A Level Mathematics

Mr J Hagger - Curriculum Team Leader Maths

How is the course externally examined?

Maths is assessed on 100% examinations

Pure: Proof, Algebra and functions, Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane, Sequences and series, Trigonometry, Exponentials and logarithms, Differentiation, Integration, Numerical methods, Vectors.
Statistics: Statistical sampling, Data presentation and interpretation, Probability, Statistical distributions, Statistical hypothesis testing
Mechanics: Kinematics, Forces and Newton’s laws, Moments

How is the course internally assessed?

Students sit summative mock exams on the content studied up to that point in December in Y12, June in Y12, December in Y13, and March in Y13. In addition to this, there are some topic-specific assessments over the course of the two years.

A Level Mathematics Specification

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