GCSE Mathematics New Specification Preparing to Teach Spring

GCSE Mathematics New Specification: Preparing to Teach Spring 2015 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter @AQACPD.

Agenda 1. Welcome 2. Overview 3. Changes in content and style 4. Assessment objectives by element 5. Using the practice papers and mark schemes in class 6. Support from AQA 7. Other resources 8. Questions and answers Slide 2 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Overview Slide 3 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter @AQACPD.

Philosophy from DFE / Ofqual Slide 4 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Requirements for all GCSEs in Mathematics Slide 5 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

AQA Specification at a glance Paper 1: non-calculator Paper 2: calculator Paper 3: calculator Content • Content from any part of the specification may be assessed Assessment • 1 hour 30 minutes • written exam • 80 marks • 33% of GCSE • Students will be required to answer all questions on all papers • The assessment structure will be the same for both foundation and higher tiers Slide 6 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Specification content The mathematical content is defined by the Df. E’s GCSE subject content and assessment objectives document. Subject area Foundation Tier weighting Higher Tier weighting Number 25% (35%) 15% (17%) Algebra 20% (17%) n. Ma : Ma No stipulation 30% (35%) n. Ma : Ma No stipulation Ratio, proportion and rates of change 25% (subsumed in other areas) Geometry and measures 15% (28%) 20% (28%) Probability and statistics 15% (20%) 20% (subsumed in other areas) Figures in brackets show weightings for the current qualification Slide 7 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Assessment objectives • AO 1 – Use and apply standard techniques • AO 2 – Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically • AO 3 – Solve problems within mathematics in other contexts Slide 8 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Formulae • Restrictions on which formulae can be given (see specification appendix and formulae poster for details) • AQA have decided that formulae that can be given will be given in the question and not in a separate formulae sheet. Slide 9 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

New grading structure – an AQA guide Higher tier Foundation tier High Medium / High Medium Low / Medium Low 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 U A*+ A*–, A+ A, A– B+ , B B–, C+ C, C– D, E+ E–, F+ F–, G A* Slide 10 A B Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. C D E F G U

Changes in content Slide 11 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter @AQACPD.

Content changes • Five types Slide 12 • Modified (eg up to 12 times table) • Added to foundation tier (eg standard form) • New to foundation and higher tiers (eg frequency trees) • New to higher tier only (eg area under a curve) • Gone (eg stem and leaf) Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Modified content Some content • is more explicitly stated, but may have been implied previously • results from more assumed knowledge from earlier key stages For example: • Key stage 2 requires knowledge up to 12 times table • unique factorisation theorem • limits of accuracy • acceleration • sequences of triangular, square and cube numbers • ideas of randomness • outliers • expansion of more than two binomials Slide 13 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Content added to foundation tier - 1 Some content • was previously on higher tier only • is new content For example • calculations and answers in terms of π • standard form • inequality notation in error intervals • surds • reciprocal graphs • expanding and factorising quadratic expressions Slide 14 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. • solving quadratic equations by factorising • equations of parallel lines • simultaneous equations • density • direct and inverse proportion (including graphical and algebraic representations) • similar shapes (including trig ratios)

Content added to foundation tier - 2 • • • Slide 15 trigonometry congruence (SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS) enlargement with fractional scale factors surface area and volume of spheres, pyramids, cones and composite solids arc length area of a sector Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Content new to foundation and higher tiers Some content is completely new to both tiers. For example: • systematic listing strategies • Fibonacci type sequences • quadratic sequences • simple geometrical progressions • pressure • functions • frequency trees • Venn diagrams Slide 16 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Content new to higher tier only Some content is completely new but on higher tier only. For example: • inverse functions • other sequences • composite functions • nth term of a quadratic sequence • graph of y = tan x • rates of change • velocity-time graphs • iterative processes • areas under graphs • invariance • equation of a circle / tangent • quadratic inequalities Slide 17 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Content not in the specification Some content is no longer included in the specification. For example: • stem and leaf diagrams • questionnaires and surveys • ‘chance’ words • imperial to metric conversion factors • Trial and Improvement (Foundation Tier only) • reference to the Data Handling Cycle • named sampling methods Slide 18 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Assessment Objectives by element Slide 19 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter @AQACPD.

Assessment Objective 1 Use and apply standard techniques Students should be able to: • accurately recall facts, terminology and definitions • use and interpret notation correctly • accurately carry out routine procedures or set tasks requiring multi-step solutions Weighting: F 50% H 40% Slide 20 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Assessment Objective 2 Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically Students should be able to: • make deductions and inferences and draw conclusions from mathematical information • construct chains of reasoning to achieve a given result • interpret and communicate information accurately • present arguments and proofs • assess the validity of an argument and critically evaluate a given way of processing information Weighting: F 25% H 30% Slide 21 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Assessment Objective 3 Solve problems within mathematics in other contexts Students should be able to: • translate problems in mathematical or non-mathematical contexts into a process or a series of mathematical processes • make and use connections between different parts of mathematics • interpret results in the context of the given problem • evaluate methods used and results obtained • evaluate solutions to identify how they may have been affected by assumptions made Weighting: F 25% H 30% Slide 22 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Using the practice papers and mark schemes Slide 23 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter @AQACPD.

How to use papers to enhance teaching • Practice paper exercise and mark schemes (printed separately) • Teacher activity Slide 24 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Support and resources from AQA Slide 25 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter @AQACPD.

GCSE Maths Resources • All About Maths • Teaching Guidance • E-library • Route Maps • Lesson plans – worksheets, activity plans and homework sheets • Topic tests • Practice papers • Textbooks • Enhanced Results Analysis Slide 26 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

All About Maths • Our dedicated website to Maths resources What’s new? • dedicated section to the new GCSE • all the new GCSE resources are behind a log in • current members need to update their details to get the new GCSE resources • new GCSE resources are in a separate area to current resources Slide 27 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Teaching guidance What does it do? • a teaching guide • a comprehensive breakdown of the subject content What does it do? • explains what “students should be able to do” against each spec reference • illustrates the types of questions which would be asked on a question paper, against each spec reference Slide 28 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

E-library • hosted on All About Maths • looking for something different? • ever growing list of free resources across the web • search by topic/tier/resource type etc • web resources recommended to us by teachers Slide 29 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Route Maps AQA Route Maps are flexible planning tools designed to help you: • Organise teaching of the whole specification around your timetable • Find the resources you need to help teach topic Topics are broken down to subtopics for you Fully customisable Available now for 3 year teaching Slide 30 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Lesson plans and further resources • under “Plan” “Teach” “Assess” find further support resources for every topic • lesson plans • activities • worksheets • homework • topic tests Slide 31 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Other resources Teach-it Exam. Pro Alfiecloud Approved textbooks and electronic resources from: • Collins • Cambridge University press • Oxford University Press Slide 32 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Textbooks – available Spring 2015 The following publishers are seeking endorsement/approval: • Collins • 1 foundation • 1 higher • Oxford University Press • 1 foundation • 1 higher • Cambridge University Press • 1 foundation • 1 higher Slide 33 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

New Entry Level Certificate (Maths) We are redeveloping our successful Entry Level Certificate (Maths) for first teaching in September 2015 to fit with the GCSE Maths timeline The qualification • will provide basic and relevant numeracy skills for students who may not achieve a GCSE • will be suitable for all age groups that are at this stage in their learning journey • will be ideal to build confidence and provide progression for your foundation tier students for the new, more demanding GCSE • can be co-taught with GCSE • is nationally recognised and valued by employers Slide 34 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

New Entry Level Certificate in Maths The assessment • will be available on demand can be accessed at any time, helping you to monitor progress and motivate your students by giving quick feedback • will be flexible, with bite-sized units which can be modular • will have simple language in all of our tests to allow students to focus on the maths • will include some choice of internally set assignments and externally set tests Some units are eligible for our Unit Awards Scheme, helping students to feel they have achieved, even if they have been unable to complete the whole ELC Slide 35 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

New Entry Level Certificate in Maths Support • will include • free introductory events • teacher standardisation training and materials • portfolio advisers • a range of free teaching and learning resources We’ll be in touch over the coming months to update you Visit the AQA website to see our current Entry Level Certificate (Maths) Slide 36 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Contact points for more information and guidance • Maths Subject Team maths@aqa. org. uk 0161 957 3852 • Teacher Support and CPD Managers teachercpd@aqa. org. uk 0161 957 3646 • AQA Website www. aqa. org. uk • Advocates – remote and onsite support for teaching and learning contact Maths Subject Team (above) for details of your local advocate Slide 37 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Ready to work with us? If you’re ready to start teaching with us, let us know to make sure we can provide you with all of the support, resources and updates about the new GCSE. • • Complete a commitment to teach form at the end of the session Get in touch with the maths team or let us know a good time to call you – Email – maths@aqa. org. uk – Call us on 0161 957 3852 Already teach with AQA? Make sure your details are up to date so you get all of the latest news, support and resources - aqa. org. uk/update Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Question and answers • How can we give extra support? • What needs more clarity? • Please tell us anything you think is missing so that we can try to address it Slide 38 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Feedback Please use the questionnaire to give us your feedback on today’s training. Thank you. Slide 39 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Follow us on Twitter @AQACPD.

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