Why do we learn further maths?
Further maths is a challenging and rigorous A level, moving at a fast pace. We teach the Further Maths course in parallel with the Maths A level course. This means work in the standard A Level often complements the work done in the Further Maths A Level course.
Our approach
We follow broadly the sequencing of the Pearson Edexcel textbooks, progressing the topics in order of approximate difficulty. This lets the students take ownership of their learning, as they know exactly what is coming up, and have a permenant bank of examples and practice questions.
We wrap the content of each topic into "fertile question" equiries, each of which is phrased to emphasise the key idea behind the mathematics. The connects the theme of the topic to a wider context, challenging and motivating the students.
All of our teachers teach everything. We want our students to be fully immersed in one topic at a time, and we want our teacher to all be able to support students across the whole curriculum.
We push our students by running a maths society each week, DIGITS, in which both teachers and students present and discuss extra curricular ideas. We run trips to Bletchley Park and enter Ritangle and UKMT competitions. In addition, we support students in preparing to take university entrance exams such as STEP and MAT.
Year 12
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
|---|---|
Complex Numbers Argand Diagrams Matrices Linear Transformations | Discrete Random Variables Poisson Distribution Roots of Polynomials Proof by Induction |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
|---|---|
Momentum and Impulse Series Volumes of Revolution | Chi-squared Test Hypothesis Testing on Poisson Distributions Work and Energy Elastic Collisions |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|
| Further Vectors | Revision End of year exams |
Year 13
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 |
|---|---|
Complex Numbers Series Hyperbolic Functions | Geometric and Negative Binomial Distributions Hypothesis Testing for NB and Geometrics |
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 |
|---|---|
Central Limit Theorem Probability Generating Functions Quality of Tests Elastic String and Springs Elastic Collisions in Two Dimensions | Chi squared test Central limit theorem Probability generating functions Revision Mock Exams |
| Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|
| Revision | Exams |