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Total Maths Newsletter

Hello Colleague,

We hope the term’s been going well for you and that you’re enjoying the multiple May long weekends. 🙂

The summer 2023 exam series begins in a few weeks. You can find plenty of information and support for the series below, plus much more.

National Numeracy Day takes place this year on Wednesday 17 May. Take a look at the official website for plenty of fantastic events and activities you can sign up to.

As ever, if you have any queries or if we can give you any further support, please get in touch. Our role is to support you as you deliver our qualifications.

Neil, Ruth, Caroline and Steven – your OCR Maths Subject Advisors 

maths@ocr.org.uk
@OCR_Maths
01223 553998
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2023 exams
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For the 2023 exams:

  • grading in 2023 will broadly be in line with before the pandemic,
  • advance information will not be issued,
  • GCSE (9-1) Maths students will receive a formulae sheet in each exam,
  • Level 3 FSMQ: Additional Maths students will receive an extra formulae sheet in the exam.

For more information about the 2023 formulae sheets, please see our subject update, as well as Steven’s recent blog on the Level 3 FSMQ: Additional Maths extra formulae sheet.

Remember we also have formulae tests and formulae sheet top tips resources available. You can download these from the qualification webpages.

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Entry Level Mathematics

Please note that Monday 15 May is the deadline for submitting marks for moderation for our Entry Level Certificate in Mathematics (R449).

Forms are available from the ‘Administration’ area of the qualification webpage.

Schools and colleges are advised to hold onto their sample until a moderator’s address is sent.
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Entry Level Maths forms
Student support and revision tips
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Our student support webpages contain plenty of great ideas and information for your students. The ‘Exam support’ section contains revision tips, suggestions for reducing stress and information all about examining.

We’ve also been posting revision tips for students on our @OCR_Maths Twitter and @ocrexaminations Instagram* accounts, so take a look and share them with your students.

Remember we have plenty of revision resources available on for students. Download now our Foundation & Higher tier revision checklists and revision topic worksheets for GCSE (9-1) Maths, as well as exam hints and student revision checklists for A Level Maths A & Maths B (MEI).

OCR student support

* You may experience difficulties accessing Instagram via a web browser, so we recommend using the Instagram app to access our channel.
New A Level Maths teaching activity

We’ve just published a brand-new teaching activity for A Level Maths A and A Level Maths B (MEI), ‘Developing confidence with calculators: Quadratics and cubics’.

Help develop your students’ confidence with calculators with this resource focused on investigating quadratic and cubic functions using a calculator.
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The resource is now available from Teach Cambridge for either of our A Level Maths qualifications. Just look in ‘Teaching’, then ‘Activities’.

If you’ve not set up an account yet, visit our Teach Cambridge page to find out how to do so.

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Summer network meetings for FSMQ & A Level Maths
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After this summer’s exams we’ll be running free online network meetings for several of our maths qualifications. At each, we’ll be speaking to you about a few topics important to the qualification and giving you the latest updates on support. Throughout the meetings we’ll be keen to hear your feedback and you’ll also have the chance to ask questions about any aspect of the qualification, plus share your ideas too.

Whether you’re an experienced teacher or just starting out, get yourself a place and we look forward to speaking to you there.

Summer network meetings for other maths qualifications should be announced shortly. Look out for dates in next month’s Total Maths, or follow us @OCR_Maths for the latest updates.

Teacher Networks
Upcoming OCR Maths professional development

Our final few professional development sessions of the 2022-23 year are coming up soon. Book your place now to ask questions to the maths team or learn about students’ transition from Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5.

For full details and booking information, please see our Professional Development webpage.
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Professional development sessions for the 2023-24 year will be announced soon.

  • Wed 10 May – AS/A Level Further Maths B (MEI) - Ask the Subject Advisor online Q&A
  • Thu 29 June – AS/A Level Maths - Enhancing your teaching: Transition from KS4 to KS5

Maths Professional Development

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