How to support your child 2016/17 GCSE Mathematics How to support your child 2016/17

The maths classroom 1950

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From the old GCSE 20 (a) Work out the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of 24 and 42 [2 marks] 5 (a) Work out 147 + 625 [1 mark] 11 Paul travels from Rye to Eston at an average speed of 90 km/h He travels for T hours. Mary makes the same journey at an average speed of 70 km/h She travels for 1 hour longer than Paul. Work out the value of T [4 marks]

To the new 22 The Venn diagram shows information about a coin collection. S = 120 coins in the collection T = coins from the 20th century B = British coins A coin is chosen at random. It is British. Work out the probability that it is from the 20th century. [5 marks]

Now 50% bigger than the old one! GCSE Mathematics Now 50% bigger than the old one!

Grading confusion Grades are awarded on a 9-1 scale (2 = E, 4 = C, 7 = A) BUT Grade 5 is now the new good pass 9 to 1 explained

Responsibility Students must take responsibility for their own learning Are they being the best they can be? What can they do to improve?

Resilience Students must persevere until they have a good understanding or have found a solution to that problem Giving up does not equal success Thinking skills must be developed

How you can help Consolidation every day 10 minutes using something like the following with instant feedback; Revision guides Times table practice Websites like bbcbitesize or mymaths.co.uk

How you can help DIY revision guide Help your child turn their old exercise books into a revision guide using post-it notes or index tabs for key methods or formula

How you can help Check your child’s book regularly with them Ask them about the work they are doing to help them think about their own understanding Have they corrected mistakes to help make faster progress

How you can help Help your child to be responsible for their learning Don’t give answers, ask them how they can move forward instead – What would Einstein do?

Tutors When is a tutor an option? When they want to learn When they need a bit of extra confidence When is a tutor not a good idea? When their lack of progress stems from a lack of responsibility

GCSE Mathematics The GCSE exam is the summary of 11 years of mathematics education – there is a lot to be achieved but between us we can support your children to achieve their potential Your involvement will benefit your child