Last updated:
28 August 2007
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Maths
Each Examination Board has its own set of courses, working within government guidelines on content, so there is a degree of similarity among the courses. But there are significant differences among boards as well as modular and linear schemes.
We monitor each Examination Board web site to ensure that we are working within the current specifications.
GCSE
The last major change was in September 2006, when the syllabus was rearranged for two tiers (foundation and higher).
There will be some changes to the maths courses starting in 2007, when some specifications will remove the need for coursework.
We support all Examination Boards and both linear and modular courses.
A-level
The last major change was in 2004. Although other A-level subjects are due for change starting in 2008, Maths will not be altered until 2011.
There are six modules to be taken: four are ‘Core’ and two from a list of options. Most schools choose to offer Statistics 1 and Mechanics 1.
Some students take Further Maths, which is another six modules: Further Pure 1, 2 and 3, plus three options (typically Statistics 2, Mechanics 2 and Decision 1. There may be some changes here, although mainly to increase flexibility of choice.
We currently support all except Decision 1, from all Examination Boards.
Keystage 2 & 3
We provide full support for all topics within the government defined KS 2 & 3 syllabi.