Teaching time
To deliver the novel 9-1 GCSE it was recommended that schools increase their didactics fourth dimension for maths. This led to hard curriculum decisions for schoolhouse leaders. We are non expecting to come across a similar recommendation for Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level. Although at that topographic point are approximately content changes, I'm told that the difficulty of the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking is meant to hold upwards equivalent to that of the electrical current Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level, thus no extra didactics fourth dimension is required. Also, all Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking subjects must hold upwards delivered inwards the same issue of didactics hours - timetables wouldn't piece of job otherwise (eg students can't hit half-dozen hours of maths as well as four hours of Psychology a week, it has to hold upwards the same amount for each subject). So let's assume that Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking didactics fourth dimension won't change. For me that's 10 hours a fortnight inwards Year 12 as well as ix hours a fortnight inwards Year 13. If you're wondering how your schoolhouse compares to others, hither are the results of my Twitter poll:
Teaching construction as well as specialisms
For Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking Maths all students volition written report a combination of pure maths, statistics as well as mechanics. There volition no longer hold upwards an chemical ingredient of choice.
I currently learn pure as well as statistics. Specialising tin hold upwards a proficient affair - I'm (hopefully) forthwith a 'good' statistics instructor because I've taught S1 as well as S2 many times. If my schoolhouse asked me to learn mechanics as well as then I would happily oblige, merely having never studied nor taught mechanics, I'd withdraw hold to learn myself first. Will this modify nether the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level? Will I hold upwards required to learn a chip of everything? Not necessarily.
Under the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking specification, if the terminal exams at the halt of Year thirteen are weighted every bit follows:
2⁄3 pure
1⁄6 statistics
1⁄6 mechanics
1⁄6 statistics
1⁄6 mechanics
as well as then here's 1 possible didactics structure:
Modular to linear
For those of us who withdraw hold solely always taught modular Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level, approximately things volition accept a chip of getting used to. The loss of AS marking is a notable change. Most schools withdraw hold already moved to a 'three subject' model, thus fifty-fifty though maths students are withal taking AS marking exams inwards 2016 as well as 2017, many volition maintain to written report maths inwards Year thirteen regardless of their AS result. Previously students who got a D or below at AS typically dropped maths at the halt of Year 12.
Although AS levels volition withal be nether the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking reforms, the bulk of students volition demand iii Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 levels for their academy applications thus really few volition hold upwards willing to drib downwards to AS inwards Year thirteen if they're struggling.
We volition demand to recollect really carefully nearly how to assess students throughout the course, specially every bit nosotros volition hold upwards making UCAS predictions based on Year 12 internal examination results. I promise that the examination boards furnish approximately internal assessment resources.
It's interesting that many of the topics that we'll learn over the ii twelvemonth course of written report volition non hold upwards assessed inwards the terminal exams. At the 2nd nosotros know that almost every topic nosotros learn volition hold upwards assessed, inwards fact nosotros tin oftentimes predict what the questions volition aspect like. The novel linear Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking volition withdraw hold a lower total assessment fourth dimension thus at that topographic point volition hold upwards a lot of topics that don't come upwards up inwards the terminal exams at the halt of Year 13.
Resources as well as champaign of written report knowledge
The content of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Level Maths is laid to modify - non substantially, merely plenty that many schools volition purchase novel textbooks. We volition demand resources for the novel topics (more thus for Further Maths). My spider web log already has fairly comprehensive A marking resources libraries and I promise it volition eventually move a rootage of back upwards as well as resources for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking too.
Teachers may demand preparation inwards how to deliver novel topics as well as usage technology scientific discipline (ie novel reckoner functions). I promise this volition all hold upwards centrally funded - it shouldn't hold upwards downwards to private schools to pay for essential preparation resulting from curriculum changes. No uncertainty the FMSP and Maths Hubs volition offering CPD as well as support. The best fourth dimension for preparation volition in all likelihood hold upwards June/July 2017, 1 time we've got the outset sitting of the 9-1 GCSE over with.
The structuring as well as resourcing of schemes of piece of job for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking volition accept a lot of fourth dimension as well as endeavor during schoolhouse twelvemonth 2016/17.
MEI's Frequently Asked Questions as well as the FMSP's listing of changes to AS/A marking Mathematics are useful. MEI has also produced a video summarising the changes:
The DfE's specifications are here: AS as well as Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking Maths and AS as well as Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking Further Maths.
I'll hold upwards at a issue of events over the coming months where Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking changes volition hold upwards discussed, including Maths inwards the Sticks on 24th April, the Edexcel Maths Conference 2016 on 2nd July as well as the East Midlands KS5 Mathematics Conference 2016 on ninth August.
The examination boards' specifications as well as sample assessment materials volition hold upwards published inwards June.
Do allow me know your thoughts nearly the upcoming Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking changes via Twitter or past times commenting below.
Exciting times!
