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
PercentagesEquivalence of fractions, decimals, percentages

Increase, decrease & original amount

Repeated percentage change

Compound interest & depreciation

Surface Area & VolumeCircumference & perimeter

Area of circle and sectors

Surface area & volume of cuboids

Volume of cones, pyramids & spheres

Surface area of 3D shapes

Linear simultaneous equationsSolving equations

Solve linear simultaneous equations algebraically

Plot linear graphs

Solve linear simultaneous equations graphically

Rearranging FormulaeChange the subject of a formula
Pythagoras & Trigonometry2D Pythagoras

The sine ratio

The cosine ratio

The tangent ratio

Review of all ratios

Constructions & LociiConstructions

Locii

Equations of Linear GraphsRecap plotting linear graphs

Find the equation of a line

Equations of parallel lines

Equations of perpendicular lines

Real Life GraphsPlot & interpret real life linear graphs

Find equations of real life linear graphs

Venn Diagrams & Set NotationVenn diagrams

Set notation

Tree DiagramsTree 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
    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
      Percentage changeChanging between Fractions, decimals and percentages,
      Percentages of amounts,
      Percentage increase and compound interest
      Percentage decrease and depreciation,
      Reverse percentages
      Solve equationsSolving basic equations
      Plotting Qualdratic graphs,
      Solving Quadratic graphs,
      Solving Simultaneous equations by plotting,
      Solving Simultaneous equations algebraically
      Fractions and decimalsCalcualtions with Fractions,
      Fractions of a quantity,
      Fractions as terminating decimals,
      Calculations with decimal numbers
      MensurationArea of a circle,
      Circumference,
      Volume of 3D shapes,
      Surface Area of 3D shapes,
      Pythagoras,
      Trigonometry with right angled triangles
      Exact CalculationsSimilar Shapes,
      Congruency,
      Calculations with exact answers,
      Trigonometric values
      InequalitiesSolving 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
      Solving equations graphicallySolving quadratic equations on a graph
      solving simultaneous equations on a graph
      iteration
      Solving equations algebraicallyLinear equations
      solve quadratics by factorising
      solve by completing the square
      solving quadratics by formula
      solving simultaneous equations
      Fractions and decimalsFour operations with fractions
      algebraic fractions
      recurring decimals
      decimal division
      Bivariate dataPlotting scatter graphs
      extrapolation & interpolation
      Indices and standard formNegative & fractional indices
      standard form
      calculations in standard form
      Exact calculationsExact trigonometry values
      surds
      expanding brackets with surds
      rationalising the denominator
      Equations and inequalitiesEquations 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/

        and corbettmaths.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