End of Key Stage 3 Assessment

The intention of this unit is to consolidate key concepts covered in Year 7, 8 and 9 whilst also setting students up for new concepts in the key stage 4 curriculum. 

The areas of the key stage 3 curriculum that are consolidated are

• Manipulation of fractions

• Accurate drawing

• Factors, multiples and primes

• Standard form, powers and roots

• Algebraic manipulation with brackets

• Presenting and interpreting data in charts

The new concepts in this unit that foreshadow Key Stage 4 are

• Angle reasoning with circles leading to Circle Theorems

• Manipulation of surds

• Recognition and features of non-linear graphs

To prepare students for Key Stage 4 this unit of work covers three terms with a period of revision before a substantial assessment in term 6.

From the 3rd week of the unit students will complete a weekly knowledge check so they can measure how their knowledge and expertise is building. The content of the knowledge checks updates as more concepts are covered, to provide a rolling check of what students can recall.

During this unit there will also be several longer written homework tasks which include a knowledge check as well as problem solving questions. Students will have an opportunity to follow-up and improve their work on these homework tasks.

The impact of this unit of work will be measured through a Three 45 minute written assessments in term 6

The assessment will cover every aspect of the unit of work and using the knowledge organiser together with this website is a great way to prepare for the tests.

A shorter mid-term assessment in term 5 provides students with a indication of their progress with the unit. Students can use their feedback from the min-term to prepare for the assessments at the end of the unit.