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Page 1: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

Maths Department

Mrs Rachel Thurlow

Page 2: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

AQA GCSE Maths

• Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A* - D)

• No controlled assessment element

• Opportunity for November entry at Foundation Level

• Most able students offered Further Maths Certificate in addition to GCSE

Page 3: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

How can I support my child?

Page 4: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

How can I support my child?Be prepared!

Page 5: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

How can I support my child?

Put the questions in order of difficulty

Page 6: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

How can I support my child?

Put the questions in order of difficulty

Page 7: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

How can I support my child?

How well students performed

Page 8: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

How can I support my child?

Practising “everyday maths”

Page 9: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

How can I support my child?Need a hand?

All students provided with an individual login this half term

Available from the Maths Department for £3 each.

Page 10: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

“New-style questions”

Reading questions carefully is key

Resilience when method is not obvious

Functional Maths

Page 11: Maths Department Mrs Rachel Thurlow. AQA GCSE Maths Assessed by 2 or 3 terminal exams in June of Year 11 Foundation (grades C – G) or Higher (grades A*

Which would you prefer to answer?

DISCUSS