April 2025 Maths and Statistics Update

21 April - Entry deadline for Summer 2025 series

Please note that amendment fees and high late entry fees will apply from 22 April.

All training events are available to book on the Pearson Professional Development Academy

Each presentation covers:

• key points from the 2024 examiner reports and exemplar responses
• essential equipment and calculator skills
• formulae
• examiner top tips and command words
• revision checklists

You can find these presentations under the Revision Support cabinet of the Maths Emporium using the link below.

14 Revision Support – Maths Emporium

A reminder that you can find a collection of our most popular revision resources in my March Update and within the Guides section of the GCSE Maths Facebook group.

March Update - Spotlight on Revision Resources

GCSE Maths Facebook group

Revision Checklist and Practice Papers

Upcoming training event

In this session, Nicola Woodford-Smith will share tips on preparing your students for the first examination series of this brand new qualification. Highlights will include using key resources to help support revision including some new materials.

Please note this event was originally scheduled for 3 April and has been re-scheduled to the week commencing 21 April.  We will communicate the new date as soon as this has been confirmed and delegates will receive an email notification.

Register for training events on the Pearson Professional Development Academy

New training videos

Our credible specialist Dr Ali Everett has recorded two additional videos on effective exam preparation for the topics of ‘Hypothesis Testing’ and ‘Effect Size’.

Updated Scheme of Work

To support your student entering for the first series of the Modular International GCSE Maths A exams, we have released a set of 27 Revision Papers. 

These provide valuable question practice by topic and covering all content of Units 1 and 2 for both Foundation and Higher tiers. We have also created Printer Friendly versions, with the answer spaces removed, if you prefer that format.

On Monday 31st March we will be releasing exemplified Student Revision Checklists for the course, linked to the Revision Papers for further practice. These materials can be accessed by teachers and students and are available to download under "Assessment Support".

The Revision Checklists and Revision Papers can be used by students following the linear Maths A course as the overall content is exactly the same.

Following on from our announcement, last month, about the publication of the new Sample Assessment Materials for International GCSE Maths A (Modular) Higher Tier, we are now delighted to announce the publication of the Extra Sample Assessment Materials for the Foundation Tier.These materials can be accessed under "Specimen paper and mark scheme" and are padlocked, allowing teachers to use these as mocks with their students. 

All resources can be accessed via Teaching and Learning Materials using the link below.