I'm curious, my son can do his UK GCSE higher maths exam at the end of year 11 and then additional maths (the ccea board is changing the name this year to Further maths) at the end of year 12 so if all goes well he will have 2 GCSE maths and then begin 2 years of A-Level maths. The
additional/further qualification is like a bridge between GCSE and A-Level and is via the ccea exam board. Does the English set-up have an equivalent "in between" type qualification.
FYI the additional/further qualification contain
Course Content
The course is divided into two sections, namely Pure Mathematics and Mechanics and Statistics. Topics covered in each section are detailed below.
Pure Mathematics --- Mechanics and Statistics
Algebra ---- Linear Motion
Matrices --- Summarising Data
Trigonometry --- Newton's Law
Logarithms --- Time Series
Differentiation --- Equilibrium and Motion
Integration --- Bivariate Analysis
Moments of Forces
Probability
Does edexcel or aqa etc have similar?
I'm a 50+ year oldcodger learning maths to help his son and doing GCSE higher maths at the end of this year with ccea and then "hopefully" A-Level edexcel. But should I follow my son's school idea and do the additional/further maths (mentioned above) or go straight to A-Level. I want to stay a few years ahead of my son so I can help him as best as I can.......thanks for any advice.