Year 10 Mathematics - Overview — Endon High School

OCR Maths GCSE (J560)

Maths is taught for five 100 minute lessons per fortnight.

Topic	Content and Sparx Maths reference
Percentages	Compound interest calculations(U332) Growth and decay(U988)
Surface Area & Volume	Finding the surface area of pyramids(U871) Finding the surface area of cones(U523) Finding the surface area of spheres(U893) Finding the surface area of frustums(U334) Finding the surface area of composite shapes(U561) Finding the volume of pyramids(U484) Finding the volume of cones(U116) Finding the volume of spheres(U617) Finding the volume of frustums(U350) Finding the volume of composite shapes(U543)
Simultaneous Equations	Solving simultaneous equations using elimination(U760) Solving simultaneous equations using substitution(U757) Solving simultaneous equations graphically(U836) Constructing and solving simultaneous equations(U137)
Formulae	Changing the subjects of formulae with two or more steps(U181) Changing the subject when the subject appears more than once(U191)
Trigonometry	Understanding sin, cos and tan(U605) Finding unknown sides in right-angled triangles(U283) Finding unknown angles in right-angled triangles(U545) Using the exact values of trigonometric ratios(U627) Angles of elevation and depression(U967) Calculating with trigonometry and bearings(U164)
Constructions	Constructing loci(U820)

Curriculum content

Assessment

Students have an assessment that lasts for up to 70 minutes. This exam comprises of 80% content from curriculum period 1 and 20% recap.

Curriculum content

Topic	Content and Sparx Maths reference
Linear Graphs	Finding the equation of a straight line from its gradient and a point(U477) Finding the equation of a straight line from two points on the line(U848) Equations of parallel lines(U377) Equations of parallel and perpendicular lines*(U898)
Real Life Graphs	Plotting linear real-life graphs(U652) Using and interpreting linear real-life graphs(U638) Finding equations of linear real-life graphs(U862) Sketch graphs of water flows(U896)
Venn Diagrams	Venn diagrams with set notation(U748) Using set notation(U296)
Tree Diagrams	Tree diagrams for independent events(U558) Tree diagrams for dependent events(U729)
Compound Measures	Calculating with density(U910) Calculating with pressure(U527)
Ratio	Combining ratios(U921) Calculating with ratios and algebra(U676) Changing ratios(U865)
Graphs of Functions	Plotting velocity-time graphs(U937) Calculating acceleration from velocity-time graphs(U562) Graphs of cubic functions(U980) Graphs of reciprocal functions(U593) Graphs of exponential functions*(U229)

Assessment

Students have an assessment that lasts for 60 minutes. This exam comprises of 80% content from curriculum period 2 and 20% recap.

Curriculum content

Foundation Tier

Topic	Content and Sparx Maths reference
Sequences	Position-to-term rules for arithmetic sequences(U498) Position-to-term rules for sequences of patterns(U978) Position-to-term rules for geometric sequences(U958)
Handling Data	Sampling and bias(U162)
Proportion	Interpreting direct proportion equations(U640) Interpreting inverse proportion equations(U364) Graphs of direct and inverse proportion(U238)
Transformations	Combining transformations(U766)
Error Intervals	Finding error intervals(U657) Finding error intervals for truncated numbers(U301)
Index Laws	Index rules with positive indices(U235) Index rules with negative indices(U694) Simplifying expressions using index laws(U662)
Brackets	Expanding double brackets(U768) Factorising quadratic expressions of the form $x^{2} + b x + c$ (U178) Factorising the difference of two squares(U963) Factorising to solve quadratic equations of the form $x^{2} + b x + c = 0$ (U228)
Statistical Diagrams	Interpreting frequency tables with grouped data(U312) Finding averages from grouped data(U877) Drawing stem-and-leaf diagrams(U200) Interpreting stem-and-leaf diagrams(U909) Drawing line graphs(U590) Interpreting line graphs(U193) Drawing and interpreting frequency polygons(U840)

Higher Tier

Topic	Content and Sparx Maths Reference
Sequences	Position-to-term rules for quadratic sequences(U206) Position-to-term rules for geometric sequences(U958) Special sequences(U680)
Handling Data	Sampling and bias(U162) Capture-recapture(U328)
Direct & Inverse Porportion	Interpreting direct proportion equations(U640) Interpreting inverse proportion equations(U364) Graphs of direct and inverse proportion(U238)
Transformations	Enlargement by a positive or negative scale factor(U134) Combining transformations(U766)
Rounding	Finding bounds for calculations(U587)
Indices	Estimating roots and powers(U299) Indices of the form $1/ a$ (U985) Indices of the form $a / b$ (U772)
Fractions and Recurring Decimals	Converting fractions to recurring decimals(U550) Converting recurring decimals to fractions(U689)
Expanding and Factorising Brackets	Expanding triple brackets(U606) Completing the square(U397) Factorising quadratic expressions of the form $a x^{2} + b x + c$ (U858) Factorising to solve quadratic equations of the form $a x^{2} + b x + c = 0$ (U960)
Cumulative Frequency	Drawing cumulative frequency graphs(U182) Interpreting cumulative frequency graphs(U642)
Box Plots	Drawing box plots(U879) Interpreting box plots(U837) Comparing populations using box plots and cumulative frequency graphs(U507)

Assessment

Students have an assessment that lasts for 60 minutes. This exam comprises of 80% content from curriculum period 3 and 20% recap.

The revision folders on Showbie.

Other useful revision resources can be found on hegartymaths.com/

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a.arnold@endon.shaw-education.org.uk

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