Specification/Exam Board

OCR Maths GCSE (J560)

Curriculum Allocation

Maths is taught for five 100 minute lessons per fortnight.

Curriculum Period 1:

Curriculum content

Foundation

In addition to these topics, teachers will review and reteach topics that students have not fully understood in Y10, on a needs by class basis.

  Topic                                                                                                                                                                                 Lessons
Parallel and perpendicular linesy = mx + c
parallel and perpendicular lines
ProbabilityBasic probability & listing outcomes

relative frequency

frequency trees

samples spaces & Venn diagrams

Probability laws, AND, OR

tree diagrams

Sequencespicture sequences, continuing sequences

nth term

special sequences

TransformationsEnlargement

centred enlargement & reflection

translations

rotations

Congruence and similarityIntroduction to congruence and similarity
similar triangles and congruent triangles


Higher

In addition to these topics, teachers will review and reteach topics that students have not fully understood in Y10, on a needs by class basis.

Topic                                                                                                                                                                  Lessons
Advanced TrigonometryArea of a triangle
Sine & Cosine rule.
Circle TheoremsAngle at a centre
Angles in a semicircle
Angles in the same segment
Cyclic Quadrilateral
Radius to a Tangent
Tangents from a point to a circle
Alternate Segment Theorem
Straight line graphsSketching graphs,
Parallel and Perpendicular lines,
equation between two points,
radius and tangent of a circle,
shading regions of a graph.
Probability Relative Frequency,
Sample spaces,
Enumeration,
Venn diagrams,
Tree diagrams (conditional and unconditional)
SequencesLinear
Quadratic
Geometric
Subscript Notation
Iteration
CirclesLength of a radius & diameter of  a circle
Equation of a radius & tangent.

Assessment

Assessment takes the form of three full GCSE papers, with one paper as non-calculator and two with a calculator.


    Curriculum Period 2:

    Curriculum content

    Foundation

    In addition to these topics, teachers will review and reteach topics that students have not fully understood in Y10, on a needs by class basis.

    Topic                                                                                                                                         Lessons
    Algebra, number and shape reviisionsimplifying expressions, substitution, expanding & factorising, solving linear equations, change the subject of a formula
    Fractions, decimals, percentages conversions, mixed numbers & improper fractions, fraction & decimal arithmetic, recurring decimals to fractions
    area of shapes
    perimeter of shapes
    Pythagoras


    Graphs of equations and functionsLinear graphs

    quadratic graphs

    graphical solutions to equations

    VectorsColumn vectors, negative vectors, adding vectors
    Review of key topics from Y10 and Y11set by each class teacher specific to their class

    Higher

    In addition to these topics, teachers will review and reteach topics that students have not fully understood in Y10, on a needs by class basis.

    Topic                                                                                                                                                    Lessons
    Distance & Velocity Time GraphsUnit Conversions,
    Interpreting Velocity time graphs (straight and curved),
    Interpreting Distance time graphs (straight and curved)
    Drawing velocity and distance time graphs
    Congruence and similarity
    		Congruence conditions & proofs
    similar shapes(length)
    Graphs and transformations
    		Basic Transformations (translations, rotations, reflections and enlargements),
    Describing transformations
    quadratic transformations,
    trigonometric graphs
    Calculations with surds
    		Simplifying, expanding brackets
    rationalising the denominator,
    using surds in trigonometry without a calculator
    Similar shapes
    		Length, Area, Volume & Problem solving
    Graphs and turning pointsDrawing quadratic & cubic graphs
    solving simultaneous equations graphically,
    sketching quadratics
    Trial and improvementIterations
    Trail and Improvement to solve equations to a relevant degree of accuracy
    Function machinessingle functions
    composite functions
    inverse functions
    problem solving
    VectorsDrawing vectors
    resultant vectors,
    vector geometry,
    vectors using ratios
    vector proofs

    Assessment

    Assessment takes the form of three full GCSE papers, with one paper as non-calculator and two with a calculator.

      Curriculum Period 3:

      Curriculum content

      For both higher and foundation classes, the class teacher will review, revise (and reteach if necessary) GCSE content from Y10 and Y11 according to the needs of the class based on information from mock papers, recall starters, topic tests and class work.

      Assessment

      External Exams


      Revision resources

      GCSE maths examinations, three 90 minute papers with one that is non-calculator.

      The revision folders on Showbie.

      Other useful revision resources can be found on:

      https://www.sparxmaths.uk/
      https://corbettmaths.com/

      Subject advice and guidance

      If you need any further guidance then please contact your child’s teacher via email:

      claire.plant@endon.set.org

      vicki.moston@endon.set.org

      david.tagell@endon.set.org

      adrian.arnold@endon.set.org

      david.nicholl@endon.set.org

      randeep.bahia@endon.set.org

      tracey.hill@endon.set.org