What links all these pictures?

Why are you here?You have all chosen one or more of the following subjects:

• Economics• Business Studies• Geography• Physics• Biology• Chemistry• Maths

But you may have not considered A-Level maths because:

• It doesn’t seem relevant to your other options

• You have heard that it is too hard

• You have heard teachers say that it shouldn’t be a ‘fourth subject’

• You have heard it’s ‘all algebra’

If you have considered A-Level Maths as a ‘fourth option’ only to do over one year or haven’t considered maths at

all – Core Maths could be an option.

Core Maths• Aimed at students who know Maths will be useful, but don’t want to or can’t do a full

AS/A level

• Stand alone AS Qualification

• Worth exactly the same UCAS points as any other AS Qualification

• Allows you to deepen and extend your Mathematics to be better prepared for University or Employment

• Taught at Arthur Terry by up to 3 specialist teachers

• Treated as an option in a block – timetabled just like any other subjects

‘It’s good because I like maths but couldn’t do A-level maths’ Core Maths student, Year 12

Why should I do Core Maths?• The content of the course strongly supports the options you have taken

• The course is aimed at students who have gained a GCSE in Maths at Grade C and above

Core ContentSimilar to the Use of Mathematics Financial

qualification you did in Year 10

• Interest Rates• Mortgages

• Loans and Investments

Alongside new content which you may have met at GCSE:

• Sampling• Representing Data

And some you may not have met:• Fermi Estimation

Optional ContentStatistical Techniques

Useful if studying Psychology or Geography

Critical Path Analysis

Useful if studying Business Studies or Economics

Graphical Techniques

Useful if studying a Science

What can I expect?• Mathematics which builds on what you know from GCSE, and taking that knowledge deeper

• Four lessons a week on Core Content and one lesson a week on your Optional Content

• An active problem solving approach to learning

• This course will be relevant to your other options and help your learning elsewhere

• Two 1 hour papers at the end of year 12 - one on Core Content and one on Optional Content

‘It is essential that students keep up their maths skills but clearly A-level and AS-level mathematics aren’t for everybody. The Core Maths qualification gives students the opportunity to maintain and develop everyday maths skills that will be really useful to them both at university and when they start work.’ Dr Deidre Hughes OBE, chair of the National Careers Council, England

Finally• Core Maths is already recognised by Universities

• Your application to University or a Workplace will be stronger if it is supported by a Maths Qualification

• In the UK currently only 20% of students study maths further than GCSE – this will put you at an advantage

• We are the only Birmingham Comprehensive sixth form to offer this qualification, so you are at an advantage for university places compared to schools in the area

Any Questions?