Mathematics

Key Stage 3 students are studying data - scatter graphs, linear correlation, different types of data and algebra - learning to substitute into an equation, collect like terms and simplify expressions.

Year 10 students have been studying numbers including BIDMAS, factors, multiples and prime numbers. They have also studied data, such as Venn diagrams, and algebra - substation, index laws, factorising and solving equations.

Year 11 students started the term with a recap of their learning from year 10, followed by a module on probability, where they were finding fractions and percentages of amount, rounding and estimating.

Post-16 students (GCSE) spent the first part of the term re-capping what they had learnt before, to allow two students to sit their GCSE in November. We then moved on to algebra, expanding and factorising double brackets, solving quadratic equations, and drawing graphs including cubic and inverse proportional.

Post-16 students (Functional Skills) have been learning percentages, fractions, drawing bar, line and scatter graphs, practising BIDMAS, and calculating means, mode and medium.  

We were pleased to welcome Tom into the STEM department this term.

Science 

In Key Stage 3, students have been learning about plant and animal cells. We have used the microscope to view samples, including onion cells and animal cells.

The GCSE Biology students have been learning the content of Homeostasis and Response and the Inheritance, variation and evolution topic. They have been using the new science equipment to help with their revision, including the microscope.

IT

We have recently welcomed Key Stage 3 IT students into In Toto Ed. We began by teaching the importance of online safety.