Flying Start to Y12 Mathematics
Summer preparation
The Step up to A level from Higher GCSE is very manageable if you had mastered all of the content before your GCSE but you need to be ready for a fast paced, challenging start.
- The purpose of giving you a summer bridging task is:
- To provide a bridge from level 2 (GCSE) to level 3 (A-Level/BTEC) study, and lead into the early stages of the course.
- To engage you in independent learning which is required at level 3.
- To encourage you to develop your work ethic and commitment to study.
- To measure your suitability for the course and assess your initial levels of achievement.
Task: Review your GCSE skills from the list below. Chapter 1, 2, and 3 will help you prepare for a “diagnostic” test at the beginning of term, to see what knowledge you have after studying for your GCSEs.
The list below summarises the skills we expect you to be confident with:
| Number | Algebra Basics | Geometry | ||
| Working with Fractions | Expanding brackets | Pythagoras' Theorem | ||
| Laws of Indicies | Rearranging expressions and equations | Trigonometry basics | ||
| Surds | Changing the Subject | The Sine and Cosine rule | ||
| Solving linear equations | Vectors | |||
| Algebraic Graphs | Solving simultaneous equations | |||
| Equation of a straight line | Solving inequalities | Statistics and Geometry | ||
| Parallel and perpendicular lines | Factorising | Histograms and cumulative frequency | ||
| Non linear graphs | Solving quadratic equations | Sampling and averages | ||
| Transforming graphs | Completing the square | |||
| Trigonometry graphs | ||||
| Graphing inequalities |