SMSC in Maths at Ryedale
Spiritual
Developing deep thinking and questioning the way the world works.
Students are always encouraged to delve deeper into their understanding of Maths and how it relates to the world around them.
Skills of analysing data enable students to make sense of large amounts of data available in the modern world.
Sequences, patterns and measures help us make sense of the world.
Maths skills provide the tools to explore the world more fully.
Examples:
Patterns in other cultures including work on tessellations.
Escher patterns.
Fibonacci patterns.
Symmetrical patterns.
The sense of wonder in the exactness of maths.
The sense of personal achievement in solving problems.
Moral
An important thread running throughout the whole department and all year groups.
Understanding what ‘good behaviour’ means and what ‘good behaviour for learning’ means.
Discussing and listening in paired and group work.
Encourage respect and reward good behaviour.
Examples:
Investigate data or carry out a survey on a moral issue.
Charts using data from the ‘X Factor’ and ‘Life Expectancy’.
Paired work and group work.
Awareness of stereo-typing in subject materials.
Graphs and charts that are misleading.
The use and abuse of statistics.
Use of probability to understand risk.
Percentages and its link to mortgage, loans, debt and investments.
Social
Develop teamwork by working together in pairs or small groups.
Participating in class discussion.
Listening and respecting other people’s views even if different to their own.
Developing critical and creative thinking.
Use logic and reasoning to communicate and explain ideas to each other.
Coping with new and difficult maths through perseverance.
Examples:
Discussion in all areas of Maths.
Discussing different methods to solve the same problem.
Paired work and group work.
Cultural
Appreciating maths in other cultures such as symmetrical tessellating patterns. Understanding some of the historical developments in Maths.
The Maths needed in foreign travel.
Examples:
Number sequences and where they occur in the real world eg Fibonacci, Pascal’s triangle.
Historical development eg Pythagoras, Pascal, Fibonacci, Venn.
Different number systems (Roman, Egyptian).
Egyptian fractions.
Sundial.
The maths in cultural patterns eg rangoli patterns
Maths as a universal language.
Alternative methods eg Chinese multiplication, Russian multiplication.
Exchange rates.
An appreciation of ‘Old money’ and old measures.
Puzzles and Games such as Sudoku, Tower of Hanoi, Mancala.
Display careers involving Maths.
Government’s role in taxation and economic decisions.
Exams and texts use names from other cultures.
The following ideas may also be included
History of MathsFibonacci
Pythagoras
Old Money
Number systemsRoman numerals
Egyptian numbers
Different bases
CalculationsRussian multiplication
Egyptian multiplication
Egyptian fractions
PuzzlesSudoku
Tower of Hanoi
Magic squares
GamesStrategy games from around the world
Mancala
NamesExams and Texts use names from different cultures.
DisplayMaths in the real world
Careers involving maths
ShapeTessellations
Sundial
ActivitiesWorld Maths Day
Maths Challenge UKMT
Team Challenge UKMT
Paired work / Group work
See ‘Suffolk Maths’ for further resources.