1. How to help your child succeed at GCSE Maths this summer Head of Maths Miss R Lohan rlohan@thedownsschool.org The Downs School Mathematics Department

2. Scope  Exam Dates  Resources  Planning revision  Revision cycle  Key resources  Exam Technique  Questions

3. Maths Exam Dates For both Foundation and Higher tiers: Non-Calculator (1 hr 45 mins) Thursday 26 th May AM Calculator (1hr 45 mins) Monday 9 th June AM Spec: EdExcel Linear 1MA0

4. First, make sure your child has access to all the resources they need/want to use for revision Books Paper School text book Past exercise books Revision Guide Work book Past papers – printed Equipment As for maths exam: Pens Pencil and rubber Ruler Calculator Make sure you have your own and that you can use it confidently Protractor Compasses For revision: Highlighters, cue cards, posters Someone to test on key facts Online MyMaths website MoodleMoodle: Online past papers and mark schemes Online revsion videos (Hegarty Maths)

5. DO make a timetable and stick to it DO include break times DO work in time slots lasting no longer than 1 hour DO practise and MARK your work DO more MATHS, DO better There are now 9 weeks until the exam. Every day counts. MATHS – DO MORE, DO BETTER Tip 1: M ake T ime for M aths : Plan Revision.

6. Revision Cycle – Target, revise, practise, test 1. TARGET Students have a personal list of particular areas of maths that they need to practise 2. REVISE they should focus on one area at a time recording key facts on cue cards 3. PRACTISE the topic using questions from mymaths, or revision workbooks 4. TEST: do an exam question and mark it

7. Tip : Visit mr barton maths.com GCSE revision page – you will find a wealth of maths revision activities for students AND helpful ideas for parents Tip : Visit mr barton maths.com GCSE revision page – you will find a wealth of maths revision activities for students AND helpful ideas for parents On the page you will find loads of revision resources including: Past papers – mark schemes – grade boundaries – written solutions - online worksheets Topic videos – revision cards – quizzes – topic notes

8. Tip: Log into mymaths and start work on the booster packs – choose your level and aim to complete all the exercises. JUMP OVER GRADE BOUNDARIES Login: downspassword: rhombus Your child can log in with their own details to track progress

9. Tip : Enjoy maths lessons from home – make use of Maths Video tutorials on Hegarty Maths website and Youtube channel and the PIXL Maths App

10. Tip: Know your FORMULAE – find out which are given at your tier. Make a poster for the rest and start learning TODAY. Higher need to learn: Area of a rectangle, triangle and parallelogram; circumference and area of a circle; Pythagoras’ Theorem; Speed Distance Time, Trig. Ratios: SOH CAH TOA Foundation need to learn: Area of a rectangle, triangle and parallelogram; circumference and area of a circle; Pythagoras’ Theorem; Speed Distance Time

11. Tip: Understand the LANGUAGE of EXAMS. Make sure you know what the question is asking. These are just some of the most the common words used in exam questions. Find the rest. Do you know what they all mean? Make sure you know how to answer a question that contains these words

12. Tip : DAILY MATHS – follow these accounts on twitter to ask your children maths exam questions EVERY DAY @mrbartonmaths for his #QOTD (question of the day) at Higher and Foundation Tiers @mathsDQs for multi-choice questions at both tiers @revisejustmaths twitpics of exam questions with full written solutions uploaded later that day @corbettmaths for #5aday maths

13. How to help your child succeed at GCSE Maths this summer HOF Maths Miss R Lohan rlohan@thedownsschool.org Questions?