Year 11 Mathematics Mr M Slater – Course Coordinator Year 11 Maths Mr S Kemp – Course Coordinator Year 11 Maths Mrs P Yems – Director of Maths

Grade 9 is a top A* grade! Only 3% of the country will get this Two tiers of entry Foundation Higher G - C grade A* - B grade Numbers instead of grades! Numbers instead of grades! Grade 1 to Grade 5 Grade 5 to Grade 9 Grade 5 = A very high grade C/low B Grade 9 is a top A* grade! Only 3% of the country will get this It is not easier to get a level 5 on higher due to the difficulty of questions (minimum 50% are grade 7-9) No controlled assessment – 3 exams last 1.5 hours each

GCSE Maths has new content! Many of the old grade B higher GCSE topics are now part of foundation GCSE as well and will be Grade 5. For example: Standard form 4.3 x 102 Trigonometry SOH CAH TOA Factorising quadratics! x2 - 5x + 6 = (x-2)(x-3) Sector area and arc length + more content that was previously on A level, now on higher

Equipment 2 of the 3 exams are calculator based. Students therefore need their own calculator Recommend a Casio fx83 or fx85 Can be bought from us for £7 Shown buttons to help answer questions Proven that pupils gain more marks

Old GCSE revision guides will have some new topics missing Buy a revision guide aimed at the new spec. You can buy a revision pack from us for £6

Homework help / revision club Homework is set weekly Foundation Tuesday 3pm – 4pm Man18 Thursday 3pm – 4pm Man18 Higher Tuesday 3pm – 4pm Man17 Thursday 3pm – 4pm Man17 G9 Club (Invite only) Friday 3pm – 4pm Man17 Any other time – come to the maths workroom to ask for help

Important dates October Mock Exam Week beginning Monday 17 October 2016 (3 weeks left) Students attaining a good grade 5 on Foundation will have the opportunity to move on to Higher. January Mock Exam Week beginning Monday 3 January 2017   Final Rehearsal Mock Exam Week beginning Monday 27 March 2017    GCSE Examination Dates Thursday 25 May 2017 (Non Calculator) Thursday 8 June 2017 (Calculator) Tuesday 13 June 2017 (Calculator)