At Sidney Stringer Academy, our students take their maths GCSE at the end of year 10. Those who don't get a C can spend year 11 working towards it. Those who do get above a C will do either Statistics GCSE or, for our most talented mathematicians, Further Maths GCSE.
Further Maths is not really a GCSE but it is a level two qualification, making it the same level of challenge as a GCSE. Many schools offer Additional Maths, which is a level three qualification. Having done Additional Maths in the past with our brightest students, we found it was an excellent preparation for A-Level, as well as a good indicator of who is suitable to take A-Level maths. However, students found it very difficult and the grades were not what we would hope for (students only have two hours of maths per week in year eleven). So we decided that this level two qualification would be perfect.
More details about AQA Further Maths Level 2 qualification can be found here.
I put together a sort of checklist of all of the topics covered in Further Maths, to give my students an overview of the course, and to give them something they can tick off as they go along so they know whether they're on track. I have uploaded this to the TES resources website and you can get it by clicking here: Further Maths Student Plan.
Over the next year I will be sharing more resources for Further Maths, so keep checking back!
This post was written by Emma Cooke, Sidney Stringer Academy, Coventry
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