Assessment and Reporting at Key Stage 4

Using Mathematics

KS4 requires pupils to carry forward, develop further and apply the skills and capabilities that they have been developing during KS3. The descriptors for skills and capabilities at KS4 (below) build upon the detail of the KS3 descriptors and reflect the additional requirements for KS4.

Teachers should enable pupils to develop skills in:

using mathematical language and notation with confidence;
using mental computation to calculate, estimate and make predictions in a range of simulated and real life contexts;
selecting and applying mathematical concepts and problem-solving strategies in a range of simulated and real-life contexts;
interpreting and analysing a wide range of mathematical data;
assessing probability and risk in a range of simulated and real life contexts;
presenting mathematical data in a variety of formats which take account of audience and purpose.