Where Does this Take Me in the Future?

  • Mathematics provides skills for life, which is important for all members of a modern society.
  • It provides the tools for students to develop skills in science, engineering, technology, and economics.
  • It prepares students to move into the workplace. The skills developed within the study of Mathematics are amongst some of the most highly rated by employers, such as the ability to collect, represent and interpret data.
  • The study of Mathematics enhances students' skills needed to undertake a wide range of qualifications and careers such as access to apprenticeships, enrolment into the forces, engineering, computer game designing, meteorology, medical statistics and teaching.
  • Mathematics helps students to think and function independently and to become financially capable.
  • It also provides progression into Higher and Further Education. The core status of Mathematics within the International Baccalaureate means that students are better equipped to face their academic or professional career with continuous progression from GCSE. This offers them a wider range of options for their chosen educational and vocational future.