Sixth Form Maths – Our Lady Sion

Sixth Form

Maths

Mathematics remains a popular subject in our Sixth Form. At A-level, students have the chance to delve deeper into their study of the subject and explore key concepts from a range of both Pure and Applied Mathematics, including Calculus, Trigonometry, Hypothesis Testing and Newton’s Laws of Motion, to name but a few. Whilst these are challenging topics to learn, they underpin a vast range of topic areas such as Medicine, Engineering, Psychology and more. Regardless of what you go on to study, you will find connections to this course of Mathematics.

Key Stage 5

A Level- Topics and Assessment

Students follow the Edexcel A level course, and are assessed through a terminal exam at the end of year 13, which consists of 3 papers:

Paper 1 and 2: Pure Mathematics
Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics

A number supplement this by also studying Further Mathematics (assessed separately).

Trips and Enrichment

A-level Mathematics students have the opportunity to enter the annual Senior Mathematics Challenge administered by the UK Mathematics Trust. Weekly practice sessions are run in the build-up to these competitions so that students can build up their confidence prior to the challenge itself. Many students perform extremely well, earning Gold, Silver and Bronze certificates of achievement. Students can enter this in both Year 12 and 13.

University Courses and Careers

Many of our students have gone on to read Mathematics at degree level in recent years, at universities including Bristol, Bath, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, University College London, Oxford, St. Andrews, Sheffield and Sussex.

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