Head of Department
Jillian Dolder
Head of Mathematics
Mathematics
Exam Body
Edexcel (GCSE)
Head of Department
Jillian Dolder
At St David's College, we support a wide range of student abilities. We support those who find the subject challenging as well as those who are more able and talented.
Core Subject & GCSE
Mathematics contributes to the school curriculum by developing pupils’ abilities to calculate; reason logically, algebraically, geometrically, solve problems, and handle data. Mathematics is important for pupils in many other areas of study, particularly Science and Technology.
It is also important in everyday living, in many forms of employment, and in public decision-making. As a subject in its own right, Mathematics presents frequent opportunities for creativity and can stimulate moments of pleasure and wonder. When a problem is solved for the first time or a more elegant solution to a problem is discovered or when hidden connections suddenly manifest.
It enables pupils to build a secure framework of mathematical reasoning, which they can use and apply with confidence. The power of mathematical reasoning lies in its use of precise and concise forms of language, symbolism and representation to reveal and explore general relationships. These mathematical forms are widely used for modelling situations, a trend accelerated by computational technologies.
St David's is where you are encouraged, supported, nurtured yet stretched to achieve potential that you didn't know you have!Jillian Dolder (Head of Mathematics)
GCSE Course Content
The specification we follow consists of three separate units to be sat in the summer of Year 11.
Each paper is offered at either Foundation level (Grades 1 - 5) or Higher (4 – 9)
- All papers are 1 hour 30 minutes in length.
- Calculators are allowed on two of the papers and not allowed on the third.
