Information Book Just for Starters - Stockport Grammar School
Information Book Just for Starters - Stockport Grammar School
Information Book Just for Starters - Stockport Grammar School
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We aim:<br />
To instil in pupils an appreciation of how fascinating, creative, satisfying and useful<br />
Mathematics can be.<br />
What staff and facilities are available to the department?<br />
The department is staffed by ten members of staff and occupies ten full-size classrooms. The<br />
department is well supplied with computers, interactive whiteboards and other practical<br />
equipment.<br />
How much time will I spend on this subject per ten day cycle?<br />
Lower <strong>School</strong> ..................................................... 6 lessons with up to 2 hours of homework<br />
GCSE .......................................................................... 5 lessons with 2 hours of homework<br />
A Level ..............................................................10 lessons with additional individual study<br />
Are pupils put into sets according to ability?<br />
All pupils accepted <strong>for</strong> <strong>Stockport</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong> <strong>School</strong> have passed a stringent mathematical<br />
examination. For the first two years, the pupils are taught in randomly chosen groups. At<br />
the beginning of the Third Year, however, there is a noticeable spread of ability. Although all<br />
pupils have a sufficient level of competency, there seems no upper limit to the ability of a<br />
significant number of our intake. There<strong>for</strong>e it is our policy to set according to mathematical<br />
progress from the Third Year onwards. Transfer between sets is possible at the end of each<br />
subsequent year.<br />
What can you offer the gifted pupil?<br />
All the teachers in the Mathematics department are experienced in dealing with gifted<br />
pupils, and every year <strong>Stockport</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong> attracts a significant number of particularly able<br />
boys and girls. Puzzle Club has lunchtime meetings that are relaxed but thought-provoking.<br />
The text books we use go well beyond public examination syllabuses, and we have a wealth<br />
of challenging material <strong>for</strong> those who make outstanding progress.<br />
MATHEMATICS<br />
Murderous Maths author Kjartan Poskitt gives an interactive lesson<br />
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