• Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future
  • Slideshow - The core values of Downend School are simple; they are focused on a sense of belonging, a belief that all students have it within themselves to be effective learners and that we can extend this learning beyond the reach of school and into the future

Mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is based in H block – part of the new School building. Click here for our virtual tour!

We are a department of 14 members of staff and we've seen an increase in results for recent years.

2011 Results:
GCSE Results for summer 2011 = 51%
Key Stage 3 Level 5 or above = 91%
A’level Results for summer 2011 = 50% A* - B

Congratulations to Kristian Scudamore, Lorien Klingenburg, April Hartley and Michael Joyce for achieving A*s.

Latest News

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Maths Inspiration
Year 11 and Year 12 students will be attending the Maths Inspiration Show at the Bristol Hippodrome in March 2012.

Senior Maths Challenge
20 Post 16 students took part in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge in November 2011. Congratulations to Liam Croot for achieving a gold award and the best in school.

BP Challenge
Linked with the Olympics 2012, Year 10 and 11 students took part in a BP Roadshow event in December 2011. They created companies that took part in oil trading. Students used team and mathematical skills, taking on roles such as market analysts, accountants and traders.

Number Day 2011
Key Stage 3 students raised money for the NSPCC, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, as part of this year’s Number Day by taking part in a mathematical challenge competition.

Exam Results 2011
GCSE Results for summer 2011 = 51%
Key Stage 3 Level 5 or above = 91%
A’level Results for summer 2011 = 50% A* - B

Congratulations to Kristian Scudamore, Lorien Klingenburg, April Hartley and Michael Joyce for achieving A*s.

Parents for Learning Evening 2011
Year 11 parents were invited in for an evening full of workshops trying the different revision resources that we have to offer, attempting some exam questions and learning some new skills for themselves.

Links with Malaysia
Our Year 8 accelerated students have been involved in a global task of using shadows to estimate the circumference of the Earth. Through this work Downend students have made links with a school in Malaysia and are sharing data in addition to making pen pal links.

Intermediate Maths Challenge
Year 10 students took part in the Maths Challenge in February 2011.
Lucy Kenyon achieved the highest mark in the school.

Year 9 Mathematical Learning Community
Five students from Year 9 went to an afternoon of trying different activities that were work and contextual based. They worked with students from other schools and representatives from Bristol College and businesses in the area. The five students were Dom Foale, Ricki Warren, Muna Fungati, Omar Chowdhury and Alex Wright.

A letter from Adam Elgar, who organised the event, reads:
Many thanks for Downend's brilliant contribution to a work related learning event. The five students were extremely impressive, and we've gathered a rich set of ideas which will be gathered into a full report asap. Please thank your team of young people on behalf of City of Bristol College and all the members of the Professional Learning Community.
All good wishes
Adam Elgar, Work Related Learning Coordinator


GCSE Results 2010
150 students completed their GCSE early, with 67% of them achieving their Grade C.  Congratulations to all!  A second wonderful group of students that rose to the challenge and worked incredibly hard, leading from last year’s success.

Year 9 Money Week 18 - 22 October
Year 9 students took part in a money week, completing two activities in their maths lesson, in addition to special tutor time activities that promote personal finance. Students worked out how much money they cost their parents each day. Secondly, in groups they planned a firework display, working out the ticket cost and expected sales in order to cover costs.

Gifted and Talented Level 6 Workshop
Eight Year 7 students went to a Level 6 Workshop on the 21st June 2010. They were:
Ewan Usher, John Llewellyn, Natasha Burden, Daniel Smith, Gabrial Nikolov, Emily Davies, James Nuttall, Thomas Burden.

- Report by Gabriel Nikolov click here
- Report by Natasha Burden, 7TF click here

Online Revision Sessions for A and A* students!
The Further Mathematics Support Programme piloted a scheme to provide live online revision sessions aimed at students targeting a grade A or A* in GCSE Mathematics. Below are brief details and a link to a recording for each of the sessions. The pilot sessions were very well-received by those who attended and 90% of those who submitted feedback rated the session content as either ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’ and 91% would recommend them to others.

To play a recording you will need to make sure that your computer is set up correctly for Elluminate, the platform used for the sessions. This can be done by following the steps at www.elluminate.com/support .

Topics Covered:
Algebra and Proof
Geometry & Measure and Algebraic Fractions
Transforming Graphs, Simultaneous Equations and Top Exam Tips

We hope you find the session recordings useful!


Downend School Student successful at the UKMT Team Maths Challenge Regional Finals

4 Downend students took part in the regional finals of the Team Maths Challenge in April. Angharad Thomas, Jack Hibbs, Sean Jones and James Hedga represented the school on the day, taking part in a number of rounds against some of the best mathematicians in the area.

Rounds included a relay race, cross number team problem, patter spotting and a group problem solving task. Downend School came 11th out of 23 schools taking part. This is a wonderful result for us, considering that all the local private schools from Bristol and Bath take part in the competition.

Unfortunately we did not make the National Final – that is Bristol Grammar School’s pleasure.

GCSE Results Awards 2010 Photoalbum

  • Maths GCSE Results
    GCSE Results Awards 2010

ICT

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We have interactive whiteboards in all of our rooms.

We also have our very own computer room that you have one lesson in each fortnight.

Buy Mathematics kit direct from your teacher - click

Downend School’s Top Ten websites:

  1. Mathematics is Fun
  2. MyMaths
  3. BBC Bitesize
  4. MathPlayground
  5. SuperMaths World
  6. Starter of the day
  7. NRich
  8. Wicked
  9. Cyberchase
  10. BBC Skillswise

Try some of them out!!

Outstanding Effort Cup

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In 2007 Mrs Weston retired from Downend School after working with us for over 30 years. Mrs Weston kindly donated a special prize for the department that she wished to be awarded to students at the end of every term. The award is for outstanding effort. The cups are on display in reception.

Winners for the Term 1 (10-11) Outstanding Effort Cup:

KS3 - Ben Westcott 7C - for his wonderful holiday homework.
KS4 - Marlowe Harrison 11B - for his 'Excellent effort every single lesson. A very quiet, polite student who works hard and is on course for an A grade'


Winners for the Term 2 (10-11) Outstanding Effort Cup:

- Omar Sajid has recently moved to 9y3 due to his fantastic progress and hard work. He does his homework on time and always tries his best. He is a really great student and 9y4 miss him.
- Harrison Trapnell: Fantastic effort in class and homework, fully engaged with the immersion day revision and attended after school revision sessions for Mod3 re-sit Harrison's work rate for the exams in November was exemplary and a perfect student to achieve this award.

Winners for the Term 3 (10-11) Outstanding Effort Cup:

- Micki Pickford:  in light of her coming to lessons with a positive attitude, and completing all her work before spending time to help a less able pupil through example and encouragement. A true super star!
- Zeeshan Heider: in light of the fact that her TMG is an F yet currently has a maximum mark on module 1, achieving a strong C.  She works incredibly hard every lesson and is always wanting to better herself and progress - a great achievement!


Winners for the Terms 4 & 5 Outstanding Effort Cup:
(due to the short durations, the two terms have been combined)

- Cassie Millard Y9 has been working with a renewed level of effort and care. She helps others in the class and is making huge levels of progress.
- Mitch Bateman Y10 has been working with an immense level of motivation of effort. He has completed two of his three GCSE modules and is well on track for a C in November. His conduct in lessons is exemplary and his progress astounding.

Equipment required for your Mathematics lessons

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  • Calculator
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Compass
  • Protractor
  • Rubber
  • Sharpener

All of this equipment can be purchased from the Mathematics Faculty: details & prices

Revision Resources

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Below are some really useful documents, resources or websites  that you can use for your revision:

All Years

Your CGP workbook
Your CGP revision guide
  
List of really useful websites each listed site is a click-able hyperlink straight to the website

Key Stage 3

Your level sheet

Key Stage 4

KS4 Revision Tools PowerPoint

GCSE Revision booklet  This is all you need to access all the resources we have for you.

Maths GCSE Revision Tools

Revision List Mathswatch Clip Numbers Grade C Topic List
Handling Data Foundation HD

Higher HD		 Foundation HD

Higher HD		 HD C grade
Number Foundation Number

Higher Number		 Foundation Number

Higher Number		 Number C grade
Algebra and Shape and Space Foundation Alg and SSM

Higher Alg and SSM		 Foundation Alg and SSM

Higher Alg and SSM		 Alg and SSM C grade

Key Stage 5

KS5 course handbook: download Word / PDF

You can access all the power points used in lessons and exam papers on our school network.  Just simply go to X drive > Mathematics > A level and then look for the folder you need for the modules you are taking.

You can also use the text book provided and may find some useful sites on our really useful website page.

OMG!  On-line tutorials for Key Stage 5 students run by the Further Maths Network
Please see your teacher for log-in details for these evening tutorials that are run online.  A different topic is covered each time.  The tutorials are interactive and you can pose questions during the session that you will then receive answers to.

Logic Puzzles and Games

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Fancy a challenge then please visit our Logic Puzzles and Games site

Classic Mistakes

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Classic mistakes - posters and audios

Student Gallery

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  • Year 9 students were challenged to build a pyramid that would be big enough for a student to sit in! Students worked in teams helping eachother to solve this problem!
    Making Pyramids
  • Student Gallery of Work
    Student Gallery of Work
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