changes to gcse maths 2015

Changes to GCSEs forthe current Year 8s

@jamesgurung

Changes to grades and tiers

A*

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

U

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

U

Changes to targets and accountability

FFTD Levels of progress A*-C

Changes to assessment objectives

Current New (F) New (H)

AO1 AO2 AO3

Changes to the provision of formulae

Changes to the provision of formulae

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Current

Foundation

Tier

Changes to the Foundation Tier

- Questionnaires

- Stem and leaf

- Frequency polygons

- Metric and imperial

conversions

- Trial & improvement

Changes to the Foundation Tier

+ Lots of content

that is currently

Higher Tier

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Giving answers as

multiples of π

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Standard form

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Significant figures

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Expanding double

brackets

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Solving quadratics

by factorising

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Difference of 2

squares

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Difference between

an equation and an

identity

Changes to the Foundation Tier

y = mx + c

and gradients of

parallel lines

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Sketching

quadratics, cubics

and 1/x

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Simultaneous

equations

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Density, mass and

volume

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Percentage change

and reverse

percentages

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Direct and inverse

proportion

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Compound interest

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Similar shapes

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Congruence rules (SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS)

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Enlargement with

fractional scale

factors

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Arc lengths and

areas of sectors

Changes to the Foundation Tier

sin, cos & tan

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Probability trees

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Sampling.

Changes to the Foundation Tier

+ Some (minor)

completely new

content

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Equation of a line

through two points

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Recognising

quadratic, triangular

and Fibonacci

sequences

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Compound

measures including

pressure

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Expressing a

multiplicative

relationship as a

ratio or fraction

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Writing a ratio as a

linear function

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Growth and decay

problems

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Inequality notation

to specify error

intervals due to

rounding

Changes to the Foundation Tier

The ≠ symbol

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Standard

convention for

naming sides and

angles

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Deriving the sum of

angles in a triangle

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Exact values of

sin, cos and tan at

0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Venn diagrams

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Outliers

Changes to the Foundation Tier

Correlation does

not imply causation.

Changes to the Higher Tier

Current Higher

Tier

Changes to the Higher Tier

- Questionnaires

- Stem and leaf

- Frequency polygons

- Metric and imperial

conversions

Changes to the Higher Tier

+ All the new stuff

that was in purple

Changes to the Higher Tier

+ Some more

(mostly minor)

additions

Changes to the Higher Tier

Equation of a circle

centred at the origin

Changes to the Higher Tier

Equation of a

tangent to a circle

Changes to the Higher Tier

Iteration

Changes to the Higher Tier

Quadratic

inequalities

Changes to the Higher Tier

nth term of a

quadratic sequence

Changes to the Higher Tier

Geometric

sequences where r

is a surd

Changes to the Higher Tier

Rates of change by

looking at tangents

Changes to the Higher Tier

Proof of the circle

theorems

Changes to the Higher Tier

The probability

AND and OR rules

Changes to the Higher Tier

Recurring decimals

Changes to the Higher Tier

Finding inverse and

composite functions

Changes to the Higher Tier

Turning points of

quadratics by

completing the

square

Changes to the Higher Tier

Sketching y = tan x

Changes to the Higher Tier

Interpreting

tangents and areas

under graphs in

real-life contexts.

Next steps

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