Further Mathematics

Please apply for all courses via the Sixth Form's website, which will go live on Thursday 15 October.

In order to ensure success in the Sixth Form, we have designed different pathways to suit your individual needs. Please see below for the specific entry criteria. In addition to this, students will need to check the specific entry criteria for their chosen subjects by checking each course description.

The General Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure about which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible by gaining UCAS points with their Module Two Option.

Module One: three A Levels

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Combined Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible.

Module One – either one of the three below options:

Two A-levels and one specialist/V Level qualification (equivalent to one A Level)

One A-level and two specialist/V Level qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Three specialist/V Level qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Module Two: Enrichment Course

Module Three: Academic Coaching

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Specialist Pathway

This pathway is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take. Please refer to our on offer to view the range.

Module One: Advanced Specialist Qualification

Module Two: Work Placement

Module Three: Enrichment Course

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Extended Pathway

This pathway is for students aspiring to study at Oxbridge or one of the Russell Group Universities or who want to follow a high-demand course such as Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Law or Engineering.

Module One: Three A Levels

Module Two: One Advanced Subsidiary Level

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 5 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 5 or above.

The T Level Pathway

This course is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take.

Module One: T Level Course

Module Two: Industry Placement

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

Further Mathematics (offered at AS level only) builds on the knowledge of A Level Mathematics and involves the further study of Pure Mathematics as well as the study of two optional units chosen from: Further Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Mechanics or Decision. Further Mathematics provides a greater challenge for those students who demonstrate a talent for Mathematics. For degree level study of Mathematics and mathematically-related subjects, it is a distinct advantage. At some of the top universities, A Level Further Mathematics is a requirement to study this course.

Pure Mathematics – Compulsory Content

Topics studied include proof, complex numbers, matrices, further algebra and functions, further calculus, further vectors, polar coordinates, hyperbolic functions and differential equations.

Students will complete two of the four following units:

Further Pure – Optional Unit

Topics include further trigonometry, further calculus, further differential equations, coordinate systems, further vectors, further numerical methods and inequalities.

Statistics – Optional Unit

Topics include discrete probability distributions, Poisson and binomial distributions, geometric and negative binomial distributions, hypothesis testing, central limit theorem, chi squared tests, probability generating functions and quality of tests.

Mechanics – Optional Unit

Topics include momentum and impulse, energy and power, elastic strings and springs and elastic energy and elastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

Decision – Optional Unit

Topics studied include algorithms and graph theory, algorithms on graphs, critical path analysis and linear programming.

AS Assessment Two examinations worth 50% each

A Level Assessment Four examinations worth 25% each

• You will need to achieve the pathway criteria, please see the prospectus for further information

• You will need to achieve a Grade 7 or above in GCSE Mathematics

As stated for A Level Mathematics, Mathematics is considered a very useful subject if you intend to go on to study any of the following at university: actuarial science, architecture, biology, chemistry, computer science, dentistry, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy and many more. You can expect to earn, on average, 11% more by the age of 34 if you have a Mathematics A Level, due to the transferable skills of logical thinking, problem solving and analysis which are always in demand.

In some cases, Further Mathematics provides easier access to the top companies and top courses at Higher Education.