Ashby School A-Level Maths Handbook 2016-17

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Introduction Welcome to the A-level Maths Course! This handbook is intended to provide

you with a guide to making the best use of your time during the A-level

course, to remind you throughout the course of what help is available to you,

to let you know about how you will be assessed throughout the course and to

help you understand how you can access key materials.

Maths is a challenging and rewarding course and will require a lot of hard

work. You should expect to find that you spend a lot more time on your

maths course than you did at GCSE. It is, however, a highly respected A-level

course – Universities and Employers know that Maths A-level is difficult and if

you achieve in A-level Maths then it will be something you can use for the

rest of your life.

You are probably going to get a lot of homework this year, but on top of this

homework you need to be doing your own self-study. We would expect that

for every hour you spend in class you should spend another hour looking over

the work that you have done and trying to complete the exercises that are

set. If you can get into the habit of doing this you will see lots of progress over

this year.

We strongly recommend the use of a graphical calculator for this course, or at

least a calculator that goes beyond the one you were probably using at GCSE.

Order one of these calculators from the maths office and if you aren’t sure

whether your calculator is suitable then speak to your maths teacher.

If at any point you are struggling with the course, please speak to your

teachers in the first instance.

We hope you enjoy maths this year and all of the faculty wish you every

success.

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Before morning exams we run breakfast revision sessions so that you can ask any last minute

questions you may have, or just have some orange juice and get yourself ready.

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Course Structure The course is split into an AS-Level year and an A-Level year. It is an old-style

A-level where an AS is worth half of the A-level. The AS-Level is made up of 3

modules and the A-Level made up of your AS-level and a further 3 modules.

Each module is equally weighted and you will be given a UMS score out of

100, meaning the AS-Level course is a score out of 300 and the A-Level course

is a score out of 600. The grade boundaries are given below:

Grade AS-Level A-Level

A 240 480

B 210 420

C 180 360

D 150 300

E 120 240

At A-level you can achieve an A* grade. To achieve this you will need to get

an A overall and score over 180 UMS on your combined total for the C3 and

C4 modules that you sit at the end of Year 13.

Our module offering for this year is that in Year 12 you will study Core 1 and

Core 2 alongside an applied module. This year all of Year 12 will be taking

Probability and Statistics 1 as their applied module.

Year 13s will be taking Core 3 and Core 4 and will be given the choice of their

applied module – either Mechanics 1 or Decision 1. This choice should have

already been made by the time you are in Year 13.

If you have chosen to study Further Maths then your teachers will have more

information for you about how that course is structured.

In both Year 12 and Year 13 you will have two sets of lessons: ‘Core’ lessons

and ‘Applied’ lessons.

In Year 12 the core lessons will be following Core 1 up until the October half

term, followed by Core 2. The applied lessons will also be covering the

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content of Core 1 with you up until half term, followed by the Probability and

Statistics 1 course.

In Year 13 the core lessons will be doing Core 3 with you up until the October

half term, followed by Core 4. The applied lessons will also cover the content

of Core 3 with you up until half term, followed by the content of your applied

course.

A summary of what you will be covering in your lessons is provided later in

this handbook.

All courses are examined with final exams in May/June.

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Exam Dates All exams are 1hr 30mins in length.

Code Title Date

4721 Core Mathematics 1 Wednesday 17th May am

4722 Core Mathematics 2 Wednesday 24th May am

4723 Core Mathematics 3 Tuesday 20st June pm

4724 Core Mathematics 4 Friday 23rd June am

4732 Probability and Statistics 1 Wednesday 7thJune am

4728 Mechanics 1 Friday 16th June pm

4736 Decision Mathematics 1 Wednesday 14th June am

4725 Further Pure Mathematics 1 Friday 19th May am

4726 Further Pure Mathematics 2 Monday 26th June am

4729 Mechanics 2 Wednesday 17th May am

4730 Mechanics 3 Wednesday 7th June am

4733 Probability and Statistics 2 Wednesday 14th June am

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Exam Resources During revision periods the department expects you to bring past papers with

you to lessons. In the past this would have been through you having a folder

of past papers, however, with new technologies there are other options

available.

In class you can use the school’s WIFI network to access papers and mark

schemes through your phone, tablet or laptop. For instructions as to how to

use Bring Your Own Device please consult your teachers.

If you would prefer not to use your own device then you can print off past

papers from home and bring them with you to the lesson, or you will be able

to buy a past paper pack from the maths office for £1 per module pack.

The department will provide you with a formula booklet which you should

put in your folder and bring with you to every lesson.

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Support through the Course It would be nice to think that everyone will find the A-level course really easy

and breeze to A grades without any trouble along the way, but unfortunately

this is not realistic. Whilst you are expected to work hard and face challenges

throughout the course, we don’t expect you to persevere alone. There are a

number of opportunities for you to get support.

Drop-in Sessions

Every Thursday the maths faculty runs a popular A-level drop in session. If you

are having any trouble with material on the course, or if you just fancy doing

an hour of homework in a supportive environment, then come along to B5

after school on a Thursday. Not only will teachers be available to help you,

you may find other students able to help, or you may want to come along to a

place where you can work with your friends in other classes. Biscuits are

provided in every session!

Twitter Support

If you are struggling with work at home and don’t know how to approach a

question then you can use our online Twitter support. Take a photo of the

question you are struggling on and any working you’ve done so far, and tweet

it to @ashbymaths: we aim to get back to you as soon as possible (please

note that if your tweets are protected then you won’t be able to send them

as we will be unable to read them – if you do this then consider setting up an

alternative twitter account to use for maths.)

Livemaths

We subscribe to the livemaths.co.uk website which has videos of work

solutions to exam questions and alternative lessons for work that you may

have missed, or would just like re-explaining. You should get a login for this

from your teachers within the first few weeks of the course.

Mymaths

Mymaths isn’t just for GCSE! There are plenty of A-level tasks on mymaths as

well which are designed to help you.

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Revision Books

We sell a variety of revision books in the maths office that you can buy at a

price cheaper than in the shops!

Extra Support Sessions

During the year if we feel that you are struggling with your studies then you

may be invited along to extra support sessions so that we can help you to

achieve your targets.

Graphical Calculator Support

Look out for Graphical calculator support sessions through the year that are

designed to help you use this complicated piece of equipment. If you know

how to use it then we think it is well worth it!

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Extra-Curricular Activities Maths Prefecting

The department runs a Maths Prefecting programme that is designed to get

you in the classroom helping with younger students and helping them to

understand maths. At first you will prefect in the classroom and if you begin

to feel confident there are opportunities for you to take it further and take

parts of lessons.

You may get involved in helping younger students by running lessons in the Learning Hub or

working with Primary School students.

Trips

Each year we run a popular Maths Inspiration trip for our Year 12s where we

get a tour of a University, a talk from an admissions tutor and then in the

afternoon we attend a series of Maths Lectures. Previous lectures have been

on the Maths of Juggling, Adventures in 4 Dimensions and Maths and the

Simpsons.

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Students on a tour around St. John’s College, Cambridge

Maths Challenges

We run the Senior Maths Challenge for both Year 12s and Year 13s, This year

it will be on November 8th. If you are successful in taking part in the SMC then

there is a chance to qualify for subsequent rounds and we will help you to

train for these.

Preparation for University Entrance Exams

The faculty is prepared to offer teaching towards papers such as STEP. If you

feel this may concern you and what you need for university then contact Mr

Blatherwick to discuss your options.

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Teaching Timetable The following is a list of topics that you will be taught in each half term. Feel

free to use this as a checklist.

Year 12

Time of Year Pure Applied

Autumn 1 o Straight Lines and Coordinate Geometry

o Differentiation o Sketching Graphs and

Transformation of Graphs

o Surds and Indices o Quadratics o Circle Equations

Autumn 2 o Logarithms and

Exponentials

o Sequences

o Binomials and Factor Theorem

o Representation of Data o Averages and Standard

Deviation o Probability and Discrete

Random Variables

Spring 1 o Trigonometry o Binomial and Geometric Distributions

o Correlation

Spring 2 o Integration o Trapezium Rule

o Regression o Permutations and

Combinations

Summer 1 Revision and Exams

Revision and Exams

Summer 2 o Chain Rule o Exponential Calculus

o Functions o C3 Trigonometry

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Year 13

Time of Year

Pure Mechanics Decision

Autumn 1

o Chain Rule o Exponentials,

Logarithms and Reciprocal Calculus

o Product and Quotient Rule

o C3 Trigonometry

o Functions and Simpson’s Rule

o Modulus Function and Transforming Graphs

o Iteration

o Functions and Simpson’s Rule

o Modulus Function and Transforming Graphs

o Iteration

Autumn 2

o Partial

Fractions and

Algebraic

Division

o Calculus

involving

Trigonometry

o Constant Acceleration Formulae

o Newton’s 2nd Law and Resolving Forces

o Friction

o Algorithms o Graph Theory o Networks

Spring 1 o Integration Methods

o Vectors and Scalar Products

o Slopes and Planes

o Strings and Pulleys

o Momentum o Differentiation

& Integration

o Linear Programming

Spring 2 o Binomials and Parametrics

o Implicit Differentiation & Differential Equations

o C3 and C4 Revision

o C3 and C4 Revision

Summer Revision and Exams

Revision and Exams

Revision and Exams

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Ongoing Assessments During the course there will be set times when you will receive detailed

feedback on your progress so far so that you get the best idea of how you are

doing compared to where you should be.

At each of these stages you will get a ‘Green’, ‘Amber’ or ‘Red’ mark which

should indicate how you are progressing. If you are receiving mostly Green

marks it shows you are making excellent progress, whereas if you are

receiving mostly Red marks it suggests that something is not going right and

you should explore ways of making better progress.

You should expect to find these assessments challenging but they are really

important interim steps through the course to ensure you are best prepared

for the challenge of the exams and to give you an idea of how you are doing.

You will receive a sheet that you need to put in the front of your maths folder

and keep updated. Your teachers will check this with you and help you to

keep this updated.

If you ever have any concerns please contact Mr Blatherwick

(s.blatherwick@ashbyschool.org.uk) or Mr Weston

(a.weston@ashbyschool.org.uk).

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Year 12 Assessments 1 2

Summer 2016 Summer Homework

Content A review of material that appears in GCSE Maths that students need to competent with to be able to properly access A-level Maths

Assessment You will receive two RAG grades for this work, based upon efforts and attainment Effort Green: You will have attempted most or all questions with solutions presented to a high standard. Difficulties are highlighted and efforts have been made to overcome these difficulties, with an action plan written where appropriate. Amber: You have attempted most questions with written solutions. Some efforts have been made to overcome difficulties. Red: The homework is not of a satisfactory standard. Attainment Green: You demonstrate a high level of knowledge on prerequisite material Amber: You have gaps in your knowledge which you acknowledge you will have to address with support through coming weeks Red: You have worrying gaps in your knowledge which suggests that you will have difficulty immediately accessing the A-level course

Timing You will receive feedback and grading on your homework by the third week back.

3 First Fortnight Initial Test Content An initial test based upon the content of the summer

homework

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Assessment A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based initially upon ALPs grade. If ALPs grade is not available at this stage an expected measure of progress will be judged based upon your GCSE maths result. 70% A 60% B 50% C 40% D 30% E Green: You achieve at your ALPs/target grade or higher. Where two ALPs grades are given the lower grade is taken as the benchmark. Amber: You achieve a grade below their ALPs grade Red: You are two grades or more below your ALPs or target grade.

Timing Assessment will take place during the first fortnight back. If you have been struggling on the initial assessments then support will be put in place.

4 1st Half Term Mymaths Task Content A mymaths task based upon stationary points will be

set to get you used to using websites to aid your learning.

Assessment A RAG grade will be given by the result of your mymaths assessment. You may try the task as many times as you would like.

Timing Assessment will take place during the week beginning 19th September.

5 1st Half Term Teacher Evaluation Content An assessment will be decided upon by your

teachers on the efforts that you are making to make best use of your time in Sixth Form maths

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Assessment You will receive a RAG grade from your teachers. The grade will follow a ‘best-fit’ model, so if you meet most of the criteria for the grade then you will get that grade, rather than it being a complete description of how you are in class. Green: You are always punctual and have a good attendance record. Homework is always on time and completed to a high standard. Little lesson time is wasted and you ensure you ask for help and make use of support available to them. Amber: You are mostly punctual and have a good attendance record. Homework is always on time and completed. Lesson time is used productively and you ensure you ask for help when required. Red: You are late to lessons, or occasionally miss lessons. Homework is late or of a poor or incomplete standard. Lesson time can be wasted. You are reluctant to ask for help when it is required, or have been advised to use support and have not used it.

Timing Teachers will make the judgement during the first full week in October and will tell you in class.

6 1st Half Term C1 Assessments Content A half hour test will take place on each side of the

course assessing the material that has been taught so far. The applied test will cover surds, indices and quadratics The pure test will cover coordinate geometry and differentiation

Assessment A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade

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80% A 70% B 60% C 50% D 40% E Green: You achieve at your target grade or higher. Amber: You achieve a grade below your target grade. Red: You are two grades or more below your target grade

Timing Assessment will take place during the week beginning 3rd October. You will receive results and detailed feedback in the week after half term with grading.

7 2nd Half Term First C1 Mock Exam Content A C1 Paper will be taken as a mock exam upon

completion of the course Assessment The paper will be graded based upon exam board

grade boundaries. A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade. There will be more leniency in the grading for this paper as it will be your first proper taste of an A-level standard paper. Green: Your result indicates that you have the potential to achieve your target grade or higher. Amber: Your result indicates that you are beginning to show the potential that you could reach your target grade. Red: Your result shows that you are struggling to reach your potential in AS-Level Maths.

Timing 15th and 16th November. Results and detailed feedback will be given during the following week.

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8 2nd Half Term Teacher Evaluation Content An assessment will be decided upon by your

teachers on the efforts that you are making to make best use of your time in Sixth Form maths

Assessment You will receive a RAG grade from your teachers. The grade will follow a ‘best-fit’ model, so if you meet most of the criteria for the grade then you will get that grade, rather than it being a complete description of how you are in class. Green: You are always punctual and have a good attendance record. Homework is always on time and completed to a high standard. Little lesson time is wasted and you ensure you ask for help and make use of support available to them. Amber: You are mostly punctual and have a good attendance record. Homework is always on time and completed. Lesson time is used productively and you ensure you ask for help when required. Red: You are late to lessons, or occasionally miss lessons. Homework is late or of a poor or incomplete standard. Lesson time can be wasted. You are reluctant to ask for help when it is required, or have been advised to use support and have not used it.

Timing Teachers will make the judgement and communicate it to you around the time of Year 12 Reports – roughly the first week of December

9 3rd Half Term Second C1 Mock Exam Content A C1 Paper will be taken as a mock exam during the

mock exam period Assessment The paper will be graded based upon exam board

grade boundaries. A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade.

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Green: You achieve at your target grade or higher. Amber: You achieve a grade below your target grade. Red: You achieve two grades or more below your target grade

Timing First week in January. Results and detailed feedback will be given during the following week.

10 3rd Half Term Folder Check Content A check to make sure that your maths file is up to

date and is well organised. Assessment You will receive a RAG grade from your teachers.

Green: Your folder is well organised and has a fully completed RAG sheet easily accessible. Amber: Your folder has some minor improvements that could be made. Red: You have serious issues with your folder that need to be rectified.

Timing Week beginning 16th January. Those who have folders which are given a red grade will be given a week to sort out the situation and will be reassessed the following week.

11 3rd Half Term C2 Assessments Content A half hour test will take place on the pure side of

the course covering the work that has been done on C2 so far. The test will cover logarithms and exponentials, sequences, binomials and factor theorem and basic C2 trigonometry, including sector area and arc length, radian measure and the sine and cosine rule.

Assessment A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade

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80% A 70% B 60% C 50% D 40% E Green: You achieve your target grade or higher. Amber: You achieve a grade below your target grade. Red: You are working two grades or more below your target grade

Timing Assessment will take place during the week before half term. You will receive results and detailed feedback during the week after half term with grading.

12 4th Half Term S1 Assessments Content A half hour test will take place on the applied side of

the course covering the work that has been done on S1 so far. The test will cover representation of data, averages and standard deviation, probability, discrete random variables and binomial and geometric distributions.

Assessment A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade 80% A 70% B 60% C 50% D 40% E

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Green: You achieve at your target grade or higher. Amber: You achieve a grade below your target grade. Red: You are two grades or more below your target grade

Timing Assessment will take place during the week after half term. You will receive results and detailed feedback during the following week with grading.

13 3rd Half Term Revision Program Check Content A check to make sure that you have a robust revision

plan. Assessment You will receive a RAG grade from your teachers.

Green: You have written a plan, have established how you are going to access papers and have begun to work through papers. Amber: Your plan has some minor improvements that could be made. Red: You have serious issues with your plan that need to be rectified.

Timing Week beginning 13th March. Those who have folders which are given a red grade will be given a week to sort out the situation and will be reassessed the following week.

14 Summer Term C2 Mock Exam

Content A C2 Paper will be taken as a mock exam upon completion of the course

Assessment The paper will be graded based upon exam board grade boundaries. A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade. Green: Your result indicates that you have the potential to achieve your target grade or higher.

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Amber: Your result indicates that you are beginning to show the potential that you could reach your target grade. Red: Your result shows that you are struggling to reach your potential in AS-Level Maths.

Timing As soon as possible after Easter. Results and detailed feedback will be given during the following week.

15 Summer Term S1 Mock Exam

Content An S1 Paper will be taken as a mock exam upon completion of the course

Assessment The paper will be graded based upon exam board grade boundaries. A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade. Green: Your result indicates that you have the potential to achieve your target grade or higher. Amber: Your result indicates that you are beginning to show the potential that you could reach your target grade. Red: Your result shows that you are struggling to reach your potential in AS-Level Maths.

Timing As soon as possible after Easter. Results and detailed feedback will be given during the following week.

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Year 13 Assessments 1 2

Summer 2016 Summer Homework

Content Practice of important skills from C1 and C2 that are required for C3 and C4

Assessment You will receive two RAG grades for this work, based upon efforts and attainment Effort Green: You will have attempted most or all questions with solutions presented to a high standard. Difficulties are highlighted and efforts have been made to overcome these difficulties, with an action plan written where appropriate. Amber: You have attempted most questions with written solutions. Some efforts have been made to overcome difficulties. Red: The homework is not of a satisfactory standard. Attainment Green: You demonstrate a high level of knowledge on material that you have learnt through Year 12 Amber: You have gaps in their knowledge which you acknowledge you will have to address with support through coming weeks Red: You have worrying gaps in your knowledge which suggests that you will have difficulty with the course in Year 13

Timing You will receive feedback and grading on your homework in your lessons during the third week back.

3 Summer 2016 Exam Results Content An assessment of how your exam results compare to

your target grade

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Assessment You will receive a RAG grade from Head of Maths which will reflect your attainment compared to your target grade. Green: You matched or bettered your target grade. Amber: You failed to meet your target grade narrowly, or with few potential resits to make your target. Red: You failed to meet your target grade and require a lot of work to be done towards resits during Year 13.

Timing Grade will be given during feedback in the early stages of the Autumn term, with a follow up discussion about resit potential later. Students with a red grade will be required to complete an action plan detailing how they intend to improve their results over the next year.

4 1st Half Term C3 Assessments Content A half hour test will take place on each side of the

course assessing the material that has been taught so far. The applied test will cover C3 Trigonometry, Simpson’s Rule, Modulus Function and Transforming Graphs The pure test will cover chain rule, exponentials and calculus involving logarithms and exponentials.

Assessment A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade 80% A 70% B 60% C

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50% D 40% E Green: You achieve your target grade or higher. Amber: You achieve a grade below your target grade. Red: You are two grades or more below your target grade

Timing Assessment will take place in the week beginning 19th September. Results and detailed feedback will be given in the following week.

5 3rd Half Term Folder Check Content A check to make sure that your maths file is up to

date and is well organised. Assessment You will receive a RAG grade from your teachers.

Green: Your folder is well organised and has a fully completed RAG sheet easily accessible. Amber: Your folder has some minor improvements that could be made. Red: You have serious issues with your folder that need to be rectified.

Timing Week beginning 3rd October. Those who have folders which are given a red grade will be given a week to sort out the situation and will be reassessed the following week.

6 2nd Half Term 1st C3 Mock Exam Content A C3 Paper will be taken as a mock exam upon

completion of the course Assessment The paper will be graded based upon exam board

grade boundaries. A GAR grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade.

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Green: A student indicates they have the potential to achieve their target grade or higher. Amber: A student indicates they are beginning to show the potential that they could reach their target grade. Red: A student is not showing that they could potentially reach their target grade.

Timing During the first week of November. Results and detailed feedback will be given during the following week.

7 2nd Half Term Teacher Evaluation Content An assessment will be decided upon by your

teachers on the efforts that you are making to make best use of your time in Sixth Form maths

Assessment You will receive a RAG grade from your teachers. The grade will follow a ‘best-fit’ model, so if you meet most of the criteria for the grade then you will get that grade, rather than it being a complete description of how you are in class. Green: You are always punctual and have a good attendance record. Homework is always on time and completed to a high standard. Little lesson time is wasted and you ensure you ask for help and make use of support available to you Amber: You are mostly punctual and have a good attendance record. Homework is always on time and completed. Lesson time is used productively and you ensure you ask for help when it is required. Red: You are often late to lessons, or occasionally miss lessons. Homework is late or of a poor or incomplete standard. Lesson time can be wasted. You are reluctant to ask for help when it is required, or have been advised to use support and have not used it.

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Timing Teachers will make the judgement and communicate it to you around the time of Year 13 Reports – roughly the first week of December

8 3rd Half Term C4 Assessments Content A half hour test will take place on the pure side of

the course covering the work that has been done on C4 so far. The test will cover partial fractions, algebraic division, trigonometry calculus and some integration methods.

Assessment A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade 80% A 70% B 60% C 50% D 40% E Green: You achieve your target grade or higher. Amber: You achieve a grade below your target grade. Red: You are two grades or more below your target grade

Timing Assessment will take place during mocks week in January. You will receive results with detailed feedback during the following week.

9 4th Half Term M1/D1 Assessments Content A half hour test will take place on the applied side of

the course covering the work that has been done on M1 and D1 so far.

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For M1 the test will cover Constant-acceleration Formulae and applying Newton’s 2nd Law of motion vertically and horizontally. For D1 the test will cover algorithms and graph theory.

Assessment A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade 80% A 70% B 60% C 50% D 40% E Green: You achieve your target grade or higher. Amber: You achieve a grade below your target grade. Red: You are two grades or more below your target grade

Timing Assessment will take place in mocks week in January. You will receive results and detailed feedback during the following week with grading.

10 3rd Half Term Revision Program Check Content A check to make sure that you have a robust revision

plan. Assessment You will receive a RAG grade from your teachers.

Green: You have written a plan, have established how you are going to access papers and have begun to work through papers. Amber: Your plan has some minor improvements that could be made. Red: You have serious issues with your plan that need to be rectified.

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Timing Week beginning 20th March. Those who have folders which are given a red grade will be given a week to sort out the situation and will be reassessed the following week.

11 Summer Term M1/D1 Mock Exam Content An M1/D1 Paper will be taken as a mock exam upon

completion of the course Assessment The paper will be graded based upon exam board

grade boundaries. A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade. Green: Your result indicates that you have the potential to achieve your target grade or higher. Amber: Your result indicates that you are beginning to show the potential that you could reach your target grade. Red: Your result shows that you are struggling to reach your potential in AS-Level Maths.

Timing At least a week after Easter. Results and detailed feedback will be given during the following week.

12 3rd Half Term Second C3 Mock Exam Content A C3 Paper will be taken as a mock exam during the

mock exam period Assessment The paper will be graded based upon exam board

grade boundaries. A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade. Green: You achieve your target grade or higher. Amber: You achieve a grade below your target grade. Red: You are two grades or more below your target grade

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Timing At least a week after Easter. Results and detailed feedback will be given during the following week.

13 Summer Term C4 Mock Exam Content A C4 Paper will be taken as a mock exam upon

completion of the course Assessment The paper will be graded based upon exam board

grade boundaries. A RAG grade will be given which will be measured against expected levels of progressed based upon Target Grade. Green: Your result indicates that you have the potential to achieve your target grade or higher. Amber: Your result indicates that you are beginning to show the potential that you could reach your target grade. Red: Your result shows that you are struggling to reach your potential in AS-Level Maths.

Timing At least a week after Easter. Results and detailed feedback will be given during the following week.

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