Best exam board for studying GCSE maths independently.

edexcel

im not sure if edexcel is the easiest but it by far has the most resources and is the most popular

I'd wait for a bit. I'm a mature student doing the new GCSE Maths and the curriculum is ridiculously stupid. Only 10% would people need to know in general. I think this year or next year they boards will restructure it again, as the Government is still concerned about the failure rate. I'm sure a lot will fail this year due to the adding of A level questions to a GSCE paper.

The only problem being independent is the actual application which is usually done through a tutor and then finding some where to sit the actual exam which is authorised to run them.

Unless you are already up to speed in maths don't do the 1 year fast track, it's impossible (we're doing 3-4 subjects a lesson), go for the 2 year instead.

At the moment the AQA GCSE maths scoring (higher) is as follows: Algebra 30%, Ratio 20%, Geometry 20%, Probability and Statistics 15% and lastly Numbers 15%. In all that only the geometry and numbers maybe used by Joe Blogs, with the rest being specialised to work you would do in A levels, apprenticeship and degrees. Whoever thought the curriculum just didn't think of any one getting a job straight out of school, and presumed everyone would need it for degrees etc.

NB They don't even teach how to do a household budget or even basic accounts. Pretty disgusting as that is one skill ALL adults need.