on a number line, and vice versa
Inequalities Form and solve linear inequalities, including where the unknown appears on both Unit 4 – Find missing sides in right-angled triangles using Pythagoras’ Theorem
(1 week) sides and those involving fractions and brackets Pythagoras’ Identify whether a triangle is right-angled by considering the lengths of its sides
Theorem Solve problems with Pythagoras’ Theorem including in practical contexts
Solve problems involving co-ordinates and mid-points of line segments (2 week)
Plot straight line graphs Use angle facts to find missing angles in increasingly complex situations
Unit 10 – Understand the equation of a straight line, interpreting the gradient and intercept Unit 5 – Use angle facts to justify results in simple proofs
Coordinates Find the equation of a straight line given sufficient information Geometric Use the known properties of triangles and quadrilaterals to follow and to derive
and Linear Rearrange formulae where the subject appears only once Reasoning simple proofs in rectilinear figures, including key angle and area facts
Graphs Prove whether two straight lines are parallel (2 week)
(2 weeks) Solve problems with parallel lines
Understand and use bearings; solve problems involving bearings
Construct and interpret graphs of real-life contexts such as: Understand and use the trigonometric ratios sin, cos and tan
Unit 6 –
Unit 11 – Real- o Currency conversion Understand the link between similar triangles and trigonometry
Bearings and
Life Graphs o Temperature conversion Derive and use the exact values of sin θ and cos θ for θ = 00, 300, 450, 600 and 900
Trigonometry
(1 week) o Distance-time graphs Know the exact value of tan θ for θ = 00, 300, 450, 600
(3 weeks)
Interpret the gradient and y-intercept of a straight-line in context Solve problems involving right-angled triangles using Pythagoras’ Theorem and
trigonometry

Year 10: Module 2 – Further Algebra

Year 10: Module 5 – Proportional Reasoning
Unit 12 – Set up and solve (algebraically) two linear simultaneous equations in two variables,
Simultaneous interpreting the solution in context Unit 7 –
Use and apply compound units such as speed, density and pressure
Equations Use linear graphs to estimate values of y for given values of x Compound
Know and apply Density = Mass ÷ Volume
(2 weeks) Use linear graphs to find approximate solutions of simultaneous linear equations Measures
Use and apply compound units in algebraic contexts
Unit 13 – Draw and recognise quadratic graphs (1 week)
Quadratic Use quadratic graphs to find the approximate solution to quadratic equations
Graphs Identify intercepts and the turning points of graphs of quadratic functions
(1 week)
Mathematics Curriculum Overview – KS4 (Foundation): 2022/2023
Year 10: Module 6 – Geometry and Number
Understand decimal place value
Unit 15 – Units Convert between metric units
and Decimals Use the four rules of number with decimals
(1 week) Round numbers to a given number of decimal places or significant figures

Identify and use the terms centre, radius, chord, diameter, circumference, tangent, arc,
Unit 16 – sector and segment
Circles Calculate the area and circumference of a circle
(2 weeks) Calculate the length of an arc of a sector of a circle
Calculate the area of a sector of a circle
Unit 17 – Recognise the vocabulary associated with 3D solids
Working with Construct and interpret plans and elevations of 3D solids
3D Shapes
(1 week)
Calculate the surface area and volume of prisms, cylinders, spheres, cones, pyramids
Compare the surface area and volume of solid shapes
Unit 18 – Form and solve equations related to 3D shapes
Calculations Give answers in terms of  if appropriate
with 3D Shapes Understand the limits of accuracy, using inequality notation
(2 weeks) Convert between area and volume units

Total: 32 Weeks Teaching

*Content in italics covered in the Year 9 Scheme of Work
Mathematics Curriculum Overview – KS4 (Foundation): 2022/2023
Unit 23 – Translate a shape by a given vector
Transformation Reflect a shape in a line, including on coordinate axes
s Rotate a shape about a centre, including on coordinate axes
Year 11: Module 0 – Fundamentals of Number
(1 week) Identify the transformation carried out by comparing an object and image
Understand fraction notation, recognising when fractions are equivalent Unit 24 –
Enlarge shapes from a given centre, with and without coordinate grids
Fundamentals Find fractions of a quantity Similarity and
Understand that the corresponding angles of similar shapes are equal
of Number 1 – Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers Enlargement
Solve problems involving similar triangles
Fractions Apply the four rules of number to fractions (1 week)
Use rulers, protractors and pairs of compasses accurately
Understand the equivalence of fractions, decimals, percentages Around 2 Use the standard ruler and compass constructions for: perpendicular bisector of a line
Fundamentals Convert between fractions, decimals, percentages weeks total segment; constructing a perpendicular to a given line at a given point; bisecting a
of Number 2 – Increase and decrease by a given percentage Unit 25 – given angle
Fractions, Express one number as a percentage of another, including percentage changes Congruence, Understand and use the perpendicular distance from a point to a line as the shortest
Decimals and Calculate and solve problems with reverse percentages Constructions distance to the line
Percentages and Loci (2 Construct triangles and quadrilaterals from given information
weeks) Apply ruler and compass constructions to construct figures
Identify the loci of points and use these to solve real-world problems
Year 11: Module 1 – Probability Recognise congruent triangles
Prove pairs of triangles are congruent using SSS, ASA, AAS and RHS
Use the language associated with probability
Unit 19 -
Find the probability of a single event when there are equally likely events
Fundamentals
of Probability
Convert between different forms of probability – fractions, decimals, percentages Year 11: Module 0 – Fundamentals of Algebra
Know that P(Not A) = 1 – P(A) Form and solve linear equations in one variable
(1 week)
Solve equations from probability problems Form and solve linear inequalities, including where the unknown appears on both
Understand what is meant by relative frequency Fundamentals
Unit 20 – sides and those involving fractions and brackets Around 1 week
Understand why relative frequency is sometimes used as an estimate for probability of Algebra –
Theoretical Find the equation of a straight line given sufficient information total
Compare theoretical probability with result obtained by experiments Linear
and Rearrange formulae where the subject appears only once
Use Venn diagrams and two-way tables to solve probability problems Algebra
Experimental Understand higher powers; know how to find these, and corresponding roots,
Construct Venn diagrams and two-way tables to solve probability problems including through approximation or using a calculator when necessary
Probability
Use the addition law for probability, understanding when events are mutually
(1 week)
exclusive
Systematically list sample spaces
Unit 21 – Use the product rule for counting
Combined Year 11: Module 3 – Algebraic Reasoning
Understand the multiplication rule for independent and dependent events
Events Use tree diagrams to solve probability problems Formulate simple formulae from real-world situations
(1 week) Construct tree diagrams to solve probability problems Unit 26 – Simplify more complex algebraic expressions, including powers multiplied over a
Algebraic single bracket
Reasoning Use reasoning to show whether two expressions are equivalent
Year 11: Module 0 – Fundamentals of Geometry (1 week) Use the identity symbol
Develop and critique simple mathematical arguments
Find the area and perimeter of quadrilaterals, triangles and rectilinear figures Interpret the gradient of a straight line graph as a rate of change
Fundamentals Find the area and perimeter of simple, 2D composite shapes Unit 27 – Understand that X is inversely proportional to Y is equivalent to X is proportional to
of Geometry 1 Formulate and solve equations using area and perimeter rules Algebraic 1/Y
– Area and Find missing sides in right-angled triangles using Pythagoras’ Theorem Proportion Recognise and interpret graphs that illustrate direct and inverse proportion
Perimeter Identify whether a triangle is right-angled by considering the lengths of its sides (1 week) Construct and interpret equations that describe direct and inverse proportion
Solve problems with Pythagoras’ Theorem including in practical contexts Around 2
Find unknown angles in geometrical figures involving square, rectangle, weeks total
Fundamentals
parallelogram, rhombus, trapezium and triangle
of Geometry 2
Identify the different types of angles formed by parallel lines and a transversal Year 11: Module 4 – Statistics
– Solving Construct simple charts for ungrouped data
such as corresponding angles, alternate angles and co-interior angles
Angle Calculate the mean, median and mode and range of ungrouped data
Understand and use the sum of the exterior angles of a polygon
Problems Unit 28 – Basic Find the modal class of grouped data
Solve problems involving the angles and number of sides in a regular polygon
Statistics Estimate the mean, median and range of grouped data
(1 week) Make comparisons between sets of data using summary statistics
Year 11: Module 2 – Geometrical Reasoning Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different measures used in statistics
Understand what is meant by an outlier
Unit 22 – Represent a two-dimensional vector as a column vector
Vectors Add and subtract vectors Know the difference between a sample and a population
Unit 29 –
(1 week) Multiply a vector by a scalar Understand different types of sampling
Sampling
Find the sizes of groups in a stratified sample
(1 week)
Discuss the reliability of different types of sample
Mathematics Curriculum Overview – KS4 (Foundation): 2022/2023
Choose the most appropriate pictorial representation for a particular set of data
Unit 30 –
Recognise when graphs and charts can be misleading
Representing
Choose the most appropriate measures for representation of a set of data
Data
Interpret and construct graphs for time series data
(1 week)
Identify trends from time series graphs
Plot and use scatter graphs to identify correlation
Unit 31 – Understand that correlation does not imply causality
Scatter Graphs Draw (by eye) lines of best fit
(1 week) Interpolate and extrapolate to make estimates, knowing the limitations of this
Identify outliers on a scatter graph

Total: 19 Weeks Teaching