Mathematics

Official Course Title: GCSE Mathematics

Exam Board: Edexcel

Further details can be obtained from: Mr J. Bacon, james.bacon@hdhs.school

We aim to ensure students of Mathematics are able to to:

● develop fluent knowledge, skills and understanding of mathematical methods

and concepts

● acquire, select and apply mathematical techniques to solve problems

● reason mathematically, make deductions and inferences, and draw conclusions

● comprehend, interpret and communicate mathematical information in a variety

of forms appropriate to the information and context.

The assessments will cover the following content headings:

1 Number

2 Algebra

3 Ratio, proportion and rates of change

4 Geometry and measures

5 Probability

6 Statistics

The course will be assessed with 3 papers, each 1hr and 30 minutes in length. One of the papers will be a non-calculator paper. Each paper has 80 marks and assesses a students’ mathematical capability across the full range of the curriculum.

There will be two tiers of entry: Foundation and Higher. The tiering decision will be finalised following the December PPEs in Year 11.

Studying GCSE Mathematics lays the foundation for further study in mathematics and/or the thorough grounding required to operate numerically in the world in which we live.

The vast amount of employers will be looking for students to have achieved a Grade 4 or 5 at GCSE Mathematics in order to demonstrate their capability of dealing with numerical situations they may meet in the workplace. Passing Maths and English was shown to add £80,000 to your lifetime earnings.

Further study in Mathematics is offered in a range of different avenues. Many providers offer a Core Maths qualification for those seeking to demonstrate their capabilities in Mathematics and its applications to other subjects. The more traditional, Maths and Further Maths A Levels or IB Mathematics open the door to higher education in Mathematics.