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The Regents Review Autumn 2025

Mathematics DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Raising Awareness & Engagement Maths in Real Life Lessons In a recent maths lesson, a disengaged Year 10 student said, when challenged: “ When am I going to use this anyway? I want to be a nurse, you don’t need maths to do that!”. The teacher knew that the NHS states that you need a grade 4 (C grade equivalent) GCSE in maths to become a nurse for the NHS - this requirement is part of the entry criteria for most nursing programs and is essential for demonstrating numeracy and literacy skills necessary for a nursing role. In the next lesson, the teacher presented the class with some real situations and activities that nurses are facing and required to do:

Further Maths We are very proud of our Year 11 students who attend the further maths sessions every Wednesday.

As we know, further maths can provide a competitive edge in university applications, especially for maths-related courses. Maths Week 2025 We have celebrated Maths Week England, for a second year in a row. From 15th November - 23rd November, students had taken part in fun activities, puzzles and projects during their maths lessons. A maths corner was set up in the library with different maths related books for students to discover the joy of mathematics.

Students who had previously been indifferent or sceptical, became genuinely interested, realising that maths wasn’t just a subject they had to get through, but a vital skill they would actually need in the future.

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