1. Curriculum Map
A Level Maths
Edexcel

2. Statement of intent
Key Stage: 5
Subject: Maths
Academic Year:
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. A high-quality mathematics education therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.
The A –Level Mathematics course at Canons is based on the builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding set out in the whole GCSE subject content for mathematics and the subject content for the Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced GCE Mathematics qualifications. Assessments will be designed to reward students for demonstrating the ability to provide responses that draw together different areas of their knowledge, skills and understanding from across the full course of study for the AS further mathematics qualification and also from across the AS Mathematics qualification. Problem solving, proof and mathematical modelling will be assessed in further mathematics in the context of the wider knowledge which students taking A level further mathematics will have studied.

3. Curriculum Overview Key Stage: 5 Subject: Maths Academic Year 2019-20
Unit content
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring1
Summer 1
Summer 2
Year 12
Paper 1: Core Pure Mathematics 1
Paper 2: Core Pure Mathematics 2
  Unit 1 ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS
Algebraic expressions – basic algebraic manipulation, indices and surds
Quadratic functions – factorising, solving, graphs and the discriminants
Equations – quadratic/linear simultaneous
Inequalities – linear and quadratic (including graphical solutions)
Graphs – cubic, quartic and reciprocal
Unit 2 Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane
Straight-line graphs, parallel/perpendicular, length and area problems
Unit 3 Further algebra
Algebraic division, factor theorem and proof
The binomial expansion
Unit 4 Trigonometry
Trigonometric ratios and graphs
Unit 5
Vectors 2D Definitions, magnitude/directio n, addition and scalar multiplication
Unit 6 Differentiation
Definition, differentiating polynomials, second derivatives
Unit 7 Integration
Definition as opposite of differentiation, indefinite integrals of xn
Definite integrals and areas under curves
Unit 8 Exponentials and logarithms: Exponential functions and natural logarithms
Revision
Topic Based Practice Papers
Begin Y13
UNIT 1 Statistical Sampling
Assessment
Students will be tested on their ability to:
AO1: Use and apply standard techniques.
AO2: Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically
AO3: Solve problems within mathematics and in other contexts
Bridging Work
Practice questions
End of chapter assessment and feed forward
Consolidation questions at the end of every lesson
Mocks
Paper 1 and 2
Topic

4. Curriculum Overview Key Stage: Subject: Academic Year 2019-20 Summer 2
Unit content
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring1
Summer 1
Summer 2
Year 13
Paper 3: Further Mathematics
Paper 4: Further Mathematics
UNIT 1 Statistical Sampling
Introduction to sampling terminology; Advantages and disadvantages of sampling
Understand and use sampling techniques;
UNIT 2 Data representation and interpretation
Calculation and interpretation of measures of location; Calculation and interpretation of measures of variation; Understand and use coding
Interpret diagrams for single-variable data;
Unit 3Probability: Mutually exclusive events; Independent events
Unit 4
Statistical distributions: Use discrete distributions to model real-world situations; Identify the discrete uniform distribution; Calculate probabilities using the binomial distribution
Unit 5 Statistical hypothesis testing Language of hypothesis testing; Significance levels
Carry out hypothesis tests involving the binomial distribution
UNIT 6 Quantities and units in mechanics
Introduction to mathematical modelling and standard S.I. units of length, time and mass
Definitions of force, velocity, speed, acceleration and weight and displacement; Vector and scalar quantities
Unit 7
Kinematics 1 (constant acceleration)
Graphical representation of velocity, acceleration and displacement
Motion in a straight line under constant acceleration; suvat formulae for constant acceleration; Vertical motion under gravity
Unit 8 Forces & Newton’s laws
Newton’s first law, force diagrams, Newton’s second law, ‘F = ma’
Kinematics 2 (variable acceleration)
Variable force; Calculus to determine rates of change for kinematics
Use of integration for kinematics problems i.e.
Revision
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4
Assessment
AO1: Use and apply standard techniques.
AO2: Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically
AO3: Solve problems within mathematics and in other contexts
Bridging Work
Practice questions
End of chapter assessment and feed forward
Consolidation questions at the end of every lesson