Making The Grade Year 7 Maths GCSE Mr

Making The Grade Year 7 Maths GCSE Mr Copp & Mr Colverd

Overview General Information ◦ GCSE Course Information ◦ Year 7 Information Equipment Study Club Recommended additional work Questions

GCSE Course Overview Exam Board - Edexcel 33. 3% non calculator (Paper 1) 66. 7% calculator (Paper 2 and 3) Foundation or Higher Tier Grading structure ◦ Foundation Tier 1 - 5 ◦ Higher Tier 4 – 9

Year 7 curriculum Introduction to GCSE mathematics Subject content 1 - Number 2 - Algebra (Foundation 25%, Higher 15%) (Foundation 20%, Higher 30%) 3 - Ratio, proportion and rates of change (Foundation 25%, Higher 20%) 4 - Geometry and measures 5 - Probability 6 - Statistics (Foundation 15%, Higher 20%) (Foundation 15%, Higher 15%)

GCSE Mathematics at Varndean Year 11 GCSE exam – July 2020

Equipment for every lesson Scientific calculator £ 7. 00 (a limited number can be signed out from the Maths Office) Geometry set £ 1. 00

Study Club Wednesdays and Thursdays in D 19, D 20 and D 22 Open door policy Whole Maths department Help with topics recently covered in lessons, topic specific questions and past papers

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Corbett Maths 5 -a-days ◦ https: //corbettmaths. com/5 -a-day/gcse/

Corbett Maths 5 -a-days ◦ 12 th October

Corbett Maths 5 -a-days ◦ Solutions

Corbett Maths – Topic Videos ◦ https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=XLRJ 8 y 5 duc 0&dis able_polymer=true

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Contact If for any reason you are worried about your son or daughter’s progress this year, or have any queries, please contact their classroom teacher via email or Miss Raven (Head of Maths) nigelcopp@varndean. co. uk kierancolverd@varndean. co. uk nicolaraven@varndean. co. uk