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 Foundation Tier

Current

Foundation

Tier


- Questionnaires

- Stem and leaf

- Frequency polygons

- Metric and imperial

conversions

- Trial & improvement


+ Lots of content

that is currently

Higher Tier


Giving answers as

multiples of π


Standard form


Significant figures


Expanding double

brackets


Solving quadratics

by factorising


Difference of 2

squares


Difference between

an equation and an

identity


y = mx + c

and gradients of

parallel lines


Sketching

quadratics, cubics

and 1/x


Simultaneous

equations


Density, mass and

volume


Percentage change

and reverse

percentages


Direct and inverse

proportion


Compound interest


Similar shapes


Congruence rules (SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS)


Enlargement with

fractional scale

factors


Arc lengths and

areas of sectors


sin, cos & tan


Probability trees


Sampling.


+ Some (minor)

completely new

content


Equation of a line

through two points


Recognising

quadratic, triangular

and Fibonacci

sequences


Compound

measures including

pressure


Expressing a

multiplicative

relationship as a

ratio or fraction


Writing a ratio as a

linear function


Growth and decay

problems


Inequality notation

to specify error

intervals due to

rounding


The ≠ symbol


Standard

convention for

naming sides and

angles


Deriving the sum of

angles in a triangle


Exact values of

sin, cos and tan at

0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°


Venn diagrams


Outliers


Correlation does

not imply causation.

Changes to the Higher Tier

Current Higher

Tier


- Questionnaires

- Stem and leaf

- Frequency polygons

- Metric and imperial

conversions


+ All the new stuff

that was in purple


+ Some more

(mostly minor)

additions


Equation of a circle

centred at the origin


Equation of a

tangent to a circle


Iteration


Quadratic

inequalities


nth term of a

quadratic sequence


Geometric

sequences where r

is a surd


Rates of change by

looking at tangents


Proof of the circle

theorems


The probability

AND and OR rules


Recurring decimals


Finding inverse and

composite functions


Turning points of

quadratics by

completing the

square


Sketching y = tan x


Interpreting

tangents and areas

under graphs in

real-life contexts.

Next steps

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