Mathematics
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S1 Curriculum
In S1 students get Mathematics for 4 periods a week. During the year most students will cover the Second and Third Level experiences and outcomes for the following contexts: Number, Money and Measurement, Shape Position and Movement and Information Handling.
S2 Curriculum
In S2 students get Mathematics for 4 periods a week. During the year most students will cover the Third or Fourth Level experiences and outcomes for the following contexts: Number, Money and Measurement, Shape Position and Movement and Information Handling.
S3 Curriculum
In S3 students get Mathematics for 4 periods a week. During the year most students will cover the Third or Fourth Level experiences and outcomes for the following contexts: Number, Money and Measurement, Shape Position and Movement and Information Handling.
S4 National Qualifications
In S4 students get Mathematics for 4 periods a week. Students will continue to study Mathematics with a view to being presented at National 3, National 4 or National 5 depending on their progress in S3.
National 3 Applications of Mathematics with units on Manage Money and data, Shape, Space and Measure, and Numeracy. Students will sit 4 unit assessments over the course of the year.
National 4 Applications of Mathematics with units on Finances and Statistics, Geometry and Measure, and Numeracy. Students will sit 4 unit assessments over the course of the year.
National 4 Mathematics with units on Expressions and Formulae, Relationships and Numeracy. Students will sit 4 unit assessments over the course of the year.
National 5 Mathematics with units on Expressions and Formulae, Relationships and Applications. Students will sit a final exam, consisting of two papers, or 3 unit assessments to gain unit passes.
National 5 Applications of Mathematics with units on Numeracy, Managing Finance and Statistics and Geometry and Measure. Students will sit a final exam, consisting of two papers, or 3 unit assessments to gain unit passes.
S5/6 (6 Periods Per Week)
National 5 Mathematics. Students will sit a final exam, consisting of two papers, or 3 unit assessments to gain unit passes.
National 5 Applications of Mathematics. Students will sit a final exam, consisting of two papers, or 3 unit assessments to gain unit passes.
Higher Mathematics. Students will sit a final exam, consisting of two papers, or 3 unit assessments to gain unit passes.
High Statistics: assessed by one unit assessment.
Award in Personal Finance
S6 (6 Periods Per Week)
Advanced Higher Mathematics. Students must pass 3 unit assessments before sitting the final exam.
Out with the classroom we offer our pupils many experiences. They include:
P7 Enterprising Maths Competition
Every year we invite all P7 pupils from our feeder primaries to compete in a morning of maths activities.
UK Junior, Intermediate and Senior Maths Challenge Competition
Pupils from S1-S6 compete in a national maths competition.
Enterprising Maths Competition
Pupils from S3 and S4 compete in team challenges.
After school revision classes.
Sections
Staff
| Sarah Batten | Teacher |
| Denise Blair | Curriculum Leader |
| Eilidh Clarke | Teacher |
| Michael Gray | Teacher |
| Holly Maxey | Teacher |
| Jason McCord | Teacher |
| Jenny Muir | Teacher |
| Ray O'Donnell | Teacher |
| Rachel Raine | Teacher |
