Mathematics A Level is a highly respected qualification by employers and further education establishments.  It supports the study of other A Levels and is excellent preparation for a wide range of university courses.  Employers require skills such as problem-solving, logical reasoning, communication and resilience.  All of which are skills developed on the course.

“Taking maths at A-level is more helpful for landing a place at a Russell Group university than studying at a grammar or private school, research from University College London’s Institute of Education suggests. There is even a maths premium for degree subjects that are not directly related to maths or which require a different skill set, such as languages and humanities.”

Source: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/a-level-maths-is-more-useful-for-top-university-places-than-private-school

 

Teaching staff

• Mr Matt Penny: Head Of Department email: m.penny@jkhs.org.uk
• Mr George Miles: KS4 maths lead 
• Miss Zoe Sharp: KS3 maths lead 
• Mrs Julie Markey: KS5 lead
• Mrs Brionny Dunham-Lees 
• Mrs Natalie Field 
• Mr Sunil Manchanda 
• Miss Phillipa Rylands
• Ms Carole Scanlan 
• Mrs Jenny Taylorson 
• Mrs Carol Quirk 

 

Homework  At Key Stage 5, students are expected to completed 1 hour of homework for every lesson.

KEY stage 5

Year 12 Maths students are following the AS Mathematics specification. All students follow the same course and will study Pure Maths, Statistics and Mechanics.

Year 13 Maths students are following the A level Mathematics specification. All students follow the same course and will study Pure Maths, Statistics and Mechanics. At the end of Year 13 they sit exams in A-level Mathematics and the content will cover all areas of the two year course.  The structure being:

•  Paper 1 Pure mathematics 2 hours.
•  Paper 2 Pure mathematics 2 hours.
•  Paper 3 Statistics and Mechanics 2 hours.  

 

a level further mathematics

Further Mathematics A Level is taken in addition to A Level Mathematics.  It is designed to stretch and challenge able mathematicians and prepare them for university courses in mathematics and related quantitative and scientific subjects.  The Further Mathematics course is encouraged for students intending to study engineering (chemical, mechanical, electronic and electrical, or civil) or mathematics at degree level as it introduces a wider range of pure and applied content.

Year 12 Further Maths students are following the AS Further Mathematics specification. All students follow the same course and will study Pure Core Maths and Decision Maths. 

Year 13 Further Maths students are following the A level Further Mathematics specification. All students follow the same course and will study Core Pure Maths and Decision Maths which is route K of the specification. At the end of Year 13 they will sit exams in A-level Further Mathematics and the content will cover all areas of the two-year course.  The structure being:

• Paper 1 Core Pure mathematics 1.5 hours.
• Paper 2 Core Pure mathematics 1.5 hours.
• Paper 1 Decision mathematics 1.5 hours.
• Paper 2 Decision mathematics 1.5 hours.