Mathematics Department
The Mathematics Department at Westgate is a highly collaborative and very successful department. Besides having an outstanding set of teachers who are passionate about the subject, it benefits from both excellent accommodation and resources. The department consists of:
| Mrs C Styles | Head of Department |
| Mr L Grewal | Teacher of Mathematics - Assistant Headteacher |
| Mrs S Haines | Teacher of Mathematics |
| Mrs S Hassan | Teacher of Mathematics |
| Mr Z Hassan | Teacher of Mathematics – NQT from Sept 2010 |
| Mr Imran Khalil | Teacher of Mathematics |
| Mrs A Nischal | Teacher of Mathematics - KS4 Co-ordinator |
| Mrs U Southon | Teacher of Mathematics – NQT from Sept 2010 |
| Mrs M Taylor | Mathematics Assistant |
Mathematics department is housed on the first floor of the new building with 6 dedicated rooms, each equipped with interactive whiteboard. The department is well provided with resources including textbooks, worksheets and practical equipment. We have recently invested in updating our books, subscribing to MyMaths website and getting new Maths software to stay in tune with the changes in the curriculum and to best support our children.
Beauty of Mathematics
"Why are numbers beautiful? It's like asking why is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don't see why, someone can't tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren't beautiful, nothing is."
Paul Erdős
The importance of Mathematics
"Mathematics is the language with which God wrote the universe." Galileo Galilei
“Mathematics” is the means of looking at the patterns that make up our world and the intricate and beautiful ways in which they are constructed and realised whereas “Numeracy” is the means of making that knowledge useful.
Different cultures have contributed to the development and application of Mathematics. Today, this subject transcends cultural boundaries and its importance is universally recognised.
Mathematics presents frequent opportunities for creativity, and can stimulate moments of pleasure and wonder when a problem is solved for the first time, or a more elegant solution to a problem is discovered.
It enables pupils to build a secure framework of mathematical reasoning and equips them with tools like logical reasoning, problem solving skills, and the ability to think in abstract ways.
Mathematics contributes to the school curriculum by developing pupils’ abilities to calculate; to reason logically, algebraically, and geometrically; to solve problems and to handle data.
Curriculum
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