Bearings

Curriculum Relevance

England

Key Stage 4

Ma3: Shape, Space and Measures

• (4a) use angle measure (eg use bearings to specify direction)

Wales

Key Stages 3 and 4

Shape, Space and Measures

• (1.6) understand the trigonometrical relationships in right-angled triangles and use those to solve problems, including those involving bearings (KS3)

Northern Ireland

Key Stages 3 and 4

Shape, Space and Measures

• (2b) understand and use 3-figure bearings to define direction

Scotland

Standard Grade

Trigonometry

• 3-figure bearings; measuring the bearing of B from A; plotting B given the bearing and distance from A; plotting B and C given the bearing and distance of B from A and C from B; plotting C given its bearing from A and B (General Level)
• calculating the bearing of A from B, given the bearing of B from A (Credit Level)