Character Education – Mathematics

Character Education Values: Tolerance, Respect, Academic Curiosity, Community Centred and Kindness

Subject Academic curiosity, Respect and Tolerance, Community centred, Respect, Mutual Respect, Tolerance
tolerance, respect, academic curiosity academic curiosity
kindness
Mathematics Mathematics can be Within the classroom, Mathematics is an Mathematics is a
used to explain the we encourage respect international universal language In Mathematics classrooms we
world and the and we value listening language; it binds with a myriad of manage behaviour and help
mathematical patterns to others views and people together from cultural inputs develop our students’
that occur in nature opinions on problem around the world. throughout the communication skills, both our
such as the symmetry solving. Being in a Social education in ages. We also British and International students.
of snowflake patterns mixed ability group will mathematics concerns explore the We do not allow the use of
or the stripes of a teach them to be students being given Mathematics offensive language, particularly in
tiger. There is a sense considerate of others’ the opportunity to applied in different relation to social groups, race,
of wonder in the needs. They will learn work together. cultures such as religious beliefs, gender, physical
exactness of to wait their turn to ask Experimental and Rangoli patterns, appearances, or sexual
mathematics as well as well as answer investigative work symmetry, orientations. We show respect
as a sense of questions, respecting provides an ideal tessellations and towards our students and teach
personal achievement each other’s right to do opportunity for Islamic geometric them to respect tutors and peers.
in solving problems. so. We aim to teach students to work patterns. The ability Our mixed ability mathematics
Developing deep them to have a balance collaboratively. to use exchange groups help our students develop
thinking and of logic and feelings. Mathematics also rates for foreign tolerance towards a range of
questioning the way in They will learn the allows students to travel at GCSE are abilities, learning to work in
which the world works benefit of working in apply their own also important life mutually supportive groups. We try
promotes the spiritual mutually supportive intuitive feelings and skills students will and foster collaboration and co-
growth of students groups and learn to be check these against learn. operation between our students
We encourage cooperative. what they have learnt The cultural mix of regardless of their differences.
independent thinking in order to make more our groups is a
that will enable sense of the world. great environment
Through Mathematics
students to develop Students will be for exposing
their ideas and we aim to develop in encouraged to solve students to the
intentions and express students the ability to as opposed to create different
these in an think in abstract and the problems. Through all approaches to
appropriate manner. ability to reason and of that they will learning
In lessons we question logically. develop self-respect Mathematics in
encourage tolerance Debate and discussion and the confidence to different cultures.
of others’ s opinions, is a fundamental part of integrate socially. Students learn to
values and the subject. We Problem solving skills aappreciate cultural
idiosyncrasies and promote discussion and teamwork are influences and
religious beliefs. The about mathematical fundamental to understand, accept,
Maths classes include understanding and Mathematics, through respect, and
a large number of challenge assumptions, creative thinking, celebrate the
international students supporting students to discussion, explaining diversity that
with varied religion question information and presenting ideas. students of different
practices and in this and data that they are Students are always nationality bring to
way are ideal presented with. encouraged to the classroom.
situations for students We show the students develop their
to practice tolerance. that we are on a quest Mathematical
In Statistics for for truth by rigorous and reasoning skills,
example we explore logical argument and communicating with
the idea of bias discourage jumping to others and explaining
through biased and conclusions. They concepts to each
unbiased estimators realise that answers are other. Students will be
and sampling worthy of credit only encouraged to take up
methods. when properly justified challenges and be
and in this way learn flexible in their
how to back their techniques and
arguments and point of methods. We
view. They also learn participate annually in
how to self-criticise; Team Maths
they will be asked to go Challenges, for
over past work and increased pupil
improve their involvement. Working
weaknesses instead of in such groups helps
just focusing on the them develop their
strengths mathematical voice
Moral education and powers of logic,
concerns the use and reasoning and
interpretation of data explanation by
that is becoming more offering explanations
prevalent in society. to each other in order
Students are given the to produce a unified
opportunity to be aware solution.
of the use and misuse We will demonstrate
of data in all issues that Mathematics has
including those practical applications
supporting moral both in everyday life
argument. We explore as well as in their
and evaluate the use of future careers. At
Statistics to inform or higher levels,
mislead in our current Mathematics will give
data obsessed society. them the skills the
Examples of the moral industries seek at
development in national and
mathematics can international level.
include: The successful study
A trip to Bletchley Park of mathematics at A-
that shows the work level is also usually
that mathematicians considered an
contributed in WWII to essential prerequisite
help stop the spread of to university study of
the Nazi ideals, and science, technology
help the allies win the and engineering. It is
war. Discussions can also considered as
be held about Turin, his desirable for entry to
ideas and how and why courses in the social
he was persecuted due sciences, business
to his sexuality. and finance.
Therefore by teaching
students Mathematics
we help them improve
their chances of
securing a place in
higher education
institutes and fulfil
their academic
potential.