Higher Maths

IGCSE Maths Edexcel A Higher Tier

Test 1: Tuesday 23rd September

(Note: Further maths students in 11zMa1: all revision materials can be found on the class OneNote). 

Information for Sets 2-7:

The first assessment will cover cumulative topics to date since the beginning of year 10, with a larger emphasis on the most recent three topics: 

Year 10 - Topic 14 - Inequalities

Year 11 - Topic 1 - Expressions and formulae

Year 11 - Topic 2 - Algebraic Manipulation

Below is a copy of the Y11 schemes of work:

Revision Resources

IGCSE Maths is a huge course, with lots of practice needed to master the content. Here are our recommended resources for revision:

Mathswatch

From 10th September students will have access to revision questions and supplementary video tutorials that have been tailored to the September test. To login students must the following credentials:

username: school email address

password: circle24 

Mathsgenie

https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/igcse.php

Here you can find exam questions by topic. Simply start typing "inequalities on graphs" and you will straight away find revision resources for topic 14 of year 10. 

Sparxmaths 

Head to the "Independent Learning" section and filter the Edexcel iGCSE Maths A curriculum. Here you can find practice questions and video tutorials on all iGCSE maths topics. Remember - the more you practice the more tailored your Sparxmaths account will become. 

Mathswatch 

At least two weeks before the test, your teacher will provide an exercise of practice questions designed to help you with the upcoming test

Addvancemaths.com

Practice

Practice past papers. The best way to get good at exams, is to practice exams. 

Self Mark

Use the online Mark schemes to self-mark your own work. This will help you understand what the question is asking for. 

Reflect

Think carefully about how you lost marks, and consider how you could do better next time. 

You can find practice papers here.

Below are our two pages summarising how to achieve you target grade. We include resources specific for each grade range. Practice, Self-Mark, Reflect. 

Mock exams: November 2024

In order to prepare for the upcoming mock exams, here are our recommended resources for revision:

Past papers

You can find practice papers here

We recommend that you start completing past paper, of course skipping topics that have not been learnt. This will get you used to the paper layout, command terms and structure. We recommend timing yourself without any distractions so that you can get into an "exam mode" mindset.

Reviewing Year 10 content

Mathsgenie

https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/igcse.php

Here you can find exam questions by topic. Simply start typing "inequalities on graphs" and you will straight away find revision resources for topic 14 of year 10.

Sparxmaths

Head to the "Independent Learning" section and filter the Edexcel iGCSE Maths A curriculum. Here you can find practice questions and video tutorials on all iGCSE maths topics. Remember - the more you practice the more tailored your Sparxmaths account will become.

Last updated on 22/09/2024

Last updated by

Amy Buttery