GCSE subject criteria set out the knowledge, understanding, skills and assessment objectives common to all GCSE specifications in a given subject. GCSE outcomes may reflect or build upon subject content which is typically taught at key stage 3. There is no expectation that teaching of such content should be repeated during the GCSE course where it has already been taught effectively at an earlier stage. Therefore, getting tuition may be essential for the students. GCSE specifications in mathematics should provide a broad, coherent, satisfying and worthwhile course of study. They should encourage students to develop confidence in, and a positive attitude towards mathematics and to recognise the importance of mathematics in their own lives and to society. They should also provide a strong mathematical foundation for students who go on to study mathematics at a higher level post-16.
GCSE specifications in mathematics should require students to order numbers, apply four basic operations including inverse operations, calculate with roots, decimals, fractions and percentages,estimate answers and round the numbers, apply and interpret limits of accuracy, use and interpret algebraic notation, understand and use the concepts and vocabulary of expressions, argue mathematically to show algebraic expressions are equivalent, work with coordinates, plot and sketch graphs and translations and reflections of functions, interpret and construct tables, charts and diagrams.
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