Further maths

So im in year 10 and my parents want me to get most grade 8 to 9s
Ive been chosen to do further maths and i dont want to spend my whole revision time mostly on further maths, Is it possible to get a 8/9 in further maths and if so, how? Any response is helpful

Is this AQA level 2 further maths?

So im in year 10 and my parents want me to get most grade 8 to 9s
Ive been chosen to do further maths and i dont want to spend my whole revision time mostly on further maths, Is it possible to get a 8/9 in further maths and if so, how? Any response is helpful

I did the L3 FSMQ (which I think is harder than the L2 FM GCSE) and I found that once I was on top of GCSE maths, it wasn't too hard. I would say it's less work than an unrelated extra GCSE so take it if you are currently working at a 7-9 level.

Yeah thats what many people are saying- thanks so much

So im in year 10 and my parents want me to get most grade 8 to 9s
Ive been chosen to do further maths and i dont want to spend my whole revision time mostly on further maths, Is it possible to get a 8/9 in further maths and if so, how? Any response is helpful

Yeah thats what many people are saying- thanks so much

I did the L3 FSMQ (which I think is harder than the L2 FM GCSE) and I found that once I was on top of GCSE maths, it wasn't too hard. I would say it's less work than an unrelated extra GCSE so take it if you are currently working at a 7-9 level.

FMaths is not a GCSE.

I know it isn't. Where was it unclear in my original post? (so I can edit it)

You wrote GCSE .. and both what you did and this are a complete waste of time.

The FSMQ covers 1/5 of A-Level OCR content - I'm very glad I did it.
Also, please make your posts come across as more subjective. What's right in your experience isn't necessarily what everyone should do. I know that for me, the FSMQ was not a "complete waste of time."

I'm an experienced Maths teacher and probably in a better position than a student to judge these things. If we felt they'd help we'd do them however our results match and exceed many schools at both GCSE and A level.Students get Oxbridge places every year. We have other ways of preparing for A level - it's not about knowing content it's about problem solving and being open to new approaches.
How do you know it's been of benefit? That's your opinion now but you can't compare to not having done this course. We've tried these courses and they honestly aren't worth it. I can assure you my school is not the only school doing this ...

I am almost certain it's a benefit as I breezed through the maths courses and am now on track for doing A-Level FM.

I am almost certain it's a benefit as I breezed through the maths courses and am now on track for doing A-Level FM.

I absolutely agree with this. Fmsq is different to most of the level 2 maths qualifications as its level 3 so more difficult. Having got an A on it last year (same for sdfj) it covers a significant portion of the a level maths year 12 content. In my experience of my peers and years before mine, everyone who took it found it extremely helpful 🙂

I honestly would not bother with this level 2 qualification [not a GCSE] - it doesn't help with A level at all. In fact it includes topics not even in A level!
I teach Maths and we considered it but decided to spend more time on hard GCSE topics and let students focus on other subjects. We also do UKMT challenges ...