Sixth Form Subjects
Core Mathematics
| Exam Board | AQA | Ask us a question | |
| Course Duration | One Year, Full-Time | Apply | |
| Intake Date | September |
IMPORTANT:
Core Mathematics must be taken as a 4th subject, as it is a one-year course.
Course Overview
This course is a 4th option done as an additional qualification in Year 12. Core maths is highly regarded by universities and carries UCAS points for your application. This is not Maths as you know it from GCSE, the finance section especially will give you skills for life.
The course has been designed to maintain and develop real-life mathematical skills.
What students study is not purely theoretical or abstract; it can be applied on a day-to-day basis, whether in work, study or life.
Core Maths will include a financial mathematics element and can help with other A level subjects, in
particular with Science, Geography, Business Studies, Economics and Psychology.
Mathematical skills are becoming increasingly important in the workplace and in higher education -
studying Core Maths will help students to keep up these essential skills.
Why Core Maths?
According to the Higher Education STEM project, many students arrive at university with unrealistic expectations of the mathematical and statistical demands of their subjects, leading to a lack of
confidence and anxiety by the students. Designed to maintain and develop real-life mathematics skills, what students study can be applied on a day-to-day basis whether in further study or employment.
Most courses will include a statistical mathematics element and can help with other A level subjects,
including Science, Geography, Business Studies, Economics and Psychology.
The skills developed in the study of mathematics are increasingly important in the workplace and in higher education.
Most students who study mathematics after GCSE improve their career choices and increase their
earning potential.
Course Content and Assessment
Core Maths builds on GCSE mathematics, with a sharper focus on problem-solving skills used in other subjects. Students will consider and tackle mathematics in meaningful contexts, including through financial applications and statistical ideas that can support work in other subjects.
Modules include:
- Representing Data.
- Numerical calculations.
- Cost of credit
- Taxation.
- Financial Problems.
- Sampling and the Normal Distribution.
Assessment:
Students sit two papers. Paper 1 is compulsory for all students. Students then sit 2A – Statistical Techniques.
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Entry Requirements
The Core Maths qualification is for students who have passed GCSE Mathematics at grade 4 or above but have decided not to study A Level mathematics. The qualification strengthens students’ existing skills and focuses on applying mathematics to solve problems relevant to everyday life.
The qualification is equivalent to an AS Level in terms of UCAS points.
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