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GCSE Mathematics
AQA

A working manual for a GCSE mathematics department. It moves in one direction — specification, curriculum, teaching, assessment, intervention, examination — because that is the order in which the decisions get made. Part One is the only board-specific part, and it is quoted verbatim. Everything after it is subject pedagogy that

  1. AO1Use and apply standard techniques
  2. AO2Reason, interpret and communicate mathematically
  3. AO3Solve problems within mathematics and in other contexts
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Cover of GCSE Mathematics — AQA

Written for this specification. Part One is board-specific and quoted verbatim from AQA's own document; everything after it is about how the assessment works and how students gain marks.

The assessment objectives are worded almost identically across boards and weighted differently, so this book covers AQA only. Check the board you teach before buying.

Written to
AQA GCSE Mathematics (8300)
Intended for
For teachers, heads of department and SLT — not a student revision guide
Extent
38 pages · 31 sections

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·Contents

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PART ONE — THE QUALIFICATION

01Three papers, two tiersp5
02The three assessment objectivesp6
03Where the marks live, by tierp7
04Topic weightings by tierp8

PART TWO — CURRICULUM

05Fluency, reasoning, problem solvingp10
06Five sequencing principlesp11

PART THREE — TEACHING

07Worked examplesp13
08Variationp14
09Diagnostic questioningp15
10Differentiationp16
11New to the departmentp17

PART FOUR — ASSESSMENT, MISCONCEPTIONS AND THE EXAMINATION

12Method marksp19
13The misconception clinicp20
14Examination techniquep21
15From 3 to 5, 5 to 7, 7 to 9p22
16Assessment and markingp23
17Mock autopsy and interventionp24

PART FIVE — LEADING THE DEPARTMENT

18What to monitor, and the tier decisionp26
19Department action plan (tool)p27
20Sources and accuracyp28
21GCSE ready check (tool)p29
22Curriculum health check (tool)p30
23Examination analysis and CPDp31
24What each AO really meansp32
25Understanding mark schemesp33
26Weak to exceptional, comparedp34
27Why students lose marksp35
28Understanding examiner reportsp36
29Question-level analysisp37
30SLT and faculty review questionsp38
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