Curriculum

• MEI AS/A Level (2004- ) Details of the AS/A Level syllabus (OCR B), first teaching September '04.

• MEI AS Level Statistics Details of the AS Level Statistics syllabus.

• Additional Mathematics Details about the additional Maths FSMQ.

• FAM Foundations of Advanced Maths (Level 2 FSMQ)

• GCSE2010 GCSE Mathematics for teaching from 2010

• GCSE MEI GCSE Mathematics

• FAQs Frequently asked questions about MEI specifications

• Development Groups Find out more about MEI's new development groups

Curriculum news

Update on changes to A Level

On 16 June 2010, a letter from Stephen Meek of the Department for Education to Roger Porkess stated that 'the current review of A levels and other level 3 qualifications in mathematics subjects will not continue'.

Read the letter

Printed answer books at A Level

Printed answer books are already used in the D1 module. As exam marking moves to being on screen, this will be extended to other modules, starting with C1 from January 2010. The reasons for the change, timescale for introduction and advice for candidates are in this notice to centres from OCR. Two practice C1 papers with printed exam books can be found here.

Certification of AS and A Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics

Advice to centres up to the end of 2007 has been to certificate for Mathematics and Further Mathematics when candidates have completed all their modules. This has allowed the most favourable combination of grades for candidates to be awarded using the "least-best" rule outlined on page 26 of the specification.

Certification rules are changing from January 2008. It is now possible to ask for re-certification of AS or A Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics to "unlock" the units that have previously been combined. OCR have sent a notice to centres explaining this. It can also be found on the MEI A Level page on the OCR website at http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gce/maths/maths_mei/index.html

The "least-best" rule is also being modified to allow the highest uniform mark in Mathematics that is consistent with the "least-best" grades. This is also detailed in OCR's notice to centres.

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