KS3 Maths · Year 7 · ages 11–12
Six half-term units, in the order we teach them: sequences, notation and equivalence; place value and directed number; fractions, decimals and percentages; expressions and solving equations; ratio and proportion; and lines, angles and data. Below is what each unit starts from, what pupils produce and the representation it teaches with, taken from our Year 7 Mathematics scheme of work.
Six half-termly units. Algebraic thinking opens the year deliberately, directed number precedes fractions, and equations come after both. Each unit states the prerequisite it cannot run without.
Year 7 means ages 11–12, or P7–S1 in Scotland.
Unit 1a · Autumn 1 · approx. 7 weeks · September – October
What does the equals sign actually mean?
Unit 1b · Autumn 2 · approx. 7 weeks · November – December
What is actually happening when you subtract a negative?
Unit 2a · Spring 1 · approx. 6 weeks · January – February
Why are a half, 0.5 and 50% the same thing?
Unit 2b · Spring 2 · approx. 6 weeks · February – April
If you do the same thing to both sides, why does the answer stay true?
Unit 3a · Summer 1 · approx. 6 weeks · April – May
When two things grow together, what stays the same?
Unit 3b · Summer 2 · approx. 6 weeks · June – July
How do you know a mathematical statement is true, rather than just likely?
The scheme maps each requirement of the statutory programme of study for key stage 3 (Department for Education, 2013) to the unit that teaches it. Pupils should be taught to…
Probability is not taught in Year 7. That is a deliberate choice, not an oversight: probability depends on fractions, which are not secure until Unit 2a, and teaching it in the same year produces two shaky topics instead of one solid one. It is taught in Year 8 Unit 3a, with fractions a year old. If your department prefers it in Year 7, it must come after 2a and something else must go.
Two PDFs sit behind this page, and they are meant to be used together: the scheme of work to plan the year, the knowledge organisers to put in front of pupils.
Mathematics · Key Stage 3£4.99
Full description on the Year 7 Maths scheme of work page.
The statutory programme of study for key stage 3 mathematics (DfE, 2013)·35 pages, 10 sections·For heads of mathematics, subject leaders and every teacher who has to deliver it
KS3 Mathematics · Year 7 · six A4 sheets£3.99
Full description on the Year 7 Maths knowledge organisers page.
Written to Empower Educators Year 7 Mathematics scheme of work·6 pages, 6 sections·For maths teachers and heads of department. Printed one per pupil
Six half-term units, in the order they are taught: Sequences, Notation and Equivalence, Place Value and Directed Number, Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, Expressions and Solving Equations, Ratio and Proportion and Lines, Angles and Data.
A written explanation of a sequence's rule using correct algebraic notation, and a set of equivalent expressions justified; A set of directed-number calculations solved and explained using a number line, with reasoning written out; A worked set of problems moving between the three forms, with the choice of form justified; A set of linear equations solved with reasoning shown at each step, and one equation formed from a worded problem; A set of proportional problems solved with a stated method, including one where proportion does not apply; A geometric reasoning task with each step justified by a named rule, and a short data investigation.
Yes, across the three years of key stage 3. It maps each requirement of the statutory programme of study for key stage 3 (Department for Education, 2013) to the unit that teaches it, and on this year the scheme is plain: “Probability is not taught in Year 7.”
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