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Mathematics

at Heanor Gate Spencer Academy, Heanor · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

This new linear course, designed with the help of higher education institutions, helps equip students with a strong understanding of higher level mathematics including an increased use of technology. The course involves a holistic, non-modular approach to mathematics with problem solving and modelling being central. The course is assessed at the end of year 13 and involves 3 two hour exams (all calculator). Two thirds of the course is Core Maths, one sixth mechanics and one sixth statistics. Paper 1 assesses core content of proof, algebra and functions, coordinate geometry, sequences and series, trigonometry, exponentials and logarithms, differentiation, integration and numerical methods. Paper 2 will be split into two equal sections ? the first will assess topics covered in paper 1 and the second section will focus on mechanic topics of vectors, quantiles and units in mechanics, kinematics, moments and forces and Newton?s Law. Paper 3 will also be two equal sections ? the first will again assess core topics from paper 1 and the second section will focus on statistics topics of sampling, data presentation and interpretation, probability, distributions and hypothesis testing.

What you need to get on

5 GCSE grades 9-5, including English and Mathematics, and a grade 6 in GCSE Mathematics.

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

  • Heanor Gate Spencer Academy

    Kirkley Drive, Heanor, DE75 7RA

    DaytimeClassroom based
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