King's College London Mathematics School is run in partnership with King's College London University, to provide high-quality mathematics education in the heart of London. The school was inspired by the Kolmogorov Physics and Mathematics School in Moscow, established in 1965.
Our curriculum combines mathematics with physics and computing to give students the key understanding and skills they will need to go on to study mathematical courses at universities. Our extended curriculum, which culminates in an extended individual research project, provides students with a broad understanding of the world around them as well as research, writing and presentation skills.
Our lessons take students beyond the content required for examinations, and in doing so we cannot only achieve excellence in public examinations but also inspire students and prepare them effectively for university study and successful careers.
Students take A levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, and Physics at the end of their second year, and an AS Level in either Computer Science or Economics at the end of the first year. Also, they have the option to complete an EPQ (Extended Project Qualification), equivalent to an AS in scope. The curriculum is broad and well balanced and includes personal development, weekly problem-solving sessions with Ph.D. students, an afternoon of extension and challenge each week, the option to attend a diverse range of clubs and societies, and a weekly opportunity for sport and exercise.
King’s Maths School is for students with a particular aptitude and enthusiasm for mathematics and aims to widen participation in mathematical degrees and careers at the very best universities and institutions. We are a fully inclusive community that promotes equality and diversity and that is an exemplification of the Fundamental British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
We provide an education that:
- Is both engaging and challenging
- Inspires curiosity and motivates an interest in further study
- Equips students with a coherent understanding as well as a procedural fluency
- Empowers students by developing their thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Provides students with a welcoming community in which they can feel at home and develop outstanding collaborative skills
- Enables students to make informed decisions about their futures and effectively supports them to realize their ambitions
- Enables the progress of every student.
At King’s Maths School, you will learn to think rigorously and precisely, but also creatively, to solve problems. You will learn to construct arguments and to justify them confidently. Mathematicians are the world’s greatest problem solvers, and you will join their ranks. Mathematical developments have underpinned the technological and information revolutions that have transformed the modern world, and yet the subject is far more than simply a valuable tool for scientists, engineers, and financial analysts: it is a beautiful, powerful, enriching, and immensely stimulating subject.
Our vision is to make the world a better place. We will continue to focus on world-leading education, research, and service and will have an increasingly proactive role to play in a more interconnected, complex world. We will continue to expand the huge contribution King’s makes to London and through that a national contribution within the UK, and beyond that to an international community that serves the world.
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