{"id":95,"date":"2019-12-30T00:06:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T00:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2020-01-07T20:37:26","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T20:37:26","slug":"pathways-to-the-senior-phase-mathematics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/curricular-areas\/mathematics\/pathways-to-the-senior-phase-mathematics\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathways to the Senior Phase: Mathematics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mathematics plays an important role in our lives. \u00a0It is used in everyday activities such as budgeting, keeping time and playing games. Mathematics has been one of the decisive factors in shaping the modern world and continues to grow and find new uses in science, technology, business and social life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mathematics courses will help develop the Numeracy and analytical skills required for the world of work, recreation and further study of STEM subjects. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The following courses are available to S4 pupils<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National 3 Applications of Mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Entry Requirements<\/span><\/span> \u2013 completion of BGE Second Level Mathematics and Numeracy <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The course consists of the following internally assessed units: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

* Manage Money and Data<\/span><\/span>\u200b * Shape, Space and Measures \u00a0 * Numeracy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For pupils who make sufficient progress, there may also be the opportunity to achieve the National 4 Numeracy award. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National 4 Mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Entry Requirements<\/span><\/span> \u2013 completion of BGE Third Level Mathematics and Numeracy <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The course consists of the following internally assessed units:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

* Expressions and Formulae<\/span><\/span>\u200b * Relationships \u00a0 \u00a0 * Numeracy<\/span><\/span>\u200b* National 4 Added Value <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Added Value assessment is timed and consists of two parts: Non-Calculator Question Paper (20 <\/span><\/span>mins<\/span><\/span>) and Calculator Question Paper (40 <\/span><\/span>mins<\/span><\/span>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For pupils who make sufficient progress, there may also be the opportunity to achieve the National 5 Numeracy award. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National 5 Mathematics<\/span><\/span> and National 5 Numeracy Award<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Entry Requirements<\/span><\/span> \u2013 for S4 pupils: completion of BGE Fourth Level Mathematics <\/span><\/span>or<\/span><\/span> for S5\/6 pupils: completion of National 4 Mathematics and National 5 Numeracy Award. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The course consists of the following units: \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span>* Expressions and Formulae \u00a0 * Relationships \u00a0 \u00a0* Applications<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The course is assessed e<\/span><\/span>xte<\/span><\/span>rnally t<\/span><\/span>hrough timed Non \u2013 Calculator (50 marks) and Calculator Question Papers (60 marks).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National 5 <\/span><\/span>Applications of <\/span><\/span>Mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For pupils who make sufficient progress with National 5 Mathematics, there may also be the opportunity to achieve the additional qualification of <\/span><\/span>National 5 Applications of Mathematics.<\/span><\/span> This is assessed externally by the SQA through <\/span><\/span>timed Non \u2013 Calculator Question (45 marks) and Calculator Question Papers (65 marks).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The following courses are available to S5\/6 pupils<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Higher Mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Entry Requirements<\/span><\/span> \u2013 Pass <\/span><\/span>at National 5 Mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Higher Mathematics course provides an in-depth study of mathematical concepts and the ways in which mathematics describes our world<\/span><\/span>. This is a challenging course and to be successful pupils must have a sound knowledge of the following N5 skills: factorising, indices, fractions, quadratics, trigonometric equations and graphs. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The course consists of three units: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

* Expressions and Functions \u00a0 * Relationships & Calculus \u00a0 * Applications<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The course is assessed externally <\/span><\/span>by the SQA <\/span><\/span>t<\/span><\/span>hrough timed Non \u2013 Calculator (60 marks) and Calculator Question Papers (70 marks). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Advanced Higher Mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Entry Requirements <\/span><\/span>– Pass at Higher Mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The course provides the foundation for many developments in the sciences and in technology as well as having its own intrinsic value<\/span><\/span>. This is a challenging course and to be successful pupils must have a sound knowledge of the following skills from Higher Mathematics: differentiation, integration, curve sketching, trigonometric identities and equations. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Advanced Higher course consists of the following units:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Methods in Algebra & Calculus<\/span><\/span> \u200b\u200b\u200b*Applications of Algebra & Calculus \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u200b \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/span>*Geometry, Proof & Systems of Equations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The course is assessed externally <\/span><\/span>by the SQA through a timed Question Paper (100 marks)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mathematics plays an important role in our lives. \u00a0It is used in everyday activities such as budgeting, keeping time and playing games. Mathematics has been one of the decisive factors in shaping the modern world and continues to grow and find new uses in science, technology, business and social life. Mathematics courses will help develop … Continue reading “Pathways to the Senior Phase: Mathematics”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10274,"featured_media":0,"parent":17,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-95","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10274"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95\/revisions\/259"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/kpsscurricularpathways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}