Entry requirements
Enrolment on an A Level programme requires a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grades 9 - 4, including English and maths
Specific criteria for this subject:
- A minimum average point score of 5.1
- Maths: Grade 7
- English: Grade 5
Information
This course is studied over a two year period and is equivalent to one AS Level. There is no progression to a full A Level. Core Maths enables students to strengthen the mathematical knowledge and skills which they have learnt at GCSE so that they can apply them to the problems which they will encounter in further study, life and employment. Successful completion of the course will be helpful with the Maths content of other A Levels being studied, and in Higher Education.
You can expect to:
- Tackle problems in realistic contexts that are relevant to your other subjects
- Cover a wide range of topics
- Develop wider life skills in the unit on personal finance
Topics studied could include modelling, statistics, finance, working with exponentials, working and gradients, geometry and measures, risk, statistical problem solving and use of technology.
Core Maths is studied with three other A Levels. It would support students’ studies in a large variety of courses. It is particularly beneficial to students in the numeracy development needed for A Level Biology and Chemistry. It would also combine well with A Levels or Level 3 BTECs in Business, ICT and the Social Sciences.
Core Maths is a course for those who want to develop their valuable maths skills but are not planning to take A Level Mathematics. The qualification gives students the mathematical skills to tackle problems in a variety of authentic situations. It allows for the continued development of students’ numerical ability beyond GCSE Mathematics, in a context that supports both their other A Level studies and life skills. The course will give students the knowledge they need to analyse data and present and read numerical information in a variety of different ways.
