Years 12 and 13 | |
Subject | GCSE Mathematics |
Exam Board | Edexcel |
Course Specification Link | https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/mathematics-2015.html |
Course Overview
| This subject is taught to all students who have not already achieved a grade C/grade 4 in Maths for their GCSE examinations. The pupils are usually broken into 2 groups that are of mixed ability and the group they are in is dependent on their other timetabled classes. All pupils are taught through grades 1-9 so that it matches with the current GCSE criteria and these individual grades are broken into different subject areas, these are:
The pupils are mostly taught through working on examination questions so that they are consistently working towards the next GCSE examination.
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Assessment | For this Mathematics qualification the pupils will be assessed entirely via 3 separate examination papers that are all of equal weighting (33.3% each, Duration 1h 30 mins, 1 x Non Calculator & 2 x Calculator papers). These examination papers have the following possible entry tiers:
These examination papers can assess any area of Mathematics in any of the three papers within the specification of the qualification; there is no particular set pattern. |