1. Year 7 Maths GCSE Mr Copp & Mr Colverd
Making The Grade
Year 7
Maths GCSE
Mr Copp & Mr Colverd

2. Overview General Information Equipment Study Club
GCSE Course Information
Year 7 Information
Equipment
Study Club
Recommended additional work
Questions

3. GCSE Course Overview Exam Board - Edexcel Foundation or Higher Tier
33.3% non calculator (Paper 1)
66.7% calculator (Paper 2 and 3)
Foundation or Higher Tier
Grading structure
Foundation Tier 1 - 5
Higher Tier 4 – 9

4. Year 7 curriculum
Introduction to GCSE mathematics Subject content 1 - Number (Foundation 25%, Higher 15%) 2 - Algebra (Foundation 20%, Higher 30%) 3 - Ratio, proportion and rates of change (Foundation 25%, Higher 20%) 4 - Geometry and measures (Foundation 15%, Higher 20%) 5 - Probability 6 - Statistics (Foundation 15%, Higher 15%)

5. GCSE Mathematics at Varndean
Year 11 GCSE exam – July 2020

6. Equipment for every lesson
Scientific calculator
£7.00 (a limited number can be signed out from the Maths Office)
Geometry set
£1.00

7. Study Club Wednesdays and Thursdays in D19, D20 and D22
Open door policy
Whole Maths department
Help with topics recently covered in lessons, topic specific questions and past papers

8. How can you help?
Hegarty Maths

9. Corbett Maths 5-a-days https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/gcse/
Hegarty Maths

10. Corbett Maths
5-a-days
12th October
Hegarty Maths

11. Corbett Maths
5-a-days
Solutions
Hegarty Maths

12. Corbett Maths – Topic Videos
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13.
Hegarty Maths

14. Questions??

15. Contact
If for any reason you are worried about your son or daughter’s progress this year, or have any queries, please contact their classroom teacher via or Miss Raven (Head of Maths)