Welcome to the Maths section of the site. Here we intend to show you Mathematics content that your son and daughter will study throughout their college life and to provide extra resources and puzzles to be tried at home.

The Maths faculty is staffed by:

We seek to provide opportunities for students to obtain and apply mathematical knowledge, skills, understanding and strategies in a wide range of contexts.

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1. To develop, maintain and stimulate student's curiosity, interest and enjoyment of mathematics.
2. To develop student's familiarity with appropriate mathematical concepts, principles, methods and vocabulary.
3. To develop student's understanding of mathematics in its widest context and to see how it relates to themselves outside college.
4. To encourage students to develop personal qualities such as politeness, perserverance, initiative, empathy, self confidence and independence.
5. To provide opportunity for independent and group work for all students.
6. To enable all students to have equal access to mathematics and to experience success in their work.
7. To allow students to develop transferable skills and informed opinions about their mathematics and to be able to support them by reasonable arguments.

In the future, as the site develops, you will be able to use this page to receive news from the faculty, together with information about extra curricular and enrichment activities.

A level Maths

If you are keen to sharpen your mind or improve your job prospects in many fields including electronics, computing and engineering, studying 'A' level Maths will prove invaluable.

The course consists of a number of modules, which can be taken as part of both the AS and full 'A' level award. To gain the full 'A' level, you need to complete six modules (3 for AS in year 12 and 3 for A2 in year 13), including all of the compulsory core maths modules.

What is in each course?

A LEVEL MATHS

A/S Maths

• Statistics 1
• Pure Core 1
• Pure Core 2

A2 Maths

• Discrete 1
• Pure Core 3
• Pure Core 4

FURTHER MATHS

A/S Further Maths

• Mechanics 1
• Mechanics 2
• Further Pure 1

A2 Further Maths
There is an element of choice for these modules

We recommend that students studying the higher tier GCSE achieving grades A or A* would be best suited for A-level Maths.

For further Maths we suggest students that achieve an A* at GCSE.

Further Maths is a further A-Level as well as A-level Maths.

What does each branch involve?

Pure Maths – This is an extension of much of the maths you will have met in your GCSE classes. It includes algebra, graphs, trigonometry, calculus and sequences.

Discrete Maths – This will be a new area of maths to you. It involves decision making. You will solve problems such as the cheapest way to network buildings and the shortest path between points on a map.

Statistics – There is an overlap with Higher GCSE statistics. You will study such things as standard deviation, normal and binomial distributions and correlation.

Mechanics – This involves mathematically modelling reality. Topics you will cover include Newton’s Laws of Motion, Kinematics, Projectiles, Forces and momentum. There is an overlap with elements of A-Level Physics.

Facts about Mathematics

• Less than 4000 students graduate each year with a first degree in mathematical subjects. The vast majority of them quickly find employment in well paid posts in finance, industry and commerce.
• Mathematical competence is an essential component in the physical sciences, technology and business.
• Maths graduates earn more! On average a graduate of any degree can expect to earn £150 000 more over their career than a person leaving education with 2 a-levels. For maths this figure rises to £225 000.

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