S3 Mathematics Curriculum

S3 Curriculum

In S3, students have Mathematics for 4 periods a week. Learners will start their specific pathway (Apps and/or Maths). Most learners will finish Fourth level experiences and outcomes then begin Level 5 for these pathways. Some learners will focus on finishing Third and beginning Fourth level.

The overall organisers for these pathways are:

• – Applications of Mathematics
  •      – Numeracy
  •      – Managing Finance and Statistics
  •      – Geometry and Measure
• – Mathematics
  •      – Numeracy
  •      – Expressions and Formulae
  •      – Relationships
  •      – Applications

Apps of Maths Pathway

• The majority of our Apps of Maths pathway pupils in S3 are working through L4 into L5 during S3 with the aim of going into N5 in S4. They will follow the timeline below.
• Some of our Apps of Maths pathway pupils in S3 are working through L3 into L4 with the aim of going into N4 in S4. They will follow a bespoke pathway.

Maths Pathway

• Our Maths pathway pupils in S3 are working through L4 into L5 during S3 with the aim of going into N5 in S4. They will follow the timeline below.

Dual Pathway 

• Our Dual pathway pupils in S3 are working through L5 mainly during S3 with the aim of going into N5 Apps of Maths and Maths in S4. They will not take these as two separate courses but instead complete both in the same 4 period time allocation as the other pathways. They will follow the timeline below.