Mathematics
“If Allah wants to do good to a person, he makes him comprehend the religion and of course knowledge is attained by learning.” [Sahih Bukhari 1/67]
Taught By: Mr N Islam, Mathematics BSc (Hons), PGCE, QTS;
Mathematics: is very successful and integral part of Brondesbury College, as it is used every day in every way. Students at Brondesbury College have excelled in the subject and continue to show progress year in, year out. Mathematic was seen as an “Outstanding” department in the most recent OFSTED inspection where the inspectors also felt the teaching was excellent as they highlighted the significant teaching strengths in the subject.
Course Structure:
Year 7: KS3 Mathematics is reduced to two years and will start in year 7.
Year 8: We finish KS3 in year 8.
Year 9: Start GCSE Mathematics with a further option of starting a GCSE in Statistics.
Year 10: Complete the two year course in Mathematics and if the GCSE Statistics option was chosen than also complete the GCSE in Statistics. Students follow the Edexcel Linear Mathematics syllabus 1380 which is completely exam based and aim to sit their exam early at the end of year 10 all entries up to date have been for the higher tier.
Year 11: Start AS Level Mathematics in order for students to have a head start in College.
Assessment: Judging by the enthusiasm in class and results I can confidently say Mathematics is loved by the vast majority of students at Brondesbury College. Even though our students are put through the GCSE Mathematics a year early we have seen that this year (our current Year 11’s of the academic year 2010/11) we have 25% of students receiving an A* and 75% of students receiving either an A*or A and this shows that the thirst for Mathematical knowledge is still prevalent at Brondesbury.
Facilities and Resources:
Resources: Math Frame-working Year 7, 8 & 9 pupil book 3 and prepared worksheets from different sources.
GCSE Math 2 tier- higher for Edexcel A Collins.
Resources: GCSE Year 10 Math 2 tier- higher for Edexcel A Collins and prepared worksheets and past exam papers.
Resources: Year 11- Core Mathematics 1 & 2 Heinemann
Homework is given two times a week and the use of the very interactive www.Mymaths.co.uk means we are one of the few Islamic schools to allow students to have Mathematics resources at their fingertips 24 hours a day! So whenever a student decides they want to improve on a certain topic they can log on and have a virtual private tutor for free!
Mathematics has played a big part in the Islamic world. Muslims have always needed Mathematics to guide them through Zakat, Salaah, Hajj, Ramadan, Inheritance rules and much more and hence Mathematics is very successful and integral part of Brondesbury College. Students at Brondesbury College have excelled in the subject and continue to show progress year in, year out.
Mathematic was seen as an “Outstanding” department in the most recent OFSTED inspection where the inspectors also felt the teaching was excellent as they highlighted the significant teaching strengths in the subject.
The five year course structure for Mathematics:
Year 7: KS3 Mathematics is reduced to two years and will start in year 7.
Year 8: We finish KS3 in year 8.
Year 9: Start GCSE Mathematics with a further option of starting a GCSE in Statistics.
Year 10: Complete the two year course in Mathematics and if the GCSE Statistics option was chosen than also complete the GCSE in Statistics.
Year 11: Start AS Level Mathematics in order for students to have a head start in College.
Judging by the enthusiasm in class and results I can confidently say Mathematics is loved by the vast majority of students at Brondesbury College. Even though our students are put through the GCSE Mathematics a year early we have seen that this year (our current Year 11’s of the academic year 2010/11) we have 25% of students receiving an A* and 75% of students receiving either an A*or A and this shows that the thirst for Mathematical knowledge is still prevalent at Brondesbury.
On top of the enormous interest we receive in Mathematics we also have an option of starting a GCSE in Statistics in Year 9 and completing this in year 10. This has also been successful as previously 92% of students have received either an A* or an A.
Homework is given two times a week and the use of the very interactive www.Mymaths.co.uk means we are one of the only Muslim schools to allow students to have Mathematics resources at their fingertips 24 hours a day! So whenever a student decides they want to improve on a certain topic they can log on and have a virtual private tutor for free! Homework is also set through the “MyMaths” website as well as through worksheets.
We are grateful to Allah for giving us amazing students who are eager to learn and parents who support their children. We ask Allah to help us improve the department even further and increase the knowledge of the Ummah.