Grade 9, Grade 8 and Grade 7 are equivalent to the old Grades A* and A. Grade 6, Grade 5 and Grade 4 are equivalent to the old Grades B and C. To pass you need at least a Grade 4 or Grade 5. Grades 1 to 3 are like the old D to G. The U grade, meaning “ungrade...
An alarming slump in the number of pupils taking foreign languages at GCSE has been described as a 'catastrophe' for the country by headteachers.
Numbers and the number system Equations, formulae and identities Sequences, functions and graphs, calculus Geometry and trigonometry Vectors and transformation geometry Statistics and probability WHAT WILL I GAIN FROM STUDYING THE SUBJECT? The IGCSE specification in mathematics enables students to: ...
Maths curriculum is linear, meaning that each new topic builds on previously-learnt skills. Numbers represents the most fundamental maths concepts from students’ earliest days in primary school. Still, we mustn’t conclude that learners need no refresher to excel at numbers. The order of operation...
• Occasional coherent phrases and short sentences; regular instance of errors that sometimes prevent meaning being conveyed. • Manipulates a variety of mainly straightforward grammatical structures, minimal use of complex structures. • Some accurate grammatical structures, some successful references ...
(which the whole school benefits from) BUT… now students are paying the price. Grades are derived at least in part from patterns of attainment across the cohort. If large numbers of students, but not all, take an exam twice within one series, the exam outcomes will be distorted. Students...
Please note that the courses listed in the options booklet will only run if there are sufficient student numbers, and that the combination of subjects offered can vary year on year. Grades All (I)GCSEs are graded on a scale from 9 to 1 (or A* to U for some examinations using the old...