Transcript Mathematics - Future Schools Trust

Pre-PPE evening
Paper 1 Non-Calculator 25th May 2017
Paper 2 Calculator 8th June 2017
Paper 3 Calculator 13th June 2017
Each exam is 1hr 30 minutes
80 marks per paper
 Key resources:
 www.mathswatchvle.com/
Centre ID: cornwallis
Username:
11firstname.surname
Password: mathswatch
You want the
MathsWatch
GCSE
You can then choose
between foundation or
higher
Sets 1-3 are sitting the
higher tier
Sets 4-5 are sitting the
foundation tier
You can select an area
to revise by:
• Grade
• Topic
• Clip number (if the
teacher has
provided this in
lessons)
Either desktop version or can
download an app for free to smart
phone or tablet
Click on ‘Get it on Desktop’ if you are using a computer/laptop
Or download it as an app if you are using a tablet/phone
CW800
SURNAME followed
by Initial e.g.
PATEMANH
Same as username
(unless student has
already changed it)
Any homework
tasks will be set
under this tab
Click on a topic of
choice
Click
begin
test
Click on
videos for
additional
help
Typically students lose up to 10% of possible
marks on their GCSE papers due to arithmetic
errors
 http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/
 Explore:
 Teachers
 Pupils
 Parents
There are three books available to purchase (£2.49 per book, RRP £5.99)
• Revision guide
• Workbook
• Practice exam question book (new this year)
 If you are interested in purchasing ‘revision cards’ (please see sample), we can
order these for £3.74 per pack (RRP £8.99)
 Available to buy online now:
 Target 5 (new ‘good’ pass) guides for
£4.99 per book (two books per
grade)
 March 2017 they will also release:
 Target 7
 Target 9
Each student must have:
 Scientific Calculator (can be purchased from
Cornwallis Academy for £5.50)
 Black pens
 Pencil
 Ruler
 Protractor
 Compass
It is essential they are brought to every lesson so students can practise using
their equipment correctly
 Students not using pencil and ruler to draw diagrams accurately
 Forgetting to ask for tracing paper to complete transformations
 Forgetting to write the units when they are needed ( e.g. cm², m³)
 Forgetting a key for a Stem and Leaf Diagram
 Not reading the scales on graphs carefully
 Not drawing a Line of Best Fit on a Scatter Graph
 Not putting the answer to probability questions as either a fraction, a decimal or a percentage
 Not rounding to the required accuracy the question states (e.g. two decimal places, three significant figures)
 When multiplying out a bracket students must remember to multiply everything in the bracket
 Students rounding numbers part way through a calculation (unless it is an estimating question)
 Trying to use calculators to work out time differences
 Leaving questions blank
Examiners estimate that candidates who show working out get 10% more marks than those who don’t
 Basic Arithmetic and Times Tables
After the PPE examination you will receive a gap
analysis
 Circle Theorem (Higher Tier only)
 Standard Form (Higher Tier only)
 Reading scales
 Perimeter, Area and Volume
 Probability
 Conversion Graphs
 Fractions, decimals and percentages
 Order of Operations
 Changing the subject of an equation
 Substitution
 Factorising
 Solving Equations
 Ratio
 Venn diagrams
 Trigonometry
It uses a traffic light system to show areas of strength
(green) to areas of weakness (red)
WE ARE HERE TO HELP:

Every Wednesday from 3-4pm:
o Foundation 7Bmez
o Higher (set 11AMa3 and 11BMa3): S19
o Higher (set 11AMa1-2 and 11BMa1-2): 7Amez or 7B plaza

Termly themed Maths Conferences:
o Term 1 19th October on Number
o Term 2 16th November on Algebra
o Term 3 1st February on Geometry & Measure
o Term 4 22nd March on Statistics & Probability
o Term 5 TBC Final revision preparation
Foundation
Higher
Traffic Light system