GCSE Mathematics - Post-16 1-year resit: Preparing to teach

Oct 20, 2026

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Agenda focuses on preparing to teach a post-16 GCSE Mathematics 1-year resit programme, set within the context of students lacking GCSE grade A*–C in English and/or Maths. It outlines the revision-year approach and new GCSE expectations, including a shift in content and assessment objectives, longer assessment time and more formula knowledge. Practical guidance covers key features, resources, AQA practice papers, milestones, and next steps, plus teacher and student considerations such as results, attendance, recruitment, class size, behaviour, CPD, and Ofsted.

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Pages42

Reading Time1 h 46 min

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Agenda

The context of a post-16 GCSE resit

The students

Who will you be teaching?

The new GCSE specification

Philosophy from DfE/Ofqual

AQA specification at a glance

Paper 1: non-calculator

Paper 2: calculator

Paper 3: calculator

Using AQA resources and next steps

GCSE Mathematics Post-16 1-year resit: Preparing to teach Julia Smith Autumn 2017 Agenda • Welcome • The context of GCSE resits in a post-16 setting • An overview of the new GCSE • Key features of a revision year approach • Top tips, key resources and revision techniques • Using the AQA practice papers, sample assessment material, topic tests and milestones • Identifying next steps • Support from AQA The context of a post-16 GCSE resit Slide 3 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. The Wolf Report Recommendation 9 Students who are under 19 and do not have GCSE A*–C in English and/or Maths should be required, as part of their programme, to pursue a course which either leads directly to these qualifications, or which provides significant progress towards future GCSE entry and success. Recommendation 10 DfE should continue and, if possible, increase its current level of support for CPD for mathematics teachers, and give particular attention to staff who are teaching post-16 students in colleges and schools. Considerations • Results • Attendance • Recruitment • Class size • Behaviour • CPD • Ofsted • The new GCSE The students • They have seen all the maths before over a number of years. • They can do some maths but they can’t do other bits. • They will have forgotten stuff since June. • Some will have resat multiple times. • Some will have grade 3 and some will have grade D. • They don’t feel too good about this. Who will you be teaching? • Condition of funding has been agreed. • Students achieving grade 3 are required to resit. However: • grade 5 is a good pass for school • a good pass is potentially required for university • grade 4 students may want/need to resit • grade 3 students are more E grade ability. This graphic is lifted directly from Ofsted’s Grading for new GCSEs from 2017, available in full at: [gov.uk/government/publications/your-qualification-our-regulation](gov.uk/government/publications/your-qualification-our-regulation)gcse-as-and-a-level-reforms. This contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government License v.3.0. The new GCSE specification Slide 8 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Philosophy from DfE/Ofqual • New content (all tiers) . • Longer assessment time (4 .5 hours) . • Additional content in the Foundation tier. • Students need to know more formulae. • Less assessment of straight recall. • Change in assessment objectives to make papers more demanding. AQA specification at a glance | Paper 1: non-calculator | | Paper 2: calculator | | Paper 3: calculator | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Content | | Content | | Content | | • Content from any part of | | • Content from any part of | | • Content from any part of | | the specification may be | | the specification may be | | the specification may be | | assessed | | assessed | | assessed | | Assessment | | Assessment | | Assessment | | • 1 hour 30 minutes | | •1 hour 30 minutes | | •1 hour 30 minutes | | • Written exam | | • Written exam | | • Written exam | | • 80 marks | | • 80 marks | | • 80 marks | | • 33.3% of GCSE | | • 33.3% of GCSE | | • 33.3% of GCSE | • Students will be required to answer all questions on all papers. • The assessment structure will be the same for Foundation and Higher tiers.

FAQs

What is covered in the agenda for the post-16 GCSE Mathematics resit teaching approach?

It covers the context, an overview of the new GCSE, key features of a revision year approach, top tips and resources, how to use AQA practice papers and topic tests, identifying next steps, and support from AQA.

How does the document describe the students taking the post-16 resit?

It notes they have seen maths before but can’t master all parts, may have forgotten since June, and may have resat multiple times, with varied prior grades and mixed confidence.

What are the main changes in the new GCSE specification highlighted here?

It emphasizes new content across all tiers, longer assessment time (4.5 hours), additional foundation-tier content, a need for more formula knowledge, less straight recall assessment, and changes to assessment objectives to make papers more demanding.

Oct 20, 2026

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