Maths

Spiritual Development	Moral Development	Social Development	Cultural Development
An understanding of how Maths relates to the world. The skills of analysing data are taught from Year 7 to 11 to enable students to make sense of vast amounts of data available in the modern world around them. Sequences, Patterns, Measures and ultimately the entire study of Mathematics was created to make more sense of the world around us and we enable each of our students to use Maths as a tool to explore it more fully. Examples of spiritual lessons in maths: Pupils consider the development of patterns in different cultures including work on tessellations and Fibonacci patterns.	The moral development of students is an important part of the mathematics syllabus. Pupils are taught to be aware of the use and misuse of data. Examples of Moral lessons in maths: Conducting an opinion survey on a moral issue. Discussions on gambling and bookmakers during probability lessons.	Problem solving skills and teamwork are fundamental to mathematics, through creative thinking, discussion, explaining and presenting ideas. Students are always encouraged to develop their mathematical reasoning skills, communicating with others and explaining concepts to each other. Self and peer reviewing are very important to enable pupils to have an accurate grasp of where they are and how they need to improve. Working together in pairs or groups and supporting others is a key part of maths lessons. Examples of social lessons in maths: Allowing discussion and debate on the use and misuse of statistics in the media. Looking at graphs, for example, of crime rates, exchange rates and GDP.	Mathematics is a universal language with a myriad of cultural inputs throughout the ages. Students learn that there are various approaches to mathematics including the Chinese lattice method for multiplication. The ability to use exchange rates for foreign travel are also important life skills students will learn. Examples of Cultural lessons in Maths: Students investigating different number sequences and where they occur in the real world. e.g. Fibonacci Higher groups may investigate the golden ratio as part of sequences and patterns. Origins of algebra are taught in Year 7. Pi day lessons on March 14th. Allowing discussion on the cultural and historical roots of mathematics, such as Pythagoras’ theorem.