Years 12-13 : Advanced Level / AS Level
There are three Mathematics groups in Year 12 and four Mathematics groups in Year 13. There is also a Further Mathematics group in each Year in the sixth form.
Discipline Time Allocated No. of Groups
Mathematics Groups Year 12 Year 13
Pure Maths 3 lessons 3 4
Mechanics 2 lessons 4
Statistics 2 lessons 3
Further Mathematics Groups
Further Pure Maths 2 lessons 1 1
Further Mechanics 2 lessons 1 1 (if demand met)
Further Statistics 2 lessons 1
Options available - Combining various choices from these different disciplines leads to the following options :
Option A Level Value
Mathematics & Further Mathematics 2 A levels
Mathematics & AS Further Maths 1 ½ A levels
Mathematics 1 A level
AS Mathematics ½ A level
All AS/AL Mathematics students attend the five Mathematics lessons indicated above. For AS level the students sit modules C1, C2 and S1, at the end of Year 12. For A level students the modules C3, C4 and M1 are taken in Year 13 and all six modules contribute to their overall result. The double Mathematicians attend nine lessons a Year and sit twelve out of the thirteen modules available.
Further details of these options are given in the WJEC A Level Specification and in the Mathematics section of the Sixth Form Options booklet.
