Mathematics

Please apply through our website at https://asf.tela.org.uk/

General Entry Requirements

A Level Programme Entry Requirements

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 6 or above
• Minimum of a 6 in English and Maths and Science if taking A level Sciences.

The opportunity to study four Advanced level subjects will be offered to some particularly well-qualified applicants, currently defined as students who have achieved at least an average grade 7 across their best seven GCSE subjects.

Vocational and Applied Diploma Entry Requirements

• Merit at Level 2 in chosen area of study
• Minimum of 5 GCSE's at grade 4 or above including at least a grade in English and Maths

**Please refer to each subject's entry requirements for additional entry requirements for that subject**

Your A Level studies will allow you to develop a formal set of techniques to solve both abstract and real-world problems. These techniques includes algebra, graphing, functions, geometry, trigonometry, calculus and vectors. The fields of statistics and probability will allow you to deal with the models used to help statisticians predict what may or may not happen in the future. Mechanics allows you to grasp the modelling of physical scenarios that support concepts in real life and areas such as physics. Mathematics is a beautiful subject in itself, allowing you to stretch your intellectual capabilities by applying methodologies that have been refined over the centuries by mathematicians before you.

A-level Mathematics works well alongside subjects that have some degree of mathematical content such as the Sciences, Economics, Computer Science, Geography and Psychology.

• Pure Mathematics
• Statistics
• Mechanics

Success at A-Level Mathematics is largely dependent on practice, practice and more practice!

We provide help sessions from staff both during the school day and in after-school sessions.

There will be plenty of opportunities to experiment with the problems and models encountered and you can delve deeper into the world of mathematics by research and discussion – for example visit the website Numberphile and see what happens when a pool table is built in the shape of an ellipse.

It is assessed by 3 two-hour examinations which are sat at the end of Year 13.

Paper 1

• Pure Mathematics (100 marks)

Paper 2

• Section A – Pure Mathematics (50 marks)
• Section B – Mechanics (50 marks)

Paper 3

• Section A – Pure Mathematics (50 marks)
• Section B – Statistics (50 marks)

7 in GCSE Maths

The subject develops a highly desirable skillset coveted by universities offering degree courses in the Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Engineering, Computing, Architecture, Business & Finance, Social Sciences such as Economics and Psychology, and obviously Mathematics itself. Future employers also hold the logical reasoning and problem solving skills gained from the study of Mathematics.