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For further information, please visit our qualification  \nwebsites [at www.edexcel.com](at www.edexcel.com), [www.btec.co.uk](www.btec.co.uk) [or www.lcci.org.uk. Alternatively](or www.lcci.org.uk. Alternatively),  \nyou can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at  \n[qualifications.pearson.com/contactus](qualifications.pearson.com/contactus)  \nAbout Pearson  \nPearson is the world’s leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people. Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at [qualifications.pearson.com](qualifications.pearson.com)  \nReferences to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein.  \n(Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) All information in this document is correct at time of publication.  \nAcknowledgements  \nCore Maths Support Programme for teacher and student quotes on pages 5 and 6. Cover photograph: grass-lifeisgood/getty images  \nAll the material in this publication is copyright  \n© Pearson Education Limited 2016  \nContents  \n1. About Core Maths 5  \n1.1 Why offer Core Maths? 5  \nFor learners 5  \nFor teaching staff 5  \nFor the centre 6  \n1.2 The wider context 6  \nThe background 6  \nPurpose 6  \n1.3 Higher education and UCAS 7  \n1.4 Our approach to Core Maths: Mathematics in Context 7  \nSpecification overview 7  \nAssessment overview 8  \n1.5 Research and key principles 8  \n1.6 Support for delivering the specification 9  \n2 . Planning 11  \n2.1 Curriculum and delivery models 11  \n2.2 Enrolling students 12  \n2.3 Planning and delivering Mathematics in Context 12  \nTeaching time 12  \nCollaboration 12  \nResource mapping 12  \nMixed ability groupings 13  \nComprehension skills 13  \n2.4 Suggested resources 13  \nCore Maths Support Programme 13  \nGeneral resources 13  \nResources to support the development of comprehension skills 14  \n2.5 Implications for funding 14  \n3 . Content guidance 16  \n3.1 Applications of statistics 16  \n3.2 Probability 16  \n3.3 Linear programming 16  \n3.4 Sequences and growth 17  \n4 . Assessment guidance 19  \n4.1 Overview 19  \nThe assessment structure 19  \nGrading 19  \nSample papers 19  \n4.2 Paper 1: Comprehension 19  \n4.3 Paper 2: Applications 20  \n4.4 Question types 20  \n4.5 Assessment objectives 20  \n4.6 Formulae 21  \n4.7 Technology skills 22  \nUse of calculators 22  \nSpreadsheets 22  \n4.8 Rules for sitting and resitting 22  \n1. 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