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

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

3. Maths Exam For both Foundation and Higher tiers: 3 Exams 1 Non-Calculator (1 hr 30 mins) 2 Calculator ( 2 x 1hr 30 mins) Spec: AQA 8300

4. First, make sure your child has access to all the resources they need/want to use for learning 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 DO COME AT LUNCHTIMES TO ACCESS MATHS TEACHER SUPPORT 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: 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

8. 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

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

10. Tip: Know your FORMULAE – None are given – Make a poster for them and start learning TODAY. Also: Trigonometry Formulae Quadratic Formula Compound interest Area of Trapezium Probability Volume of a Prism

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