Key Features of the Course: Entry Requirements: The new Core Maths qualification is for students GCSE grade 7 or higher in Mathematics. who have passed GCSE Mathematics at grade C or above but have decided not to study A Level Mathematics. It builds upon and strengthens existing skills and focuses on using and applying What could this course lead on to? mathematics to solve problems relevant to their everyday lives. The new Maths’ qualifications are designed Core Maths has been designed to maintain and ‘Core to better prepare students for the mathematical develop real-life maths skills. What students demands of study, employment and life. The Core study is not purely theoretical or abstract; it can Maths initiative is a major part of the government’s be applied on a day-to-day basis in work, study plan to increase participation and raise standards or life and most courses will include a financial in mathematics. The course has been developed maths element. It will also help with other A-level with employers, universities and professional subjects in particular with science, geography, – bodies as valuable preparation for university study business studies, psychology and economics. and employment. The skills developed in the study of mathematics are increasingly important in the workplace and in higher education; studying Core Maths will help students keep up these essential skills. Most students who study maths after GCSE improve their career choices and increase their earning potential. On completion students will be awarded a level 3 qualification and UCAS points equivalent to the new AS structure. Style of Assessment Either a 1 or 2 year course dependent on how it is *Two written papers. run. This is to be confirmed. *Each paper contributes 50% of the qualification Compulsory content lasting 1 hr 30 mins. Analysis of data *Paper 1 Calculator Mathematical studies – Maths for personal finance (Compulsory) Estimation *Then a choice of papers Critical analysis of given data and models 2A (statistical techniques) Optional content 2B (critical path and risk analysis) The normal distribution 2C (graphical techniques) Probabilities and estimation Correlation and regression Critical path and risk analysis Expectation Cost benefit analysis Graphical methods Rates of change Exponential functions
Key Features of the Course: The new Core Maths qualification is for students who have passed GCSE Mathematics at grade C or above but have decided not to study A Level Mathematics. It builds upon and strengthens existing skills and focuses on using and applying mathematics to solve problems relevant to their everyday lives. Core Maths has been designed to maintain and develop real-life maths skills. What students study is not purely theoretical or abstract; it can be applied on a day-to-day basis in work, study or life and most courses will include a financial maths element. It will also help with other A-level subjects – in particular with science, geography, business studies, psychology and economics. The skills developed in the study of mathematics are increasingly important in the workplace and in higher education; studying Core Maths will help students keep up these essential skills. Most students who study maths after GCSE improve their career choices and increase their earning potential. On completion students will be awarded a level 3 qualification and UCAS points equivalent to the new AS structure. Entry Requirements: GCSE grade 7 or higher in Mathematics. What could this course lead on to? The new ‘Core Maths’ qualifications are designed to better prepare students for the mathematical demands of study, employment and life. The Core Maths initiative is a major part of the government’s plan to increase participation and raise standards in mathematics. The course has been developed with employers, universities and professional bodies as valuable preparation for university study and employment. Style of Assessment Either a 1 or 2 year course dependent on how it is run. This is to be confirmed. Compulsory content Analysis of data Maths for personal finance Estimation Critical analysis of given data and models Optional content The normal distribution Probabilities and estimation Correlation and regression Critical path and risk analysis Expectation Cost benefit analysis Graphical methods Rates of change Exponential functions *Two written papers. *Each paper contributes 50% of the qualification lasting 1 hr 30 mins. *Paper 1 Calculator – Mathematical studies (Compulsory) *Then a choice of papers 2A (statistical techniques) 2B (critical path and risk analysis) 2C (graphical techniques)
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