Unfortunately nosotros don't actually induce got whatsoever fourth dimension to spare inwards our 6th shape teaching. It's a challenge merely to fit plenty lessons into the schoolhouse twelvemonth to encompass all the class textile earlier our students become off to accept their exams. So, sadly, there's no fourth dimension for enrichment or getting to know each other - students induce got to striking the reason running.
Entry Assessment
At my school, equally at many others, nosotros enquire our students to laid upward for Year 12 yesteryear doing to a greater extent than or less summertime work. We hold back them to induce got a corporation agreement of GCSE topics when they start the course, peculiarly surds, indices as well as algebra. Last year, for the outset time, nosotros introduced a Year 12 entry assessment. The piece of job of the entry assessment was to assistance us position the students who needed additional back upward from the start of the course. We equally good hoped it would position whatsoever students who shouldn't live on taking AS maths at all, inwards the promise that they mightiness reckon choosing an option course.
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| Extract from Year 12 Entry Assessment |
The results from our entry assessments were rather worrying. H5N1 large pose out of the cohort got less than 50% fifty-fifty though the bulk achieved a degree A* at GCSE. The unproblematic enquiry 'Calculate 238 x 6.3' was answered real badly, showing a lack of basic maths skills.
I had a huge amount of students come upward to my extra back upward sessions - I believe the entry assessment was a skilful 'wake upward call' for them. It motivated these students to focus as well as piece of job difficult correct from the start. All students improved their score considerably inwards the subsequent re-test, but even then to a greater extent than or less of the marks were quite low. On H5N1 bird results solar daytime inwards a few weeks I'll live on actually interested to compare AS grades achieved to performance inwards the entry assessment final September.
Here's the files inwards illustration you lot desire to borrow them:
- Year 12 Entry Assessment (answers)
- Feedback sheet (students who did good got a 'welcome to AS Maths' message!)
- Year 12 Entry Assessment re-test
Student Handbooks
We paw out student handbooks to every Year 12 inwards the outset lesson of the year. They're asked to continue these inwards the forepart of their maths folder. It's peculiarly helpful that they induce got their ain re-create of the formula canvass as well as a guide to reading examination score schemes.
Activities
Here's to a greater extent than or less prissy resources for the outset duo of maths lessons:- What's the Difference - run across below. This give-and-take activity reminds students of the importance of next the social club of operations.
- Introduction to C1 Algebra matching activity - from SRWhitehouse on TES
- Ever wondered why? - an engaging as well as challenging indices puzzle from JustMaths
- Indices activity - from SRWhitehouse on TES
My Core AS and Statistics AS pages induce got lots to a greater extent than resources recommendations for the residue of the course.
If you'd similar Word copies of my pdfs to arrange for your ain school, delight ask.
