Mathematics (Further)

Assessment

• Students are expected to self-assess all independent work and aim to correct any errors before submission. Teachers are expected to oversee the pupils’ assessment and give guidance/constructive feedback as to how to improve future performance and correct any misconceptions. This should be carried out at least once every fortnight and in line with the school policy. • End of topic tests are to be done under exam conditions, teacher assessed and marks entered onto the appropriate departmental Google Doc for comparisons, quality assurance that groups are progressing in tandem and as expected and can be monitored by the Head of Department. Periodically, moderation of marking takes place during departmental meetings which further enhances the quality assurance that mark schemes are being applied consistently. • Opportunities for teacher feedback can be from individual conversations regarding independent work and end of topic tests. With regard to end of topic tests teachers are to feedback using WWW and EBI with students adding their MRI in response. This qualification consists of four 1 hour 30 minute written examinations of equal weighting: • Core Pure Mathematics 1 • Core Pure Mathematics 2 • Further Pure Mathematics 1 • Decision Mathematics 1