Maths Course at KS3 for Secondary Schools

Adventure + Data = Answers!

Inspire your KS3 pupils with this lively perspective on mathematics. At PGL, learning maths is all about collecting data, applying theories and making the subject relevant and real. Whilst on the activity bases, students collect data from some of their sessions and employ mathematics to analyse and interpret it.

All students benefit from this course regardless of ability. The more able begin to see further potential in maths and its many practical applications, while for the less able, it’s their chance to see the subject taken off the page and brought right into their own world.

Study modules

Wire Flyer - Zip Wire
A Zip Wire session provides data including distance travelled and time taken in order to calculate speed using algebra.

Tower Time - Abseiling
Students use trigonometry to analyse data from their Abseiling session and produce an annotated presentation of the activity.

Heartbeat - Giant Swing
A rope-based activity produces the opportunity to collect data which can then be turned into a presentation showing how pulse rates change during the activity.

Aero Noughts - Aeroball (Osmington Bay only)
Data from an Aeroball session, such as shots and goals, provides material for analysis in terms of ratios and percentages.

Marker Trail - Orienteering
Based on an Orienteering session, students explore angles and distances in order to design a shortest route.

NEW! Tunnelling for Numbers - Tunnel Trail (Osmington Bay only)
Students collect number cards as they navigate through an underground maze of tunnels and must then complete a series of numerical challenges.

NEW! On Target - Archery
Students learn about averages, percentages and fractions as they calculate how accurate they've been.

NEW! Build 'em Up - Raft/Buggy Building
On water or land, students design a raft or buggy which they use to complete a series of challenges. Data collected is then applied to distance/speed/time calculations.

Curriculum Links

Activities

The PGL Adventure Bonus
Choose from our popular on-site adventure activities, such as trapeze, climbing, jacob's ladder, and challenge course, to complement your study sessions and tailor-make your course to your requirements.

Select an activity for a full description

A typical itinerary for this course

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Sample programme for a 5 day Maths course for students at KS3
	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Breakfast
09.00-10.30		Zip Wire	'On Target' - based on an Archery session	Trapeze	'Tower Time' - based on an Abseiling session
10.30-12.00		Climbing	'On Target' - based on an Archery session	Jacob's Ladder	'Tower Time' - based on an Abseiling session
Lunch
14.00-15.30		'Heartbeat' - based on a Giant Swing session	Quad Biking	'Marker Trail' - based on an Orienteering session	Depart centre
15.30-17.00	Arrive for evening meal and unpack	'Heartbeat' - based on a Giant Swing session	Challenge Course	'Marker Trail' - based on an Orienteering session
Dinner
Evening	Wacky Races	Campfire	Ambush	Disco

Gallery

Learning outcomes

The units of study in our mathematics course relate to the teaching programmes designed to meet the objectives of your Key Stage 3 students.

Students are encouraged to develop and improve their mathematical skills while:

Deciding what data is relevant to an enquiry
Collecting small sets of data from surveys and by observation
Using a range of techniques, methods and resources
Comparing and evaluating solutions
Using symbols, diagrams and graphs
Explaining and justifying methods and conclusions

Search for your ideal centre:

Location

Barton Hall, South Devon Bawdsey Manor, Suffolk Beam House, North Devon Boreatton Park, Shropshire Caythorpe Court, Lincolnshire Dalguise, Perthshire Hillcrest, Herefordshire Liddington, Wiltshire Little Canada, Isle of Wight Llwyn Filly, Brecon Beacons Marchants Hill, Surrey Osmington Bay, Dorset Tregoyd House, Brecon Beacons Windmill Hill, East Sussex Winmarleigh Hall, Lancashire