1. How to prepare for a Maths exam?
What is the new GCSE like?
How will we be helping your child prepare?
What can your child be doing at home?
What resources are available?

2. NEW MATHS GCSE AQA exam board Two tiers of entry
Foundation: grades 1 - 5
Higher: grades 3 - 9
Three exam papers
1 Non-Calculator, 2 Calculator
1.5 hours each, 80 marks
Greater emphasis on problem-solving
Formulae to remember
25 May/8 June/13 June

3. PREPARING FOR EXAMS IN SCHOOL
February – Easter:
Targeting topics specific their reaching their milestone
Problem-solving
Easter- May:
Practice exam papers
Wednesday after school
Targeted intervention
PIXL maths revision club

4. What can your child be doing at home to prepare?

5. Which method is best? “ Do all the practise papers.”
“ Make revision cards.”
Which method is best?
“ Read over my maths
revision books.”
“ Use maths websites”

6. Do the practise papers
Teachers mark and provide feedback
(Personal Learning Checklist)

7. How to use a Personal Learning Checklist effectively

8. Now you what to work on…. How do you fix it?
Spend time reviewing each topic. You can use…
Your Revision
Guide
The Corbettmaths
videos
Attend extra
Maths revision
PIXL Therapy
videos

9. Now you’ve reviewed it. Do they know it???
Practise some questions on that topic. You can use….
Your revision
workbook
Corbettmaths
Practice questions
PIXL Maths App
‘Design a test’
Don’t forget to mark your work to check you have improved

10. How to use your Revision books
Read up about the topic in the
Revision GUIDE
Write your own revision notes
Do questions from the
Revision WORKBOOK
Mark your work
Get help if you are still going wrong

11. How to use the Corbettmaths website
Mark your work
Get help if you are still going wrong
Select Videos
Watch the video with that number
Write your own revision notes
Click on Practice Questions
Do the questions

12. How to use the PIXL Maths App Get help if you are still stuck
To work on a particular topic
Select ‘Design a Test’
Choose an area
Of maths
Choose a topic
Look at a video
Or PowerPoint
Do the Test
Mark it.
Get help if you are still stuck
DOUGHNUTS
FOR THE CLASS
WITH THE HIGHEST
USAGE

13. How to use the PIXL Maths App
To do ‘General Practice’
Select
‘Take a Challenge’
Choose your milestone

14. Diagnostic Questions App: 100 days countdown
New GCSE exam has 4 multiple choice questions
All pupils have been registered with either
Foundation or Higher
From 14 February they will be ed two
multiple choice questions every day

15. Resources Revision list with Corbettmaths references
Maths equipment: pen, pencil, ruler, protractor,
compasses, scientific calculator
Revision Guide & workbook £5
Practise papers ( available from Easter, £2)
link to OneDrive containing target
grade revision questions & answers