Supporting your child during study leave GCSE Mathematics Supporting your child during study leave

Aims for this document To gain a better understanding of What kind of things will be in the exam Styles of questioning: how has it changed? Using revision packs – supporting your child

Mathematics at Walton High School GCSE Mathematics – Higher tier GCSE Mathematics – Foundation tier Level 2 certificate in Further Mathematics

What is in the exam Numeracy Ratio Algebra Geometry Data Handling Probability

Styles of Questioning There are 3 types of questions on the paper: AO1 Straightforward maths questions AO2 Students select which maths to use to solve a problem AO3 Deciding how to solve a problem and explaining why Depending on the tier of entry, the last 2 can take up 60% of the GCSE

How should students be revising? Learn formulae – flash cards, mind maps, lists Recall and short application questions from revision guides and www.mymaths.co.uk School login : waltonhs password:mastery Practice papers – they have been given lots of these. There are more at www.aqa.org.uk Ten minute chunks – on non-maths revision days they should still aim for 10 minutes of maths

The night before It is too late to learn the whole syllabus But it is useful to look over notes and keep formulae fresh in the mind It is time to keep calm and maintain confidence in what you know A good night’s sleep, eating well and hydration will keep concentration up

Key Dates GCSE Mathematics P1 – Thursday 24th May 9am GCSE Mathematics P2 – Thursday 7th June 9am GCSE Mathematics P2 – Tuesday 12th June 9am Further Mathematics P1 – Tuesday 19th June 9am Further Mathematics P2 – Thursday 21th June 1:40pm Teachers will also be available during timetabled Y11 lessons for drop-ins

How you can help Encourage your child to do their 10 minutes Remind them to go to revision sessions Support them with marking their past papers Don’t undermine the subject The only way to remember mathematics is to DO mathematics