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GCE A Level in Mathematics

at Caldew School, Carlisle · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2022see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The Mathematics AS/A level consists of three main area of study: Pure Mathematics (66%)is the methods and techniques which underpin the study of all other areas of mathematics, such as algebra, trigonometry, calculus, vectors and proof. Most of these extend work from GCSE. Statistics (17%) involves statistical sampling, data presentation and probability, leading to the study of some statistical distributions and working with a large data set. Mechanics (17%) is the study of the physical world, modelling the motion.

What you need to get on

We expect students to have achieved a Grade 6 or above at GCSE Maths.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

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