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Year 10 GCSE Foundation

Curriculum Map

This curriculum map provides an overview of the mathematics journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of mathematical topics and highlights the key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop mathematical fluency, reasoning, and problem-solving skills appropriate to their age and stage. 

Half term Unit(s) of Work Key Assessments
Autumn 1 Number review: Place value, Decimals, Indices, Factors multiples and primes Unit Assessment
Algebra: Collecting like terms, Laws of indices, Expanding, Factorising, Substitution Unit Assessment
Autumn 2 Data: timetables, Pictograms, Bar charts, Stem and leaf  
Fractions: Equivalence, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract, Fraction of amounts Unit Assessment
Percentages: FDP conversion, Percentage of amounts, Percentage increase and decrease Cumulative summative assessment
Data: Pie charts, Scatter graphs  
Spring 1 Algebra: Solving equations, Changing the subject Unit Assessment
Shape: Angle facts, Angles in triangles and quadrilaterals, Angles in parallel lines  
Algebra: Inequalities, Sequences Unit Assessment
Spring 2 Shape: Angles in polygons  
Shape and ratio: Pythagoras Work experience
Shape: Perimeter, Area, Volume  
Summer 1 Shape: Surface area  
Graphs: Coordinates, Distance time graphs, plotting linear graphs,    
Summer 2 Shape: Transformations  
Ratio: Simplifying, Sharing  
Data: Averages Key Assessment week
Proportion: Direct, Inverse, Recipes, Best Buys  
Shape: Trigonometry  
Probability: Two way tables, Relative frequency  

Homework 

In Mosslands, we use the online learning platform SPARX to set homework, helping to reinforce classroom learning and develop independent study skills. Homework is assigned once a week on a Tuesday and is due the following Tuesday. The carefully sequenced tasks on SPARX challenge students and deepen their understanding of key concepts. By completing their weekly homework, students build responsibility, time management, and independent problem-solving abilities, all essential for academic success. Support is always available from the Maths team to ensure students can approach their homework with confidence.