1. GCSE Mathematics 2017 onwards
We are following the AQA exam board schemes of work.

2. Grade reporting changes

3. Grade reporting changes

4. Grade reporting changes

5. Content changes
More content from the Higher course has been pushed into the Foundation course
Content from Additional Mathematics pushed into Higher GCSE course
More depth to the topics already taught

6. Content changes – both tiers
Subject content introduced in the new GCSE: •
Know the exact values of sinθ and cosθ for θ = 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°; know the exact value of tanθ for θ = 0°, 30°, 45° and 60°
Use inequality notation to specify simple error intervals due to truncation or rounding
Use Venn diagrams Work with percentages greater than 100%

7. Content changes – Higher tier
Recognise and use the equation of a circle with centre at the origin; find the equation of a tangent to a circle at a given point (Higher tier only).
Find approximate solutions to equations numerically using iteration (Higher tier only).
Interpret the gradient at a point on a curve as the instantaneous rate of change; apply the concepts of average and instantaneous rate of change (gradients of chords and tangents) in numerical, algebraic and graphical contexts (Higher tier only).
Iteration
Area under curves and pre-calculus, gradients and rate of chane

8. Content changes – Foundation only
Foundation tier now includes previously Higher tier content:
Using trigonometric ratios
Calculating with and interpreting standard form (A x 10n), where 1 ≤ A < 10 and n is an integer
Applying addition and subtraction of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a scalar, and diagrammatic and column representations of vectors
Factorising quadratic expressions of the form x2 + bx + c, including the difference of two squares
Using y = mx + c to work with straight lines on graphs.

9. Assessment Change
Currently: 2 exams (one calculator and one non-calculator)
Two 105 minute papers
New: 3 exams (two calculator papers, one non-calculator)
Three 90 minute papers

10. Combining topics (Foundation & Higher)
Many GCSE questions will involve multiple skills

11. Level of challenge increases (Higher question)

12. Greater emphasis on algebra (Hannah’s Sweets)

13. You can help! Encourage good study habits
CGP Mathsbuster
Hegarty Maths
Diagnostic Questions
Learning Lighthouses
Maths tutorials
Growth Mindset

14. You can help! Encourage good study habits

15. Further queries