Draft:Imperial Maths School
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| Submission declined on 20 December 2024 by Theroadislong (talk). This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies. Declined by Theroadislong 4 months ago. | |
| Submission declined on 19 December 2024 by DoubleGrazing (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are: Declined by DoubleGrazing 4 months ago.
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Comment: The Guardian piece doesn't mention the school at all and The Times source just mentions the school in context of a broader story (i.e. does not qualify as WP:SIGCOV. TES and Standard piece sources were both published on 8 July 2020 along the lines of a press package about the school being approved. TES seems to meet the requirements of WP:RS + it's more in-depth than the Standard piece and puts the school into context of the broader math school movement.I searched around for more and found mostly mentions of it in stories about King's College London's math school.Overall, most of the article is still mostly relying on primary sources. The TES source checks all the boxes, but we need multiple examples of these kind of sources to establish verifiable notability. Zzz plant (talk) 00:50, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: Only cites the school's own website as source. DoubleGrazing (talk) 14:55, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
| Imperial College London Mathematics School | |
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| Address | |
Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY | |
| Information | |
| Type | Free school sixth form |
| Established | 1 September 2022 |
| Founder | David Lee |
| Local authority | Barnet |
| Trust | Frontier Learning Trust |
| Specialist | Mathematics |
| Department for Education URN | 149733 Tables |
| Head Teacher | David Lee |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 16 to 19 |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Website | https://www.imperialmathsschool.ac.uk/ |
Imperial Maths School, previously Imperial College London Mathematical School, or IMS/ICLMS, is a maths school located in the Barnet area of London, England, and is a part of the Frontier Learning Trust.[1] It joins the existing maths schools[2] such as Exeter Mathematics School and University of Liverpool Mathematics School, which consistently achieve some of the highest A-Level results in the country.[3][4] Imperial Maths School is run in partnership with Imperial College London with the aim of providing high quality mathematics education in London.[5] The school aims to widen participation in the mathematical sciences by supporting young people from backgrounds currently under-represented in these fields.[6]
The school opened in 2023 and specialises in mathematics and sciences.[7][8] It has an approximate 10-20% acceptance rate. In 2023, the school received nearly 500 applications for 60 places. All prospective students are invited to take a written mathematics aptitude test. Those with a high score on the test are invited to an interview that consists of a personal interview and a mathematics interview.[9]
Prospective students are required to obtain GCSE qualifications at grade 8 or 9 in Mathematics and either grade 7-7 or above in Combined Science or grade 7 or above in Physics or a grade 7 or above in Chemistry, depending on whether they chose Physics or Chemistry for their third A-Level. In addition, prospective students are required to obtain a grade 5 or above in English Language or English Literature as well as an average of grade 7 or greater, calculated for the best six GCSEs if they are doing 3 A-Levels, or an average of grade 7.5 or greater, calculated for the best 8 GCSEs including English Language and Maths.
The course structure of IMS requires all students to study A-Levels in mathematics, further mathematics and physics or chemistry. Students may select a fourth A-Level to study at Woodhouse College, another school in the Frontier Learning Trust, such as Computer Science, French and Philosophy.[10] In their first year, students complete an extended research project and publish a scientific report and present this to Imperial College London. For example, past topics of research have included the connection between galaxy rotation curves and dark matter, and period doubling and chaos in nonlinear maps.[11] For second-year students, the school offers a programme of extension classes which cover topics such as general relativity, Fourier analysis and algebraic structures such as groups. Second-year students also have the option to complete an independent research project.[12]
Imperial Maths School have several outreach programmes to encourage secondary school students to pursue a higher education in maths and sciences, such as partnering with Axiom Maths (formerly MESME) to deliver Maths Circles to Key Stage 3 students, where students explore problem solving methods. Axiom Maths is a charity that works with state schools to provide mathematics enrichment to high-attaining students.[13] They also offer Maths Extra, a course for Year 11 students, which aims to extend students' understanding of GCSE mathematics and mathematical problem solving.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Imperial College London Mathematics School.
- ^ "Maths Schools map". uMaths.
- ^ "Applications welcomed for Imperial mathematics sixth form opening in 2023". Imperial College London. 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Girls excel as maths schools multiply". The Times. 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Imperial launches sixth form maths school aimed at under-represented students". Imperial College London. 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Left behind generation: Imperial College London to open maths school for disadvantaged teenagers". The Standard. 8 July 2020.
- ^ "ICLMS addition... headteacher David Lee". Woodhouse College.
- ^ "Imperial College specialist maths sixth form approved". Tes Magazine.
- ^ "Admissions Policy". Imperial College London Mathematics School.
- ^ "Taught Curriculum". Imperial College London Mathematics School.
- ^ "Imperial hosts inaugral research project finale for maths school students". Imperial College London. 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Super Curriculum". Imperial College London Mathematics School.
- ^ Bellos, Alex (5 February 2024). "Can you solve it? Are you smarter than a 12-year-old?". The Guardian.
- ^ "Outreach". Imperial College London Mathematics School.
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