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L6 A Level Maths
Handbook
Name……………………………………
Welcome to Aquinas Maths
Welcome to the first year of A Level Maths.
Without a doubt, compared to GCSE the content will be greater, the pace will be faster and
the topics will be more difficult. Therefore, we will have very high expectations of you.
However, if you meet these expectations from the start, you will succeed on a very
challenging but enjoyable course.
If you ever need any extra help outside of class, we have an open-door policy in our
department so you can ask any teacher for help, even if they don’t teach you.
Course Structure
This course is made up of 3 exams, which are each worth 1
3 of the A Level.
Each exam will last for 2 hours and will take place at the end of 2 years.
All exams will require the use of the ClassWiz calculator.
The first exam assesses Pure Mathematics.
The second exam also assesses Pure Mathematics.
The third exam assesses Statistics and Mechanics.
Classroom Expectations
Attend all lessons
o If you have to miss any lessons, make sure that you catch up on the work
missed BEFORE the next lesson
Arrive on time to all lessons
o If you miss the start of a lesson, you will be missing crucial information
Bring all equipment to lessons
o Paper
o Pen
o Pencil
o Eraser
o Ruler
o Highlighters
o ClassWiz Calculator
Get involved in all class activities, including paired work and group work
Ask for help when necessary
Resources
You are expected to use as many resources as possible outside of class to help you develop
and extend your subject knowledge
Integral Maths
o Walkthroughs
o Notes & Examples
o Skill Packs
o Revision Notes
o Exercises (Level 1, 2 & 3)
o Multiple Choice Topic Tests
o Topic Assessments
E-Textbook
o Notes
o Examples
o Exercises (Green, Yellow, Red)
o Key Points
o Practice Questions
Department Website: www.aquinasmaths.com
o Course Information
o Links to Key Websites
o Extra Resources such as ‘Solomon Worksheets’
o ClassWiz Calculator Guides
o Assessment Solutions
o News
o Trips & Events Info
o Puzzle Competition
Maths & Science Search Engine: www.wolframalpha.com
o Solve Equations
o Graph Functions
o Ask a Maths or Science Question
Video Guides: www.examsolutions.net
o Topic Videos
o Exam Questions Videos
Stretch and Challenge Website: www.nrich.maths.org
o Challenging problems
Independent Study
To succeed in Maths you need to practise, practise, practise.
There is not enough time in class to get enough practise and so you will be expected to do
most of this practise outside of lessons. We recommend that you spend around 5 hours a
week outside of lessons doing this additional work.
Each week you will be expected to
Work through the Integral Maths Walkthroughs
Work through the Integral Maths Notes & Examples
Work through the Integral Maths Skills Packs
Go over the powerpoints used in class (found on the aquinasmaths website)
Complete Exercise Level 1 (Develop) on Integral Maths and mark these exercises
o Use a different colour to mark
o Use the solutions on Integral Maths
o Do NOT just write out the correct answers
o Circle where you have gone wrong and correct your working
o If you don’t understand a solution, ask
Complete Exercise Level 2 (Progress) on Integral Maths
o Use a different colour to mark
o Use the solutions on Integral Maths
o Do NOT just write out the correct answers
o Circle where you have gone wrong and correct your working
o If you don’t understand a solution, ask
Use the rest of your time to practise questions from the e-textbook
o Select questions from a variety of topics to make sure that you are constantly
revising previous topics
o Mark your work, with a different colour, using the answers in the back
o If you don’t understand a solution, ask
Extra resources to support
Solomon Worksheets (found on the aquinasmaths website)
Video guides (found on the examsolutions website)
Extra resources to extend
Complete Exercise Level 3 (Extend) on Integral Maths
o Use a different colour to mark
o Use the solutions on Integral Maths
o Do NOT just write out the correct answers
o Circle where you have gone wrong and correct your working
Stretch and Challenge problems on the nrich website
Study Periods
During your study periods you are welcome to use any of our free rooms to do your Maths
work. You can use these rooms to do independent study or group study and can also use the
whiteboards.
If there isn’t a free room available, you can still use the study area at the end of the corridor.
Below is a timetable of when our rooms are free:
Assessments
You will have four assessments throughout the year: A1, A2, A3 and A4.
The dates for these can be found on the timeline.
The first two assessments will mostly focus on skills, with a few problem solving questions
and will be 45 minutes long. They will be based on all topics covered up to that assessment.
The last two assessments will focus more on exam style questions and will be 2 hours long
to represent the length of the real exams. They will be based on all topics covered up to that
assessment.
The results from these assessments will be used for the subject reviews and will be graded
from A* to E. As the assessments will only cover previous topics, the grades that you
achieve in these assessments won’t necessarily reflect the grades you achieve at the end of
the two-year course. However, we will be expecting high standards from the start.
To get full marks in any assessed work, you must not only give the right answers but also
explain your working clearly and give reasons for your answers. This may require writing
legible and grammatically correct English sentences. Maths is about logic and reasoned
arguments and the only way to present a reasoned and logical argument is by writing it out
clearly. Your writing may include numbers and other mathematical symbols but they are not
always enough on their own.
Where the use of a calculator is possible, full working does not need to be shown but any
steps before using the calculator must be shown clearly.
Feedback
Following each assessment, you will have some lesson time to review your assessment, gain
feedback from your teacher on your progress so far and practise any of the skills that you
feel particularly weak in. The dates for these feedback lessons can be found on the timeline.
It is important that you record any feedback in this booklet and set yourself targets so that
you can improve before the next assessment. Make sure that your targets are SMART:
Specific
Measurable
Agreed Upon
Realistic
Time-Based
Tim
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1st Half Term
2nd Half Term
3rd & 4th Half Term
5th & 6th Half Term
Review 1
Revision
Have you gone through all of the powerpoints used in class?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral walkthroughs?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral notes and examples?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral skills packs?
Yes No Some
Have you read through all of the Integral revision notes?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the Integral exercises (Level 1)?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the Integral exercises (Level 2)?
Yes No Some
Have you completed the Integral topic tests?
Yes No Some
Have you used any other resources for revision?
(e.g. Integral Level 3 exercises, Solomon worksheets, video guides etc)
Independent Study
Have you been doing at least 5 hours of independent study every week?
Yes No Sometimes
What work have you been doing as part of your independent study? (please list everything)
Feedback
Targets
Assessment
Section A Score
Out of
Section B Score Out of
Total Score
Out of
Grade Aspirational Grade
Strongest Topic Weakest Topic
Feedback
Targets
Review 2
Revision
Have you gone through all of the powerpoints used in class?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral walkthroughs?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral notes and examples?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral skills packs?
Yes No Some
Have you read through all of the Integral revision notes?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the Integral exercises (Level 1)?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the Integral exercises (Level 2)?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the textbook exercises that you have completed?
Yes No Some
Have you completed the Integral topic tests?
Yes No Some
Have you used any other resources for revision?
(e.g. Integral Level 3 exercises, Solomon worksheets, video guides, etc)
Independent Study
Have you been doing at least 5 hours of independent study every week?
Yes No Sometimes
What work have you been doing as part of your independent study? (please list everything)
Feedback
Targets
Assessment
Section A Score
Out of
Section B Score Out of
Total Score
Out of
Grade Aspirational Grade
Strongest Topic Weakest Topic
Feedback
Targets
Review 3
Revision
Have you gone through all of the powerpoints used in class?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral walkthroughs?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral notes and examples?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral skills packs?
Yes No Some
Have you read through all of the Integral revision notes?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the Integral exercises (Level 1)?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the Integral exercises (Level 2)?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the textbook exercises that you have completed?
Yes No Some
Have you completed the Integral topic tests?
Yes No Some
Have you used any other resources for revision?
(e.g. Integral Level 3 exercises, Solomon worksheets, video guides, etc)
Independent Study
Have you been doing at least 5 hours of independent study every week?
Yes No Sometimes
What work have you been doing as part of your independent study? (please list everything)
Feedback
Targets
Assessment
Section A Score
Out of
Section B Score Out of
Total Score
Out of
Grade Aspirational Grade
Strongest Topic Weakest Topic
Feedback
Targets
Review 4
Revision
Have you gone through all of the powerpoints used in class?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral walkthroughs?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral notes and examples?
Yes No Some
Have you gone through all of the Integral skills packs?
Yes No Some
Have you read through all of the Integral revision notes?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the Integral exercises (Level 1)?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the Integral exercises (Level 2)?
Yes No Some
Have you reviewed all of the textbook exercises that you have completed?
Yes No Some
Have you completed the Integral topic tests?
Yes No Some
Have you used any other resources for revision?
(e.g. Integral Level 3 exercises, Solomon worksheets, video guides, etc)
Independent Study
Have you been doing at least 5 hours of independent study every week?
Yes No Sometimes
What work have you been doing as part of your independent study? (please list everything)
Feedback
Targets
Assessment
Section A Score
Out of
Section B Score Out of
Total Score
Out of
Grade Aspirational Grade
Strongest Topic Weakest Topic
Feedback
Targets
