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Secondary Curriculum Team

GCSE Updates: Maths

March 2010

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GCSE Maths

• To focus on entry policies that schools could adopt to maximise results

• To plan ways to support effective practice during the transition to the new GCSE specifications

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GCSE Maths

Approaches to Early Entry

• Strategic Approach• Benefits - Confidence

- Capturing the ‘D’s

(Disaffected/Disillusioned/Disappearing)

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GCSE Maths

Tier of Entry

• Foundation Tier – approx 80% Grade C• Higher Tier – approx 40% Grade C• Lack of overlap in curriculum• Depends on Intake

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GCSE Maths

Linear vs Modular

• Linear– 149 for a C– 70 for a C

• Modular– 240 UMS for a C

• How should you get these marks?

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GCSE Maths

Modular Route

• Module order • Tier of entry• When do you lose the C?• Mixed profiles

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GCSE Maths

Current Year 9

• Start teaching New Specification • Even more important

– Module order– Module tier of entry– Linear

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