Specification/Exam Board
OCR Maths GCSE (J560)
Curriculum Allocation
Maths is taught for five 100 minute lessons per fortnight.
Curriculum Period 1:
Curriculum content
Topic | Lessons |
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Percentages | Equivalence of fractions, decimals, percentages Increase, decrease & original amount Repeated percentage change Compound interest & depreciation |
Surface Area & Volume | Circumference & perimeter Area of circle and sectors Surface area & volume of cuboids Volume of cones, pyramids & spheres Surface area of 3D shapes |
Linear simultaneous equations | Solving equations Solve linear simultaneous equations algebraically Plot linear graphs Solve linear simultaneous equations graphically |
Rearranging Formulae | Change the subject of a formula |
Pythagoras & Trigonometry | 2D Pythagoras The sine ratio The cosine ratio The tangent ratio Review of all ratios |
Constructions & Locii | Constructions Locii |
Equations of Linear Graphs | Recap plotting linear graphs Find the equation of a line |
Real Life Graphs | Plot & interpret real life linear graphs Find equations of real life linear graphs |
Venn Diagrams & Set Notation | Venn diagrams Set notation |
Tree Diagrams | Tree diagrams independent events Tree diagrams dependent events |
Assessment
Students have an assessment that lasts for up to 70 minutes. This exam comprises of 80% content from curriculum period 1 and 20% recap.
Curriculum Period 2:
Curriculum content
Topic | Lessons |
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Compound measures | |
Assessment
Students have an assessment that lasts for 60 minutes. This exam comprises of 80% content from curriculum period 2 and 20% recap.
Curriculum Period 3:
Curriculum content
Foundation Tier
Topic | Lessons |
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Percentage change | Changing between Fractions, decimals and percentages, Percentages of amounts, Percentage increase and compound interest Percentage decrease and depreciation, Reverse percentages |
Solve equations | Solving basic equations Plotting Qualdratic graphs, Solving Quadratic graphs, Solving Simultaneous equations by plotting, Solving Simultaneous equations algebraically |
Fractions and decimals | Calcualtions with Fractions, Fractions of a quantity, Fractions as terminating decimals, Calculations with decimal numbers |
Mensuration | Area of a circle, Circumference, Volume of 3D shapes, Surface Area of 3D shapes, Pythagoras, Trigonometry with right angled triangles |
Exact Calculations | Similar Shapes, Congruency, Calculations with exact answers, Trigonometric values |
Inequalities | Solving equations, Solving equations with inequalities, Plotting inequalities on a number line, Plotting inequalities on a graph, Finding the equation of a straight line |
Higher Tier
Topic | Lessons |
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Solving equations graphically | Solving quadratic equations on a graph solving simultaneous equations on a graph iteration |
Solving equations algebraically | Linear equations solve quadratics by factorising solve by completing the square solving quadratics by formula solving simultaneous equations |
Fractions and decimals | Four operations with fractions algebraic fractions recurring decimals decimal division |
Bivariate data | Plotting scatter graphs extrapolation & interpolation |
Indices and standard form | Negative & fractional indices standard form calculations in standard form |
Exact calculations | Exact trigonometry values surds expanding brackets with surds rationalising the denominator |
Equations and inequalities | Equations review, solve inequalities algebraically, graphing inequalities |
Assessment
Students have an assessment that lasts for 60 minutes. This exam comprises of 80% content from curriculum period 3 and 20% recap.
Revision resources
The revision folders on Showbie.
Other useful revision resources can be found on hegartymaths.com/
Subject advice and guidance
If you need any further guidance then please contact your child’s teacher via email:
c.plant@endon.shaw-education.org.uk
v.moston@endon.shaw-education.org.uk
d.tagell@endon.shaw-education.org.uk
a.arnold@endon.shaw-education.org.uk
d.nicholl@endon.shaw-education.org.uk
r.bahia@endon.shaw-education.org.uk
t.hill@endon.shaw-education.org.uk