Year 7-9 Maths Workshops
Each cycle, students in Years 7–9 spend one of their timetabled Maths lessons taking part in a Maths Workshop. These workshops involve team teaching and place a strong emphasis on Problem Solving and Mathematical Dispositions, which are key elements of our Maths is Reasoning pedagogical approach. Students engage in challenges, hands‑on activities, and collaborative tasks designed to build their mathematical thinking in a fun, games‑based environment.
The photos included show our Year 8 students participating in the Card Pyramid game. Working in pairs, students compete to create a target number (20) using the cards flipped from the top of each pile. They can use any of the four operations—addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division—to reach the target. Students keep the cards they successfully use, and the winner is the player with the most cards once the deck has been exhausted.
- Ms Ria Coffey