The following is an indication of the topics that will be taught each term.
Year 7 Autumn Term
Term 1
Algebra 1
Sequences and nth term
Use letter symbols to represent functions
Number 1
Decimals
Directed numbers
Estimates
Column method for addition and subtraction
Solving problems
Geometry and measures 1
Length, Perimeter and area of 2-D shapes
3-D shapes
Surface area and volume of cuboids
Term 2
Number 2
Fractions and Decimals
Adding and subtraction fractions
Calculations and equivalences
Solving problems
Statistics 1
Mean, Mode, median and range
Statistical diagrams
Probability
Algebra 2
Algebraic terms and expressions
Rules of Algebra
Formulae
Equations
Year 7 Spring Term
Term 3
Geometry and measures 2
Calculating angles
Coordinates
Statistics 2
Tally charts
Grouped Frequency
Data Collection
Numbers and Measures 3
BODMAS
Long multiplication and Division
Using and Calculator
Calculating with measurements
Term 4
Algebra 3
Square numbers, square roots
Triangle numbers
Drawing graphs
Naming sloping lines
Geometry and measures 3
Measuring and drawing angles
Constructions
Solving geometrical problems
Number 4
Percentages
Ratio and proportion
Year 7 Summer term
Term 5
Algebra 4
Solving Algebraic brick, triangle and circle problems
Geometry and measures 4
Line and rotational symmetry
Reflection, rotations, translations
Statistics 3
Pie charts
Statistical surveys
Probabilities
Term 6
Number 5
Adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing decimals
Using a calculator
Fractions and percentages of quantities
Algebra 5
Solving equations
Formulae
Real world graphs
Geometry and measures 5
Polygons
Tessellations
Constructing 3D shapes
Year 8 Autumn Term
Term 1
Number and Algebra 1
HCF, LCM, prime factors
Powers and roots
Sequences
Solving problems
Geometry and measures 1
Angles in triangles and quadrilaterals
Geometric proof
Constructions
Statistics 1
Probability
Term 2
Number 2
Fractions and decimals
Adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing fractions
Percentages (increase and decrease)
Real life problems
Algebra 2
Like terms
Expanding brackets
Using algebra with shapes
Using index notation with algebra
Geometry and measures 2
Area of a triangle, parallelogram, trapezium
Volume of a cuboid
Imperial units
Term 3
Algebra 3
Linear functions
Graphs from functions
Gradient of a straight line
Real life graphs
Number 3
Powers of 10
Estimations
Decimals
Using a calculator
Geometry and measures 3
Transformations
Enlargements
Shape and ratio
Term 4
Algebra 4
Solving equations
Substituting into expressions and formulae
Creating your own expressions and formulae
Statistics 2
Stem and leaf diagrams
Pie charts
Scatter graphs
Number 4
Fractions
Order of operations
Multiplying and dividing Decimals
Term 5
Algebra 5
Expanding and simplifying
Constructing and solving equations
Problems with graphs
Solving Problems
Number and measures
Use algebra, graphs and diagrams to solve problems
Logic and proof
Ratio and proportion
Geometry and measures 4
Plans and elevations
Scale drawing
Constructions
Circumference and area of a circle
Bearings
Term 6
Statistics 3
Frequency tables and diagrams
Experimental and theoretical probability