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09 December 2011
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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.
We monitor each Examination Board web site to ensure that we are working within the current specifications.
Keystage 2 & 3
(In 2008, the Government announced that KS3 tests would be abolished. Our experience is that it is during KS3 that many students first show major signs of difficulty with mathematics. We therefore continue to emphasise support at KS3.)
We provide full support for all topics within the government defined KS 2 & 3 syllabi.
GCSE & IGCSE
The last major change was in September 2010, when all Examination Boards fully revised their syllabi. We support all Examination Boards and both linear and modular courses (although the Government has recently announced the probable removal of modular GCSE schemes). The new courses are more demanding and incorporate Functional Skills.
A recent (2010/11) innovation has been a double GCSE in Mathematics (the linked pair). This involves two examinations, one in Methods for mathematics, the other in its Applications. We support these topics.
A-level
The last major change was in 2004. Although other A-level subjects changed in 2008, Maths was to have been altered in 2011. The change of Government in 2010 has delayed this and revision will not now be until September 2012 at the earliest and probably not until 2014.
The AS consists of three modules: two ‘Core’, and one ‘applied’ option.
The full A level consists of a further three modules: two are ‘Core’ and another ‘applied’ option. Most schools choose to offer two options from Decision Maths 1, Mechanics 1 and Statistics 1, sometimes insisting on either M1 and M2 or S1 and S2.
Some students take Further Maths, which is another three modules for the AS or six for the full A level. Typically these are: Further Pure 1, 2 and 3, plus three options (commonly Statistics 2, Mechanics 2 and Decision 1).
We support all topics for A-level maths, including M1, M2, S1, S2 and D1, and can assist with much of the Further Maths, from all Examination Boards.