What should be done about our daughter, who is moving from the US to UK this summer and has already studied what I believe to be the math offered on GCSE? I’m just curious what I can expect from the school. Appropriate placement? Or repeating everything again? Thanks!
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Matchingcollarandcuffs · 08/06/2022 19:47
Bear in mind the high school diploma is about the level of a GCSE it is highly highly unlikely she would have studied Maths GCSE in it's entirely already.
If she has, and has a qualification to show for it, you could speak to the school about her taking Further Maths instead, but it's likely she won't and thus can sit the maths GCSE with her cohort. She may need extra support as the content does vary.
LIZS · 08/06/2022 19:59
But Maths gcse is far more practical, applying theory to problems, rather than the theory itself . Terminology will also differ. Some schools offer Further
Maths and Additional Maths(a separate qualification) to top sets in year 11 but not all.
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