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Im in year 10 right now and this year soon around may im gonna be sitting my mocks!!! but im doing a foundation paper since im in set 2 even tho im trying my best to move up to set 1 which im really stuggling since the top class is full which they are doing a Higher Paper. My teacher every half term gives us a practice foundation paper weather is calculator or non calculator so he can prepare us for the real ones. I dont know by year 11 of im gonna do a higher or foundation depends on my scores and the sets. I wanna be a secondary maths teacher and for that im gonna do a maths A level and a degree in maths as well but lets say Im in year 11 right now and im doing a foundation paper and i get a 4-5 in my Gcse and im planning to go to Longley SIxth Form. Will i be able to do a A level maths since i got 4-5 in my maths GCSE!! ive asked my one of teacher and they said u need atleast a grade 6 but idk. If im doing a foundation paper and get a 4-5 will i be able to do a Maths A level???

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by I dont know!
Im in year 10 right now and this year soon around may im gonna be sitting my mocks!!! but im doing a foundation paper since im in set 2 even tho im trying my best to move up to set 1 which im really stuggling since the top class is full which they are doing a Higher Paper. My teacher every half term gives us a practice foundation paper weather is calculator or non calculator so he can prepare us for the real ones. I dont know by year 11 of im gonna do a higher or foundation depends on my scores and the sets. I wanna be a secondary maths teacher and for that im gonna do a maths A level and a degree in maths as well but lets say Im in year 11 right now and im doing a foundation paper and i get a 4-5 in my Gcse and im planning to go to Longley SIxth Form. Will i be able to do a A level maths since i got 4-5 in my maths GCSE!! ive asked my one of teacher and they said u need atleast a grade 6 but idk. If im doing a foundation paper and get a 4-5 will i be able to do a Maths A level???

The sixth form college you mention above lists their entry requirements for A level Maths on this page. Those requirements are:

"5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English plus at least a grade 6 in Maths".

So you need to find some way to sit the Higher Tier paper. Do you think they'd let you sit the Higher Tier paper even if they can't move you up a set, as Set 1 is full?

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My dad did email the brigantia company and they said that theyl send the message to the school but idk if i will be able to since set 1 is full and its really not my fault that the class is full. Some people in set 1 dont deserve to be in set 1. Last Year in year 9 this guy was new and he was in my class. During the test he used his phone and he got the highest and moved up so now hes in set 1 and ive beeen trying since year 8:frown:. So u have to get a grade 6 in order to do a maths A level???

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by DataVenia
The sixth form college you mention above lists their entry requirements for A level Maths on this page. Those requirements are:
"5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English plus at least a grade 6 in Maths".
So you need to find some way to sit the Higher Tier paper. Do you think they'd let you sit the Higher Tier paper even if they can't move you up a set, as Set 1 is full?

No i have to be in set 1 in order to sit the Higher Tier which i know i will never be able to do that:frown:
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by I dont know!
So u have to get a grade 6 in order to do a maths A level???

At that particular sixth form, yes. Other sixth forms may have other entry requirements. However, I'd be surprised if there are many which would a accept someone with a grade 5 as GCSE - unless you can somehow convince them that you were incorrectly forced down the Foundation Tier route. Quite how you'd do that isn't clear.

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by I dont know!
My dad did email the brigantia company and they said that theyl send the message to the school but idk if i will be able to since set 1 is full and its really not my fault that the class is full. Some people in set 1 dont deserve to be in set 1. Last Year in year 9 this guy was new and he was in my class. During the test he used his phone and he got the highest and moved up so now hes in set 1 and ive beeen trying since year 8:frown:. So u have to get a grade 6 in order to do a maths A level???

Yes you'll need to sit Higher - some schools require a grade 7!

Which board are you doing? I'll link you to some resources to help :smile:

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by DataVenia
At that particular sixth form, yes. Other sixth forms may have other entry requirements. However, I'd be surprised if there are many which would a accept someone with a grade 5 as GCSE - unless you can somehow convince them that you were incorrectly forced down the Foundation Tier route. Quite how you'd do that isn't clear.

I just checked the the entry requiremnets for longley and yes u do need atleast a grade 6:frown:

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Im doing edexel Foundation Tier sooner in my mocks:frown:
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by I dont know!
I just checked the the entry requiremnets for longley and yes u do need atleast a grade 6:frown:

I know. I quoted from their web site, and provided a link to the page I'd quoted from, yesterday. See my first reply to this thread. :smile:

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by datavenia
i know. I quoted from their web site, and provided a link to the page i'd quoted from, yesterday. See my first reply to this thread. :smile:

didnt recieve it:smile:

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by I dont know!
didnt recieve it:smile:

CAN U SOMEHOW GET ATLEAST A GRADE A 5 iM JUST IN YEAR 10 AND IM ALREADY WORRYING ABOUT MY GCSES AND A LEVELS
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by I dont know!
didnt recieve it:smile:

If you scroll up in this thread, do you not see Reply 1, from 22 hours ago?

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by datavenia
if you scroll up in this thread, do you not see reply 1, from 22 hours ago?
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yeh yeh ive seen it. Sad after seeing it ☹️ 🙂

Reply 13

Imagine if i say sit foundation😭

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by I dont know!
Imagine if i say sit foundation😭

What are you trying to do in the future in Uni? I was in the same position as I was not the brightest at maths so I did BTEC Applied Science. Im now on my first year at Pharmacy. Even though it is a bit harder for me having to learn A level content I still managed to get on.

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by unknownlad123
What are you trying to do in the future in Uni? I was in the same position as I was not the brightest at maths so I did BTEC Applied Science. Im now on my first year at Pharmacy. Even though it is a bit harder for me having to learn A level content I still managed to get on.

im planning to do a maths Degree in uni and get QTS and teach secondary

Reply 16

If you do not get grades for A levels don't stress, you can do an alternative like BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering and if you do get all Distinction in the math modules you qualify for courses such as Mathematics at Sheffield Uni

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by I dont know!
im planning to do a maths Degree in uni and get QTS and teach secondary

I don't understand why you need to be in the top set to take Higher. Can't your parents demand you are taught Higher?

Dr Frost Edexcel Foundation: https://www.drfrost.org/explorer.php?coid=12808

Dr Frost Edexcel Higher: https://www.drfrost.org/explorer.php?coid=12809

You need to take Higher to access A level Maths.

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by I dont know!
hey i know i might sound weird but in any chance do u have the acess to the AQA like a login or something i really need it please i just wanna revise by going throight the poapers i swear i wont share it to anyone i just need it does anyone has an acess to the AQA like the teachers does plz gyus anyone plz dont hesiatate to share i relalyreally need it understand me gyus

Past papers are open access on the AQA website except for 2024 -

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