| Seniors: Mathematics |
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| Description |
The Mathematics
Department has a staff of eight full-time
teachers with wide and varied experience of
teaching in the U.K. and overseas. Mathematics
is a required subject up to Year 11 and a
very popular choice at 'A' Level. Over 40%
of Sixth Form students are currently working
towards Mathematics 'A' Levels.
The Department has enjoyed a very high level
of success in examinations and some of our
students have gone on to the most prestigious
universities in the world. For example, in
2001 one of our students was awarded a major
scholarship at Harvard. |
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| Facilities |
| The Mathematics
Department comprises seven dedicated classrooms
and a departmental office on the second floor
of the Senior School's new building. We also
have access to well-equipped ICT rooms with
computers for whole class instruction. |
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| Courses |
| The programme
of study for children in Years 7, 8 and 9
prepares them for the UK's Key Stage 3 National
Curriculum Tests. In Years 7 and 8, learning
is enhanced through techniques, such as those
used in the CAME (Cognitive Acceleration through
Mathematics Education) project. Pupils in
Years 10 and 11 prepare for the Edexcel GCSE
Examination. Edexcel GCE 'AS' and 'A' Level
Mathematics are offered at the Sixth Form
Level. We also offer special programmes of
study for the many talented mathematicians
in the School. These students sit the GCSE
Examination at the end of Year 10, Cambridge
IGCSE Additional Mathematics at the end of
Year 11 and may then opt to study both Mathematics
and Further Mathematics at GCE 'A' Level. |
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| Career
Routes |
| A Mathematics
qualification is a useful asset for a wide
variety of fields of study at the tertiary
level from Business Studies to Astro-Physics
and for many University courses it is a requirement.
The occupations that benefit from a thorough
grounding in Mathematics are too numerous
to list but encompass engineering, computer
science, medicine, architecture and many more. |
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