Key Stage 3
Curriculum Overview
Key stage 3 Maths curriculum is broken down into six half term blocks per year.
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Term 1
Term 2
Geometry and Measures 1
- Alternate and corresponding angles
- Angles of a triangle
- Angles of a quadrilateral
- Interior angles of polygons
- Tessellations and regular polygons
- Constructions
- The circle and its parts
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Garden design
Statistics 1
- Pie charts
- Interpreting graphs and diagrams
- Two-way tables
- Drawing and using frequency diagrams
- Statistical investigations
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Rainforest deforestation
Geometry and Measures 2
- Area of a triangle
- Area of a parallelogram
- Volume of a cuboid
- Imperial units
- Finding the mid-point of a line segment
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Athletics stadium
Term 3
Number 2
- Powers of 10
- Rounding
- Multiplying decimals
- Dividing decimals
- Efficient use of calculators
- Solving problems
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Paper
Algebra 4
- LCM and HCF
- Powers and roots
- Prime factors
- Graphs and equations of the form y = mx + c
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Packages
Statistics 2
- Combinations
- Calculations probabilities
- Estimates of probability
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Class test
Term 4
Geometry and Measures 3
- Enlargements
- Circumference of a circle
- Using scale drawings
- National test questions
- Functional Maths – Map reading
Algebra 5
- Like terms
- Expanding brackets
- Expand and simplify
- Graphs from functions
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Trip to Rome
Solving Problems and Revision
- Number 1 – Fractions, decimals and percentages
- Number 2 – The four rules, ratios and directed numbers
- Algebra 1 – Basic rules and solving linear equations
- Algebra 2 – Graphs
- Geometry and Measures
Statistics
Term 5
Statistics 3 and Revision
- Statistical techniques
- A handling data project
Geometry and Measures 4 and Revision
- Geometry and Measure revision
- Geometry and Measures investigations
- Symmetry revision
- Symmetry investigations
Statistics 4 and Revision
- Revision of probability
- A probability investigation
Term 6
GCSE Preparation
- BODMAS
- Adding and subtracting negative numbers
- Multiples, factors and prime numbers
- Squares, square roots and powers
- Decimals in context: addition and subtraction
- Decimals in context: multiplication and division
- Long multiplication
- Long division
- Long multiplication and division in real-life problems
- GCSE past-paper questions
Functional Maths Practice
- The Eden Project
- Road Safety
- Squirrels
Mobile Shop
Year 7
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Year 8
Number and Algebra 1
- HCF and LCM
- Square numbers and square roots
- Prime factors
- Sequences 1
- Sequences 2
- Solving problems
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Blackpool tower
Geometry and Measures 1
- Parallel and perpendicular lines
- Measuring and drawing angles
- Calculating angles
- The geometric properties of quadrilaterals
- Constructions
- National Test questions
Statistics 1
- Probability
- Probability scales
- Collecting data for a frequency table
- Events
- Experimental probability
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Fun in the fairground
Number 2
- Fractions and decimals
- Adding and subtracting fractions
- Multiplying fractions
- Fractions and percentages
- Percentage increase and decrease
- Real-life problems
- National Test Questions
- Functional Maths – Going on Holiday
Algebra 2
- Algebraic shorthand
- Two rules of algebra
- Like terms and simplification
- Using algebra with shapes
- Expanding brackets
- National Test questions
Geometry and Measures 2
- Perimeter and area of rectangles
- Perimeter and area of compound shapes
- Reading scales
- Surface area of cubes and cuboids
- Converting one metric unit to another
- National test questions
Algebra 3
- Linear functions
- Finding a function from its inputs and outputs
- Graphs from functions
- Rules with coordinates
- Distance time graphs
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – M25
Number 3
- Powers of 10
- Large numbers
- Estimations
- Adding and subtracting decimals
- Efficient calculations
- Long multiplication and long division
- National test questions
- Functional Maths – Taxes
Geometry and Measures 2
- Congruent shapes
- Combinations of transformations
- Reflections in two mirror lines
- Shape and ratio
- National test questions
Algebra 4
- Puzzle mappings
- More puzzle mappings
- Solving equations
- Substituting into expressions
- Substitution into formulae
- Creating your own expressions and formulae
- National Test questions
Statistics 2
- Information from charts
- Circular bar charts
- Reading pie charts
- Pie charts and percentages
- Information from other diagrams
- National Test questions
Number 4
- Fractions
- Adding and subtracting fractions
- Order of operations
- Multiplying decimals
- Dividing decimals
- National Test Questions
- Functional Maths – Shopping for bargains
Algebra 5
- Expansion of brackets
- Solving equations
- Constructing equations to solve problems
- Lines and equations
- Real-life graphs
- National test questions
- Functional Maths – Train timetable
Solving problems
- Number and measures
- Using words and diagrams to solve problems
- Logical solutions and best value
- Proportion
- Ratio
- National Test questions
Geometry and Measures 4
- Plans and elevations
- Scale drawings
- Coordinates in all four quadrants
- Constructing triangles
- Bearings
- A cube investigations
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Photographs
Statistics 3
- Frequency tables
- The median
- Drawing frequency diagrams
- Comparing data
- Which average to use?
- Experimental and theoretical probability
- National test questions
- Functional Maths – Questionnaire
Year 9
Algebra 1 & 2
- Sequences
- Sequences from patterns
- The nth term of a sequence
- Combined functions and mappings
- Graphs of functions
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – Mobile phone tariffs
Number 1
- Ordering whole numbers and decimals
- Adding and subtracting fractions
- Whole numbers and fractions
- Ratio
- Direct proportion
- Inverse proportion
- National Test questions
- Functional Maths – The London Olympics 2012
Algebra 3
- Formulae
- Inverse flow diagrams
- Doing the same thing to both sides
- Constructing equations with unknown quantities on both sides
- Problems involving straight-line graphs
- National Test questions
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