Upper 6th Form CurriculumSyllabus Followed: Edexcel
The AS course laid the foundations that are used and developed further in the A2 course; the AS course equipped you with basic techniques that are used in A2. The A2 course will allow you to fulfil your potential, discover the power and excitement of the subject and challenge you to deepen your understanding of the concepts of the subject. However, it is important that you are good at the subject and enjoy puzzling over solutions to problems. You will find the course stimulating and it will prepare you for a wide range of Higher Education courses including finance, computing, electronics and engineering.
You will study units Core Mathematics 3, Core Mathematics 4 and Statistics 1. Later modules in each branch assume knowledge of preceding ones. The teaching time is divided between two teachers. The main topics are:
Pupils who are currently members of this set will sit seven additional modules at least. This includes completion of the A2 Mathematics course by taking the C4 module as well as studying 3 Further Pure modules, one additional applied module in both mechanics and statistics (M2 and S2) plus one or both of the modules Mechanics 3 and Statistics 3. These are significantly more difficult than any of units studied last year and so you will be expected to achieve A grade standard in each of the units you sit at the end of the Lower Sixth if you wish to continue with the Further Mathematics course in the Upper Sixth.
