Mathematical Studies

Course summary

Mathematics is the ubiquitous language that holds solutions to a wide range of problems. The skills learned here will be used to further education, inspire research, and pay your gas bill. Mathematics can describe how the planets orbit the sun, the optimum size for a drinks bottle, and how to budget for your finances. Not all areas of maths are useful or accessible to all, what we will do is allow the students to discover the importance of the subject for their individual needs whilst guiding them to an important qualification. The school will offer a scheme of work to a learner-led audience. A typical maths lesson will not be didactic or conventional; it will provide an opportunity to explore functional problems as well as discuss abstract concepts. We will offer the opportunity to innovate and research as well as offer support and guidance to those for whom the subject does not come naturally.