Core Maths
Welcome to Core Maths
Is Core Maths for you?
Are you planning to take A-Levels in any of these subjects?
Business Studies
Economics
Biology
Psychology
Sports Science
Geography
Do you think you might want to study a university course that will require a certain amount of Maths?
Are you daunted by the thought of A-Level Maths?
Do you wish Maths was more about real life?
Are you sure that you'll be happy to stick with your other three subjects for the full two years?
If you answered "yes" to all these questions then you should definitely be doing Core Maths.
What will I be studying?
Paper 1
Analysis of data
Maths for personal finance
Estimation
Paper 2
Critical analysis of data and models
The normal distribution
Probabilities and estimation
Correlation and regression
What do students say about it?
What is the best thing about studying Core Maths?
"Learning about how taxes work and loans are repaid."
"It has helped me with my Business Studies and it has helped me to have a greater understanding about taxes."
"Developing skills that you can use in real life, such as knowing how mortgages work."
"It meant that my Maths skills didn't fade away and it also helped me realise that I will need Maths in my later life."
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How is Core Maths different to GCSE?
"I enjoyed Maths at GCSE but lots of it is inapplicable to daily life. Core Maths, on the other hand, provides a far more practical application to daily life as a subject."
"It's much more related to real life. For example, we've looked at how to calculate tax and mortgages which is going to be really helpful for life after school. There is also hardly any algebra!"
"It's more about numbers rather than shapes and angles and stuff."
Do you feel well supported by your Core Maths teachers?
"Yes. They helped with everything that I didn't find easy to understand and gave up their own free time to help me whenever I needed it."
"Yes, both my Core Maths teachers were great and really helpful throughout the year."
"Incredibly, I could speak to them whenever I wanted."
Is Core Maths helping with your other subjects?
"Core Maths and Psychology have intertwined on multiple occasions."
"100%. It has helped me with Economics and Business because it has helped me to understand the basics before we've gone into the detail."
Has Core Maths helped with your university application?
"It's given me an edge on my university application as I don't do science subjects but I do want to be a nurse. Core Maths nourishes my application with a more practical and mathematical thinking style which is encouraged for my course."
"I want to do Economics or International Business. Core Maths will help me get there."
"Definitely. I'm hoping to do some sort of Business and the maths that I've learnt in Core Maths will be a real help."
"It definitely has."
How will it help with my other subjects?
Sport Science
Psychology
Health and Social Care
Geography
Business and Economics
Biology
What do the exam papers look like?
Specification
Sample Paper 1
Sample Paper 2
The Core Maths Team
Mr S Norton (stevennorton@chschool.co.uk) Head of Mathematics
Miss G Baka
Mrs R Bywater
Mrs L Harrison
If you have any questions then please contact the Head of Department.