Mathematics

At Merchants' Academy Primary, we work collboratively with the Boolean Maths Hub to deliver the White Rose Maths curriculum and Mastering number to our children in Early Years to Year 6.

Primary

Maths intent for website

Secondary

Mathematics at Merchants’ Academy curriculum intent

At Merchants’ Academy, mathematics is for everyone. We aim to engage and enthuse students with essential mathematical knowledge and skills to reach their ultimate destination.

In years 7 and 8, students follow the modified mathematics mastery curriculum plan. This is intended to ensure that students have a strong foundation of key basic number and numeracy skills. We concentrate on depth over breadth, and different models and methods are used to explore mathematical concepts. We aim to ensure that our students acquire a deep, long term and a firm understanding of the subject.

Our mathematics curriculum is built upon how working memory works, and we have sequenced the content in a way that ensures that knowledge builds upon previous learning. During lessons, prior knowledge is ascertained to ensure students are consistently building upon their current understanding. In years 7 and 8, students are encouraged to physically represent mathematical concepts where possible. We use manipulatives such as Cuisenaire rods, bead ropes and Diene blocks to support students in their conceptual understanding.

At Key stage 4, we continue to build students’ understanding of mathematical concepts and develop further some abstract ideas. We aim to support students to be functional in real life and apply their mathematical knowledge to mathematical situations around us, e.g. taxes, loans, bus/train timetables and measuring area to mention a few real-life examples. We also develop and support students who intend to study mathematics at A level and university by giving our most able students the opportunity to study GCSE further maths. Students are supported to ensure that they are able to:

  • Accurately recall facts, interpret notations and carry out routine procedures.
  • Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically based on deductions, proofs and critical evaluation of presented information.
  • Solve problems within mathematics and in other contexts by making connections between different parts of mathematics, evaluate methods, obtained results and solutions, and how they can be affected by assumptions.

At Key stage 5, we delve deeper into familiar mathematical concepts as well as introducing new topics. For example, at GCSE students are taught to find the gradient of curves using the gradient of tangents, at A level students are taught how to calculate the gradient of curves using calculus. Additionally, students are supported in working with an extensive data set in order for them to develop their understanding of how data is interpolated and extrapolated from large data sets, this is an important life skill as it explains both how data can be manipulated using real-life examples and also the shortcomings of doing so.

Sixth Form

Mathematics at Merchants’ Academy curriculum intent

At Key stage 5, we delve deeper into familiar mathematical concepts as well as introducing new topics. For example, at GCSE students are taught to find the gradient of curves using the gradient of tangents, at A level students are taught how to calculate the gradient of curves using calculus. Additionally, students are supported in working with an extensive data set in order for them to develop their understanding of how data is interpolated and extrapolated from large data sets, this is an important life skill as it explains both how data can be manipulated using real-life examples and also the shortcomings of doing so.

Revision Resources

Use the following past exam papers and mark schemes to aid your mathematics revision.


Foundation tier    =    F            /            Higher tier    =    H

June 2019
Foundation Higher
01a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-1F-May-2019-pdf.pdf 03a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-1H-May-2019-pdf.pdf
05a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-2F-June-2019-pdf.pdf 07a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-2H-June-2019-pdf.pdf
09a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-3F-June-2019-pdf.pdf 11a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-3H-June-2019-pdf.pdf
Mark Scheme
02a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-1F-May-2019-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf 04a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-1H-May-2019-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
06a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-2F-June-2019-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf 08a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-2H-June-2019-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
10a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-3F-June-2019-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf 12a-GCSE-Maths-1MA1-3H-June-2019-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
November 2019
Foundation Higher
01a-1MA1-1F-November-2019-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf 07a-1MA1-1H-November-2019-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf
03a-1MA1-2F-November-2019-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf 09a-1MA1-2H-November-2019-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf
05a-1MA1-3F-November-2019-examination-paper-pdf.pdf 11a-1MA1-3H-November-2019-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf
Mark Scheme
02c-1MA1-1F-November-2019-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx 08c-1MA1-1H-November-2019-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx
04c-1MA1-2F-November-2019-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx 10c-1MA1-2H-November-2019-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx
06c-1MA1-3F-November-2019-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx 12c-1MA1-3H-November-2019-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx
November 2020
Foundation Higher
01a-1MA1-1F-November-2020-examination-paper-pdf.pdf 04a-1MA1-1H-November-2020-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
02a-1MA1-2F-November-2020-examination-paper-pdf.pdf 05a-1MA1-2H-November-2020-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
03a-1MA1-3F-November-2020-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf 06a-1MA1-3H-November-2020-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
Mark Scheme
02c-1MA1-1F-November-2020-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx 08c-1MA1-1H-November-2020-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx
04c-1MA1-2F-November-2020-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx 10c-1MA1-2H-November-2020-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx
06c-1MA1-3F-November-2020-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx 12c-1MA1-3H-November-2020-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx
November 2021
Foundation Higher
01a-1MA1-1F-May-2022-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf 04a-1MA1-1H-November-2021-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
01a-1MA1-1F-November-2021-examination-paper-pdf.pdf 04a-1MA1-1H-May-2022-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
02a-1MA1-2F-June-2022-examination-paper-pdf.pdf 05a-1MA1-2H-June2022-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
02a-1MA1-2F-November-2021-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf 05a-1MA1-2H-November-2021-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
03a-1MA1-3F-June-2022-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf 06a-1MA1-3H-June-2022-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
03a-1MA1-3F-November-2021-examination-paper-pdf.pdf 06a-1MA1-3H-November-2021-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
Mark Scheme
01c-1MA1-1F-November-2021-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx 04c-1MA1-1H-November-2021-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx
02c-1MA1-2F-November-2021-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx 05c-1MA1-2H-November-2021-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx
03c-1MA1-3F-November-2021-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx 06c-1MA1-3H-November-2021-student-friendly-mark-scheme.docx
June 2022
Foundation Higher
1ma1-1f-que-20220521.pdf 04c-1MA1-1H-June-2022-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
1ma1-2f-que-20220608.pdf 05c-1MA1-2H-June-2022-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
1ma1-3f-que-20220614.pdf 06c-1MA1-3H-June-2022-mark-scheme-pdf.pd
Mark Scheme
01c-1MA1-1F-May-2022-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf 04c-1MA1-1H-June-2022-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
02c-1MA1-2F-May-2022-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf 05c-1MA1-2H-June-2022-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
03c-1MA1-3F-June-2022-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf 06c-1MA1-3H-June-2022-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
June 2023
Foundation Higher
01a-1MA1-1F-May-2023-examination-paper-pdf.pdf 04a-1MA1-1H-May-2023-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
02a-1MA1-2F-June-2023-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf 05a-1MA1-2H-June-2023-examination-paper-pdf-1.pdf
03a-1MA1-3F-June-2023-examination-paper-pdf.pdf 06a-1MA1-3H-June-2023-examination-paper-pdf.pdf
Mark Scheme
01c-1MA1-1F-May-2023-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf 04c-1MA1-1H-June-2023-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
02c-1MA1-2F-June-2023-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf 05c-1MA1-2H-June-2023-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf
03c-1MA1-3F-June-2023-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf 06c-1MA1-3H-June-2023-mark-scheme-pdf.pdf

Other mathematics exam questions with their worked out answers can be found below to aid your revision:

Foundation tier:    F - exam paper Q & A

Higher tier:    H - exam paper Q & A