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GCSE MathematicsHow to support your child
Recent ChangesThere are 3 types of questions on the paper:
AO1 Straightforward maths questions
AO2 Students select which maths to use to solve a problem
AO3 Deciding how to solve a problem and explaining why
Students find the last two most challenging and this is where you can help
Real life questions Changing money into different currencies
Finding areas involving gardens, wallpaper, carpet and paint
Finding the cost of 8 cakes if you know the cost of 5
Calculating best buys
Working out postage & packing charges for online goods
Planning a visit to Grandma given a bus timetable and when to be back for
Filling in missing amounts in a bank statement or invoice
How you can help Involve your child in everyday calculations
Ask them to explain what they have been doing in lessons
Be sensitive to the way they are being taught and not rehearsing the tricks you may have learned at school
Involve them in do-it-yourself projects like designing their bedroom
Help them in discussions to make links with other subjects
Transferable skills v answers
What can you do now? Little and often is best – encourage bite sized
moments of maths
Don’t give answers, ask questions instead
Ask your child to explain/teach you a topic – you learn 95% of what you teach to someone else
Don’t undermine the subject
The only way to learn mathematics is to DO mathematics