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Total Maths – March

Hi Colleague,

We hope you had a great break over half-term and you’ve been enjoying the longer days as we move towards spring.

Advance information has now been published for exams taking place this summer. Documents are available within our advance information finder. 

Pre-release material for the Core Maths A (H868) and Core Maths B (H869) qualifications will be published on Interchange on Tuesday 15 March. For more information, please see our Subject Information Update.

Hot off the press, we've just published our first set of alternative papers for A Level Maths A, based on the June 2019 original questions papers. Used together with the original papers, these alternative papers provide you with the opportunity for more practice and to monitor your students' progress.

Remember you can also still get 20% off the recently published Core Maths textbook until the end of this month (31 March 2022) when buying direct through the Illuminate Publishing website. Use the code OFFER20 at checkout.

As ever, please do get in touch if there’s any further support that we can offer you. Our role is to support you as you deliver our qualifications.

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

maths@ocr.org.uk
@OCR_Maths
01223 553998
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Summer 2022 exams
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Advance information for summer 2022 exams in GCSE (9-1) Maths, Level 3 FSMQ: Additional Maths, Core Maths and AS / A Level Maths & Further Maths was published on 7 February 2022.

All documents are available within our advance information finder.

We were pleased so many of you could attend our advance information Q&A webinars last month. We’ve now written up responses to the most frequently asked questions and published them in a new FAQ blog for you to read and refer to.

For GCSE (9-1) Maths and Level 3 FSMQ: Additional Mathematics exams in 2022, remember students will also be given a formulae sheet in their exams. These are now available for you to use, to help students prepare in advance.

If you have any further queries about 2022 assessments, please get in touch. Contact details are in the intro box above.

Maths 2022 FAQ blog
GCSE (9-1) Maths formulae sheet top tips & tests

To support students taking GCSE (9-1) Maths exams in 2022 to prepare with the formulae sheet they’ll get, we’ve published several new resources.

Now available is our Formulae Sheet Top Tips document, written specifically for students taking exams in 2022. It includes suggestions for students on how to make best use of the formulae sheet, both before and during the exams.
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We’ve also published four new formulae tests (calculator and non-calculator tests, for both Foundation and Higher tier). Each includes 40 marks worth of questions on a range of topics featuring formulae.

Formulae sheet top tips  Formulae tests
Level 3 FSMQ: Additional Maths extra formulae sheet tests & top tips
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We’ve published some brand new resources to support Level 3 FSMQ: Additional Maths students’ preparations with the extra formulae sheet that they will receive in summer 2022.

We have two new formulae Check In tests. Each includes 10 questions on a range of topics requiring formulae.

Also now available is a Formulae Sheet Top Tips document, written specifically for students taking the Level 3 FSMQ: Additional Maths exam in 2022. It covers which formulae are included on the standard formulae sheet and which will be included on the extra formulae sheet, plus plenty of tips for students to make use of while preparing for this summer, as well as for during the exam itself.

Formulae Check In tests  Formulae sheet top tips
Upcoming professional development

There are several professional development sessions coming up for you in the next few weeks. Book you place now to learn about student performance in GCSE (9-1) Maths, put your questions to one of our examiners, learn all about marking A Level Maths papers or discover all about our GCSE (9-1) Maths qualification and support.
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For full details and booking information, please see our Professional Development webpage.

  • Wed 9 Mar – Understanding the Assessment: Exams Preparation for GCSE (9-1) Mathematics 
  • Tue 15 Mar – Ask the Examiner: GCSE (9-1) Mathematics online Q&A
  • Wed 16 Mar – How to mark a mock paper - A workshop for A Level Maths A
  • Wed 23 Mar – Switching to OCR GCSE (9-1) Mathematics 

Maths professional development
A Level Maths: Binomial expansion in pure and applied maths
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Steven has written a new blog for our AS / A Level Maths A and Maths B (MEI) qualifications, opening up the topic of binomial expansion. In it he reviews comments from examiners about common mistakes and misconceptions, plus suggests sources of support for students.

If you’d like to learn more about our suites of AS and A Level qualifications, take a look at Steven’s previous blogs looking in depth into Maths A / Further Maths A and Maths B (MEI) / Further Maths B (MEI).

For even more, visit our blogs page now.

OCR Maths blogs
Are you interested in running your GCSE (9-1) Maths mocks online?

Methodmaths have created a digital mock service for OCR GCSE (9-1) Maths teachers and it is now available to purchase.

The mock service includes digital versions of our November 2021 GCSE (9-1) Maths papers, which you can use as students' mocks.

With sophisticated auto marking enabling students to receive instant feedback following their assessment, this service can save you time and give your students access to personalised support directly on the topics they individually struggle with.
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Sign up now for free access to familiarisation tests, or find our more about the full service. 

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**This service is optional, and is not required to deliver the qualification. It is based on OCR past papers and mark schemes. The marking and feedback is provided by Methodmaths and is not supplied or endorsed by OCR**

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