Could you please provide some information about your Maths learning structure?

Footscray High School’s Maths program is different to how many of us would have learnt maths in our own highschool experiences. Our philosophy is based on first diagnosing capabilities across the entire Mathematics curriculum and then focusing teaching on areas where students might have struggled in the past to demonstrate sufficient understanding. This approach is based on the concept of Mastery and the idea that before progressing from foundational concepts students should truly understand them.   

This teaching and learning model also aims to increase student ownership of learning. We focus on Growth and not age based levels as a measure of success. We find that when students are learning at their point of need then they are much more likely to progress towards age based standards faster, even over taking them. For more information please see the following website: https://sites.google.com/footscray.vic.edu.au/fhs-maths-help/parent-information