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Maths
Miss E Murphy
It has been a successful year in the
Mathematics department. Years 11, 12
and 13 have taken their GCSE, AS and A
Level examinations respectively. We say
goodbye and good luck to our Year 13
students and look forward to welcoming back
some Year 11 pupils for AS Maths and Further
Maths in September.
Year 10 have now nearly finished the GCSE
Maths course. They will be concentrating on
revision techniques and practising past papers
as preparation for their GCSE exam in
November. A weekly homework club will
run from September and will be open to all
pupils.
Following on from recent success, a team of
Year 8 and 9 pupils was entered into the
prestigious UKMT team challenge. The team
consisted of Daniel Grosfils and Seren
Marsh (Year 9), Daniel Anderton and Benjamin
Roderick (Year 8). The team finished
in 6th place out of 24 teams. They all thoroughly
enjoyed the challenge and competing
against schools from across the UK.
achieved the best score in the school and qualified
for the IMOK Maclaurin round of the
competition. Following his excellent performance
in the competition, Balaji was invited to
attend the National Mathematics Summer
School. Huge congratulations go to Suzie
Collins, Adam Jones, Tato Katsikeas, Balaji
Krishna, Rebecca Te Water Naude, Leo
Tucker, Robert Turton and Elis Vandyck
(all Year 11) who achieved gold certificates in
the competition. Also, well done to Jack
Bosley who achieved the best score in Year 10
and Daniel Grosfils who achieved the best
score in Year 9.
In April, the top sets from Years 7 and 8 took
part in the National UKMT Maths challenge at
Junior level. Congratulations to Year 8’s Benjamin
Roderick, who achieved the best score
in the school and a gold certificate. Other gold
certificate winners were Annie Higgins, Dylan
Hughes, Elin Gray (Year 8), Felicity Allen,
Ben Evans, Phoebe Skelton, Andrew Te
Water Naude, Evan Warburton and Hannah
Ross (Year 7).
Well done to all the pupils that took part in the
UKMT Maths challenges, in particular those
that achieved a gold, silver or bronze medal.
Key Stage 3 Maths Homework Club continued
this year with games, numeracy activities, help
with homework and revision tips. We have had
several regulars, including Saumik Dhar and
Joseph Hobbs.
In February, the top sets from Years 9, 10 &
11 took part in the National UKMT Maths
challenge at Intermediate level. Congratulations
to Year 11’s Balaji Krishna, who
Finally, a big thank you to the Year 12 and 13
pupils who complete their community service
with the Maths department. Whether it’s helping
in Key Stage 3 or Key Stage 4 Homework
Clubs or assisting within Maths lessons, their
time and efforts are greatly appreciated.
‘Dymunwn hwyl fawr a phob lwc i’n myfyrwyr Blwyddyn 13’