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Aims

Main aims:

  • To provide an appropriate range of courses for all pupils so that their diverse intellectual, personal and vocational needs are met.
  • To maintain an ordered, supportive and caring environment within which each individual is helped to reach his or her full potential.
  • To ensure that teaching and learning are of the highest quality through systematic planning and self-evaluation resulting in the sharing of effective practice.

The staff in the department see it as their duty to encourage pupils to:

  • develop the qualities of self-reliance and self-discipline;
  • be aware of the rights, feelings and concerns of others;
  • value the resources and support provided by the department;
  • be aware of the benefit that an understanding of mathematics can bring to everyday living;
  • develop an interest in mathematics for its own sake and be aware of the satisfaction and enjoyment that can be gained from an understanding of advanced mathematics.