The iLowerSecondary Mathematics curriculum has been created as an internationalized, updated version of the latest English National Curriculum.

Providing a strong foundation in mathematics, the curriculum reinforces concepts from primary mathematics and bridges the gap to the study of International GCSE Mathematics and beyond.

Objectives

• become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, giving them the ability to recall and apply complex formulae, terminology and facts with increasing speed and accuracy; this includes varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that students develop conceptual understanding
• demonstrate detailed understanding of complex mathematical procedures consistently, apply and use terminology, facts and notations, apply detailed understanding of complex mathematical procedures, notations and concepts to a given context
• present and organize data in a variety of forms with limited guidance, interpret information from graphs, tables, charts and lists and draw conclusions. Use a logical approach to generate efficient strategies to solve problems by translating problems into a series of mathematical processes
• solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions

Assessment

Lower Secondary Mathematics consists of one externally-set achievement test: Written examination duration: 1 hour 20 minutes.