A simplified overview of the Year 10 Curriculum.
Autumn 1 Trigonometry, Surds and Pythagoras
Foundation & Higher
- Use trigonometric ratios to find missing lengths and angles in triangles
- Working with Surds (from Year 9 Summer 1)
- Find exact values for sin theta, cos theta and tan theta for key angles
- Using Pythagoras Theorem (From Year 9 Summer 1)
- Solving Area, Trigonometry and Pythagoras Problems
Higher only
- Rationalising Surds
- Use the Sine and Cosine rules to find missing lengths and angles
- Find the area of triangles using trigonometry
Further Maths GCSE
- Equation of a Straight Line
- Binomial Expansion
Autumn 2 Circles and Equations
Foundation & Higher
- Calculate arc lengths, angles and areas of sectors
- Solving and forming simultaneous equations by elimination
- Drawing Quadratic Graphs (From Year 9 Spring 2)
- Finding the roots of quadratic equations by factorising (From Year 9 Spring 2)
- Form and Solve Quadratic Equations by Factorising (From Year 9 Spring 2)
Higher only
- Factorising quadratics where a > 1 (From Year 9 Spring 2)
- Equation of a Circle
- Solving and forming simultaneous equations by substitution
- Finding the intersection of lines and curves
Further Maths GCSE
- Factor Theorem
- Further Trigonometry
- Working Trigonometric Identities
- Solving Trigonometric Equations
Spring 1 Science Skills
Foundation & Higher
- Related Calculations
- Negative Indices
- Work with numbers in Standard Form
- Solve problems involving measure such as speed, density and pressure.
- Changing Units
- Surface Area of Prisms, cylinders, cones and spheres.
- Volume of prisms, cylinders, cones, pyramids and spheres.
Higher only
- Fractional Indices
- Index Laws in Context
- Approximate the gradient of a curve at a given point and the area under a graph.
- Interpret these values in real-life problems including kinematic graphs.
- Further volume and surface area problems.
Further Maths GCSE
- Solving equations with 3 unknowns
- Equation of a Circle with centre (a, b)
- Geometric Proof
Common Assessment 1 (Week Commencing 8th Feb 2021)
Spring 2 Sequences and Graphs
Foundation & Higher
- Using iterative methods to generate different types of sequences
- Working with nth term of linear sequence
- Sequences and Ratio
- Combining Ratios
- 1:n
- Unit Pricing and Currency Conversions
- Solve Direct and Inverse Proportion Problems
- Recognise graphs showing direct and inverse proportion
Higher only
- Finding the nth term of a Quadratic Sequence
- Solving Equations using Iterative methods
- Solving Quadratic Inequalities
- Function Notation
- Working with Compound Functions
- Inverse Functions
- Recognise and draw cubic and reciprocal functions
- Recognise and draw graphs of exponential functions
- Recognise and sketch translations and reflections of graphs
Further Maths GCSE
- Gradient of a tangent
- Differentiation
- Equations of tangents and normals
Summer 1 Delving into Data
Foundation & Higher
- Working with averages and range
- Estimating the Mean from a grouped Frequency Table
- Constructing and Interpreting Pie Charts
- Use tables and line graphs to represent time series
Higher Only
- Construct and Interpret Cumulative Frequency Tables and Graphs
- Construct and Interpret BoxPlots
- Construct and Interpret Histograms
Further Maths GCSE
- Increasing and Decreasing Functions
- Stationary Points and classification
- Sketching and interpreting curves using calculus
Summer 2 Further Probability and Combinatorics
Foundation & Higher
- Combinations
- Understanding independent events
- Using Two way tables
- Using Tree Diagrams
Higher only
- Conditional Probability from Tree Diagrams
- Conditional Probability from Venn Diagrams
- Algebraic Probability problems
Further Maths GCSE
- Limiting value of a sequence
- Drawing Piece-wise functions
- Domain and Range of a Function