1. Secondary Curriculum Team GCSE Updates: Maths March 2010 www.hertsdirect.org

2. GCSE Maths To focus on entry policies that schools could adopt to maximise results To plan ways to support effective practice during the transition to the new GCSE specifications www.hertsdirect.org

3. GCSE Maths Approaches to Early Entry Strategic Approach Benefits- Confidence - Capturing the ‘D’s (Disaffected/Disillusioned/Disappearing) www.hertsdirect.org

4. GCSE Maths Tier of Entry Foundation Tier – approx 80% Grade C Higher Tier – approx 40% Grade C Lack of overlap in curriculum Depends on Intake www.hertsdirect.org

5. GCSE Maths Linear vs Modular Linear –149 for a C –70 for a C Modular –240 UMS for a C How should you get these marks? www.hertsdirect.org

6. GCSE Maths Modular Route Module order Tier of entry When do you lose the C? Mixed profiles www.hertsdirect.org

7. GCSE Maths Current Year 9 Start teaching New Specification Even more important –Module order –Module tier of entry –Linear www.hertsdirect.org