Exam Success

for

A-level Mathematics

Post-16 MathematicsYr13 Summer Examination (Legacy Specification)

- Core 3 (all)

- Core 4 (all)

- Mechanics 1 (all)

- Core 1 (opportunity to resit – even if a B grade was achieved in Yr12)

- Core 2 (opportunity to resit – even if a B grade was achieved in Yr12)

- Statistics 1 (few will resit – gain in results doesn’t always match work

needed to improve)

Overall Grade is the average of all 6 module UMS marks, all equally weighted.

- 90% - A*

- 80% - A

- 70% - B

- 60% - C

- 50% - D

- 40% - E

Post-16 MathematicsYr12 Examination (New Specifictaion)

- End of Yr12

- Entrance examination (End of year Assessment – in-line with the external AS

examination)

- End of Yr13

- Summer examinations

- Paper 1 – Pure

- Paper 2 – Pure

- Paper 3 – Applied

Yr12 Calculators

Casio fx-991EX

Classwiz

£20-30(min. required)

Casio fx-CG50 or

CG20

£80-120(recommended)

Casio fx-83GT(Does NOT have the required

functions for new A-level)

Post-16 MathematicsDiagnosis – Identifying areas to improve

Post-16 MathematicsTherapy – Working & developing on the areas to improve

examsolutions.nethttps://www.examsolutions.net/a-level-maths/edexcel/

physicsandmathstutor.comhttp://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/maths-revision/a-level-core-3/

hagertymaths.comhttp://mathswebsite.com/

Post-16 MathematicsTesting – Topic specific testing to show improvement

QE School VLE:

- Exam questions by Topic (found within

each module folder)

- Past Papers & Mark-schemes

- Graded Papers (differentiated exam

questions, Gold=hardest, Bronze=easiest)

Physics and Maths Tutor website:

- Exam questions by Topic

- Past Papers

In-School Extra Support

Tuesday afterschool

- Drop-in sessions to attend with

specific work to ask teachers.

- Topic specific revision session,

running from November through to

examination period – Yr12 and Yr13.

- All-day session, day before each

examination for last minute exam

prep and focus.

Examination Dates

All Yr13 A-level Mathematics examination between 14-May-2018 and 22-May-2018

Any Questions?

Thank you for

listening,

Mr. Sam Williams

KS5 Raising Standards Leader

swilliams@qe.dorset.sch.uk