Teacher Support

AQA LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN FURTHER

MATHEMATICS


LAUNCH


General Information Booklet






Autumn 2011
Version 1
Supporting achievement

Copyright 2011 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.
The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (company number
3644723). Registered address: AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX
Permission to reproduce all copyright materials have been applied for. In some cases, efforts to
contact copyright holders have been unsuccessful and AQA will be happy to rectify any omissions
of acknowledgements in future documents if required.

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Contents Page

Contact / administration details 4

Programme for the day 6

Website navigation and AQA support 7







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Contact points for AQA Certificate in Maths
Please contact the subject department for further help and advice about the above specification and
any information about standardisation.



Subject Manager

Jacinta Smith
AQA
Devas Street
Manchester
M15 6EX


Telephone: 0161 957 3852
Email: mathematicsgcse@aqa.org.uk



For help with Support Meeting Information, please contact:

Teacher Support Manager

Samantha Higson
AQA
Devas Street
Manchester
M15 6EX


Telephone: 0161 957 3925
Email: teachersupport@aqa.org.uk



For help with Publications, please contact:


Publications

AQA Logistics Centre (Manchester)
Unit 2, Wheel Forge Way
Ashburton Park, Trafford Park
Manchester
M17 1EH

Telephone: 0844 209 6614

e-mail: publications@aqa.org.uk

Web: www.aqa.org.uk/resources.html

Contact details

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Administration



Entries: Direct Line: 0161 455 5482
Fax: 0161 455 5408

e-mail: entries@aqa.org.uk

Web: http://web.aqa.org.uk/admin/library.php




Candidate Services Special Arrangements

Direct Line: 01483 477 884
Fax: 01483 556 344

e-mail: specialneeds@aqa.org.uk




Candidate Services Post Results

Direct Line: 0844 209 6619 EOS (Exam Office Support)
Fax: 01483 556 344

e-mail: resultsenquiries-s@aqa.org.uk (Guildford office)
resultsenquiries-n@aqa.org.uk (Manchester office)

Web: http://web.aqa.org.uk/admin/p_results.php




Websites

AQA: www.aqa.org.uk
J CQ: www.jcq.org.uk






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10.15 Welcome and introduction who, what, where, when, why?


10.30 Content summary of content including clarification of issues


11.00 Assessment objectives the difference between AO2 questions and AO1 questions,
including consideration of questions from Specimen Papers and Practice Papers Set 1


11.30 AO2 questions/Accessibility of questions the steps taken to ensure that examination
questions are accessible to candidates



12.30 Lunch



1.30 A* questions the type of question that is suitable for testing the most able including
consideration of questions from Specimen Papers and Practice Papers Set 1


2.00 Low demand questions the topic areas that can produce low demand questions


2.15 Practice Papers Set 2 time to look at the latest set of Practice Papers


3.15 AQA support including All About Maths and Route Maps



3.45 Close

Programme for the day

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For general queries about additional AQA support; follow these web links:

Ask AQA: www.aqa.org.uk/askaqa/php

e-aqa: http://web.aqa.org.uk/help/eaqa.php

Secure Key Materials (SKM) can be accessed through the above e-AQA link. You will find
copies of some of the materials that we have used in this meeting on this site, as well as selected
items that have been used at previous Teacher Support Meetings.

Online Booking Service: http://events.aqa.org.uk/ebooking/

On Site Support: http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/cpd/cpd_onsite_guidelines

For subject coursework and controlled assessment standardisation meetings; please contact the
relevant subject departments.










Website navigation and AQA support