Mathematics
The Mathematics Faculty at St Bart’s aims to develop students who are mathematically fluent and confident to tackle both abstract and real world problems.
All students study the same broad concepts, but at a pace appropriate to help them build confidence and make sustained progress. Students build their knowledge through the Key Stages and the curriculum is structured in order to ensure appropriate challenge at all times for all students. Students who come to us with low numeracy levels have extra Maths lessons in Years 7 and 8 to support them in ‘catching up’ with others in the cohort. These extra sessions focus on a combination of numeracy skills and a review of previous learning.
Examination Board: EDEXCEL
Course Description
A Level Mathematics aims to ensure students understand mathematics and mathematical processes in a way that promotes confidence, fosters enjoyment and provides a strong foundation for progress to further study.
The course extends students’ range of mathematical skills and techniques and considers how different areas of mathematics are connected. Students will build awareness of the relevance of mathematics to the world of work and to society in general.
Using mathematical knowledge to make logical and reasoned decisions, lessons will build students’ ability to communicate mathematical rationale for solving problems both within pure mathematics and in a variety of contexts. Students will learn to represent situations mathematically, apply mathematical models, and read and comprehend mathematical arguments, including justifications of methods and formulae, and communicate their understanding.
A Level Mathematics will extend and develop the use of algebraic techniques to solve problems in a variety of mathematical contexts. This includes calculus, trigonometry and coordinate geometry (graphs). Students will also apply their skills to problems in statistics (data handling and probability) and mechanics (objects moving, or not, in the real world).
Assessment
This is a linear course. This means that students opting for an A Level in this subject will be committing to a two-year linear course with all units examined at the end of Year 13.
Entry Requirements
Grade 6 or higher in GCSE Mathematics is required. To be successful you need to be confident with algebra and enjoy Maths!
You might also like to consider Core Mathematics and Further Mathematics as alternatives to this course.
St Barts Mathematics Subject Video
Where might it lead?
Mathematics can help open doors to careers in:
- Accountancy
- Acoustic Engineering
- Actuarial Work
- Aircraft Modelling
- Astronomer
- Business Consultancy
- Data Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Engineering
- Financial Manager
- Financial Modelling
- Games Design
- Internet Security
- Investment Analyst
- Investment Banking
- Modelling
- Project Management
- Quantity Surveyor
- Research Scientist
- Software Engineer
- Sound Engineer
- Statistician
- Teacher
Student Destinations
Eleanor Jeffery
2024 Offers from:
- University of Birmingham – Mathematics
- University of Bristol – Mathematics with Study Abroad
- University of Manchester – Mathematics
Stefan Waller
2024 Offers from:
- University of Manchester – Mathematics
- King’s College London, University of London – Physics with Astrophysics and Cosmology
