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Access to Further Mathematics at AS and A Level

Further Mathematics is an AS/A-level qualification which both broadens and deepens the Mathematics covered in the standard AS/A-level Mathematics.. Further Mathematics was originally designed to stretch and inspire the most able and give a strong preparation for maths-related degrees (Engineering an

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Access to Further Mathematics at AS and A Level

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    1. Access to Further Mathematics at AS and A Level Seminar, University Loughborough, 20 April 2005

    2. Further Mathematics is an AS/A-level qualification which both broadens and deepens the Mathematics covered in the standard AS/A-level Mathematics. About Further Mathematics

    3. Why do we need to support Further Mathematics?

    4. Why do we need to support Further Mathematics?

    5. Why do we need to support Further Mathematics?

    6. The MEI Pilot Project

    7. Vision of the Pilot Project Every student who can benefit from Further Mathematics will have access to study it.

    8. How the Pilot Project works

    9. How the Pilot Project works

    11. How does the tutoring work?

    12. How does the tutoring work? There are a several models. What works best depends on local circumstances.

    13. Income Schools/colleges can claim qualification funding from the LSC for students using the project, exactly as they do for other AS/A-levels. Current funding is roughly Ł800 per student for each year of AS/A-level study.

    14. Pilot Further Maths Centres

    15. Does it work?

    16. Does it work?

    17. The Further Mathematics Network The Further Mathematics Network is a national expansion of the MEI Access to Further Mathematics pilot project.

    18. Through the Network, ALL students who would benefit will have the opportunity to study for Further Mathematics qualifications. The Further Mathematics Network

    19. Further Mathematics Centres A Further Mathematics Centre is a collaboration between institutions, which could involve one or more of LEAs, universities, colleges and schools.

    20. A wider role for the Further Mathematics Centres The Further Mathematics Centres will also need to engage with pupils in Key Stage 4, to encourage uptake of Mathematics post-16. This might be through enrichment work, or by supporting the study of a qualification such as the Additional Mathematics FSMQ.

    22. A disastrous fall in numbers of students taking Mathematics at A level, (approaching 20%) following the introduction of Curriculum 2000, has led to AS/A-level Mathematics being reformed, to bring its level of demand in line with other AS/A-level subjects. Further Mathematics and the 2004 AS/A level Mathematics reforms

    24. Further Mathematics and the 2004 AS/A-level Mathematics reforms

    25. Without an increased uptake of Further Mathematics, the AS/A-level reforms will exacerbate problems for the most able. Almost 40% of students completing A-level Mathematics last summer achieved a grade ‘A’; the new A-level Mathematics is less demanding for the most able. Further Mathematics and the 2004 AS/A-level Mathematics reforms

    26. Previously AS-level Further Mathematics was effectively harder than full A-level Mathematics and virtually impossible to complete in year 12, because it relied on knowledge of the whole of the A-level Mathematics core Further Mathematics and the 2004 AS/A-level Mathematics reforms

    27. Further Mathematics and the 2004 AS/A level Mathematics reforms The new AS-level Further Mathematics is primarily a broadening option, introducing useful new topics (complex numbers, matrices) and reinforcing general mathematical fluency. It should be available to ALL students who wish to study for a maths-related degree, not just the very best.

    28. Further Mathematics and the 2004 AS/A level Mathematics reforms The reforms provide a real opportunity for a large increase in the numbers of students taking both AS and A-level Further Mathematics, if they can access teaching.

    29. The effect the FM Network can have on Mathematics The Further Mathematics Network, combined with the new structure for AS/A-level Further Mathematics can boost the numbers of students taking Further Mathematics enormously.

    30. The effect the Network can have on Mathematics

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