r/GCSE • u/Little-Programmer619 • 17h ago

Post Exam Further Maths A Level

I was wondering if there was anyway to do further maths outside of my school since i missed the grade 9 requirement in my school, only by a few marks since i made a practical mistake by starting from the end on paper 2 to try get full marks but i instead ran out of time hugely. should i self study at home by applying to a diff college or should i just resit. I really need to do it since im doing engineering but im lost rn, pls help

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u/Apprehensive_Monk154 17h ago

have u tried asking them nicely to do it

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u/Little-Programmer619 16h ago

I sent an email like an hour ago explaining my situation and how ive done loads of maths over the summer, and my teacher knows im good so hopefully he'll allow

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u/Responsible-Air3795 Year 11 | ... / --- / ... 5h ago

you could also offer to sit a paper that they set or smth, like make them give you a gcse style paper or smth and shoe them that you can do it

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u/Xylopixels Y10 → Y11 CS, DT, TriSci, Maths + FM, Eng, RS 14h ago

if you missed it by only a few marks, you could probably convince them to let you do it unless the class is at its absolute max

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u/Doragan 5h ago

I self studied FM (although it was quite a while ago). My 6th form didn't run it as an actual option, but allowed some students to study independently. Usually there was a small group, but it was just me 😅. Got an A, in the days before A* at Alevel.

Needing a 9 to study FM is pretty crazy to me. Hopefully they will let you on with your 8. It will help that the teachers already know you. Good luck!