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Application Instructions
Please note that applications to the sixth form close on Wednesday 14th January 2026. If you wish to make an application after this date please contact the sixth form office at office@derehamsixthform.norfolk.sch.uk or call 01362 696884.
For more information about a place at Dereham Sixth Form College for September 2026, please visit the website - www.dsfc.org.uk
Course Instructions
Most students will choose the equivalent of 3 A Levels but in some circumstances a maximum of 4. These are subjects that will continue for the full two years. Select only one subject from each option block (choosing more than 1 course from the same block will delay your application as courses from each block are timetabled at the same time). All courses are equivalent to 1 A Level except where specified differently below.
Dereham Education & Soccer Academy Including BTEC Diploma in Sport (equivalent to three A Level subjects, no other subject choices required).
If your choice of subjects are not available due to limitations of the blocks, please email us with the details: office@derehamsixthform.norfolk.sch.uk
Course Details
Further Mathematics will give you a greater insight into the beauty of mathematics and how the structures of the different topics fit together. It also shows how it can be applied, even from quite abstract beginnings. The A Level Further Mathematics course is not just for those who enjoy mathematics or who want to go on and study it at university, it is also highly recommended for anyone who might want to take a degree at a top university in Physics, the natural sciences, Engineering, Computing, Economics and more.
Students choosing A Level Further Mathematics must also choose A Level Mathematics. You will be taught both Mathematics and Further Mathematics separately from other Mathematics students. In Year 12, you will study all the content listed in Mathematics, leading to the completion of A Level Mathematics at the end of the first year. There is some flexibility in the specification for Further Mathematics including Further Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Mechanics and Discrete Mathematics.
The ability to complete A Level Mathematics in Year 12 is a valuable asset to students intending to study not only mathematics at university; candidates for competitive degree courses such as Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science will also find it highly beneficial to have achieved an A or A* in A Level Mathematics before they submit their UCAS form.
We follow the Edexcel specification.
Topics included in the new Further Mathematics specification include:
Roots of equations
Complex numbers
Matrices
Summation of series
Rational functions and conic sections
Probability distributions
Hypothesis testing
Mathematics modelling in mechanics
Forces and kinematics
Further projectile motion
Differential equation applications in mechanics
Decision graph theory
Critical path analysis
Game theory
Assessment
You will sit four 1 hour 30 minute exams, all taken at the end of the second year: Paper 1: Pure Mathematics Paper 2: Pure Mathematics Paper 3: One option chosen from Further Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Mechanics and Decision Mathematics Paper 4: One option chosen from Further Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Mechanics and Decision Mathematics
Entry requirements
Minimum 76555 including minimum Level 7 in Mathematics GCSE.
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Destinations of some of our A Level Further Maths students:
An A Level in Maths opens up many doorways as it is seen as a high value subject with skills that are transferable to many different careers and degree courses. Students have gone on to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds, Economics at the University of Cambridge, Maths at the University of Manchester, Computing at the University of Birmingham and Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Others have then gone on to careers in actuarial consultancy, aeronautical, mechanical, electronic, electrical and marine engineering, stock broking, medicine, teaching, statistics, banking, geology, volcanology, law and piloting (commercial jet and helicopter).
Extra support:
The mathematics department have their own office where support outside of class can be accessed. Students can additionally use the room for working on mathematical problems and can use the Library to access alternative textbooks to further extend or support understanding.
Enrichment opportunities:
In previous years students have travelled to Cambridge to take part in the annual Norfolk Michaelmas Mathematics Symposium, a problem solving conference. We are looking to extend this and incorporate STEM trips for those interested in this area. We are always open to suggestions from students and would look to seek our further opportunities to enrich the mathematics happening in the classroom.
What do our students think of A Level Further Mathematics?
“Further Maths is a great subject to support a future career. The problem solving skills you learn on the course are invaluable.”
“Further Maths acts as the perfect bridge between A Levels and university education – developing the skills required to work effectively at degree level in not just maths, but in any subject.”
“Universities have offered me lower grades for their medicine courses because I am studying Further Maths!”
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