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The City of Leicester College

A Level Mathematics

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The City of Leicester College

What’s studying A Level Maths


at TCOLC all about?

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A Level Mathematics
THE COURSE
• You will have a total of nine lessons each fortnight shared
between two teachers. In Year 13 this increases to ten lessons
a fortnight.
• You will be studying for the Edexcel exam board.
• No coursework – 100% examination.
• There are three examinations at the end of the course
(you can use a scientific calculator or graphics calculator in all three!)
• At the end of Year 13 each exam is 2 hrs:
• Pure Maths Exam Paper 1
• Pure Maths Exam Paper 2
• Mechanics and Statistics Exam Paper 3
A Level Mathematics
YEAR 11 TO YEAR 12 TRANSITION WORK
• This summer we will provide you with some basic skills work to
help with your transition to A Level.

• Year 11 to 12 Maths Transition Booklet –


this contains practise for all the basic skills you will require
from day one of the course.
• Extension Tasks –
these will help you to develop your problem solving skills.
A Level Mathematics
A LEVEL TARGET GRADES
Target grades will be set using the average GCSE point
score from all your GCSE subjects.
These are the most common target grades for our
students:
• Grade 6 in Maths at GCSE – Target Grade C
• Grade 7/8 in Maths at GCSE – Target Grade B
• Grade 8/9 in Maths at GCSE – Target Grade A
A Level Mathematics
EXPECTATIONS
• You will be expected to keep your lesson notes, examples
and homeworks/tests organised in a folder with dividers.
You may use an exercise book for lesson notes if you prefer.
• You will be set weekly homework by each teacher.
• You will be expected to practise techniques learnt in class.
As a rule of thumb, you should expect to do at least one
hour of work out of class for every hour in class.
• We will also be using the excellent online Integral learning
platform, which lets you extend and reinforce your
understanding through independent study. You will be given
a username and password in September.
• This year we have also used UpLearn and MyMaths.
A Level Mathematics
BASIC SKILLS TEST
• The minimum requirement of a grade 6 in Maths at
Higher Tier GCSE means that there are a number of
essential basic skills that you will require from the
very start of the course.
A Level Mathematics
BASIC SKILLS TEST
• There will be a basic skills test within the first two
weeks of the autumn term.
• You are expected to use a calculator in the test.
• The pass mark will be 85%.
• You will have to resit if necessary.
• There is practise for all the topics covered in the
Year 11 to 12 Maths Transition Booklet
A Level Mathematics
BASIC SKILLS TEST
Topics to be tested:
• Substitution (including negatives, fractions and BIDMAS)
• Algebraic Expressions
• Multiply/expand single and double brackets
• Factorise single brackets
• Factorise double brackets (with single x2 or a prime
multiple eg 3x2)
• Simplify powers/indices
A Level Mathematics
BASIC SKILLS TEST
Topics to be tested:
• Rearranging Formulae (where subject only appears once)
• Equations (with x on both sides, brackets and fractions inc algebraic)
• Inequalities
• Graphs
• Straight line graphs including y = mx + c
• Quadratic graphs
A Level Mathematics
BOOKS AND EQUIPMENT
The textbooks you require
for Year 12 are published
by Pearson Education.
Year 1/AS Pure
(about £18)
ISBN:978-1292183398

Year 1/AS Stats and Mech


(about £10)
ISBN:978-1292183398
ActiveLearn – online textbooks
A Level Mathematics
BOOKS AND EQUIPMENT
• A scientific calculator for the new specification is essential.
• A graphical calculator can also be very useful!

Scientific Graphical Graphical Graphical


Casio fx-991EX Classwiz Casio fx-9860II Casio fx-9860III Casio fx-CG50
(around £20 from Amazon) (around £80) (around £80) (around £110)
The City of Leicester College

Quick Quiz – A Level Maths@TCOLC


1. What exam board do we use for A Level Maths?

2. What’s the rule of thumb for how much independent study


you should aim to complete?

3. What is scheduled during the first two weeks of the


course?

Be Happy, Be Ambitious, Make a Difference 24/08/2022


The City of Leicester College

Quick Quiz – A Level Maths@TCOLC


1. What exam board do we use for A Level Maths at TCOLC?
Edexcel

2. What’s the rule of thumb for how much independent study


you should aim to complete?
1 hour out of class for every 1 hour in class!

3. What is scheduled during the first two weeks of the


course?
Basic Skills Test

Be Happy, Be Ambitious, Make a Difference 24/08/2022


The City of Leicester College

Further Questions

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