In Cottesmore School’s Mathematics Department we endeavour to contribute to the children’s personal development and all round education through demonstrating how Maths in relevant to every aspect of their lives in the present and future. We show how it can be kept accessible to all ability ranges, through support and extension.
We instil in the children a confidence to attempt all varieties of diverse topics and give them a willingness to extend their own understanding through complex questioning and interactive investigation. Children become willing to attempt all manor of apparently complex material, with a determination to succeed, and then extend their knowledge with an acceptance that they may have to make a few mistakes in order to progress with certainty.
At Cottesmore, we enable children to develop the Mathematical skills and understanding required for their present needs, both in and out of school, and for the future demands of their next school and consequently of adult life, employment, further study and training.
The children are taught to develop an appreciation and enjoyment of Mathematics and an awareness of its importance in society and in the development of technology:
Mathematics has important applications in many other fields, for example: Science, Engineering, Social Sciences and Management, etc. This cross-curricular aspect is appreciated by the children and used whenever necessary throughout their entire education.