Currently Learning on the Engagement Pathways

 Many of our pupils have been working hard to prepare for their Functional Skills exams this summer. Functional skills are practical, nationally recognised qualifications in England and maths that equip learners with essential skills for everyday life, work and further education.  They focus on practical application rather than theoretical knowledge. They are a gateway to college for our pupils on the Engagement Pathway.

Recently, many of our pupils have been focusing on solving the four operations mentally:

And converting units of measure:

In English we have been identifying subjects and verbs in order to help punctuate sentences and writing letters or emails as part of writing assessments.

 

 

KS4 Maths

 KS4 Math's

This term in KS4 math's we have been learning about different charts, diagrams and graphs. 

The pupils had to learn how to use a compass and protractor to create the diagrams. This means measuring carefully and accurately to ensure that their pie charts are correct.

The boys have made a variety of different charts including stem and leaf, pie charts, scatter graphs, bar charts, pictograms and venn diagrams.

the pupils have enjoyed interacting with the Smart board technology to further their understanding of the topic.

 

Maths GCSE

 

                                                        GCSE MATHEMATICS's

This summer we had a record 21 pupils entered into Mathematics, more than any other subject in Polygon history. This included two year 9's, nine year 10's and ten year 11's.

We also have two pupils sitting the higher paper. This paper has questions starting at a grade 3 and goes up to grade 9!

This specification was chosen as it allows the pupils to use a calculator in both exams. This has already led to multiple grade 4s and higher in recent years.

AJ and Lewis preparing for their GCSE's

The boys will now be waiting for Thursday 24th to receive their results. Good Luck everyone

Maths Interventions

 

                                Maths Interventions

This year a number of pupils have been targeted for maths interventions. These pupils are working to catch up for missed time or looking to push themselves even further. The maths department have been working with pupils from across the school using resource from Edexcel.

These include the "Access to Foundation", "Target 3 and "Target 5" intervention books. We are hoping to need the "Target 7" books next year!

Well done to all the boys on their hard work.