The document summarizes the key changes being made to GCSE maths exams for current Year 8 students in the UK. It outlines revisions to exam grades, assessment objectives, content coverage, and tiering (foundation and higher). For foundation tier, many topics are being added that were previously only in higher tier, while some minor new content is also included. For higher tier, all of the new foundation tier content is incorporated, along with some additional minor topics. The next steps are to read more details at the provided weblink.

1. @jamesgurung
Changes to GCSEs for
the current Year 8s

2. Changes to grades and tiers
A*
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
U
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
U

3. Changes to targets and accountability
FFTD
Levels of progress
A*-C

4. Changes to assessment objectives
Current
New (F)
AO1
AO2
New (H)
AO3

5. Changes to the provision of formulae

6. Changes to the provision of formulae

7. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Current
Foundation
Tier

8. Changes to the Foundation Tier
-
Questionnaires
-
-
Stem and leaf
Frequency polygons
- Metric and imperial
conversions
- Trial & improvement

9. Changes to the Foundation Tier
+ Lots of content
that is currently
Higher Tier

10. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Giving answers as
multiples of π

11. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Standard form

12. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Significant figures

13. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Expanding double
brackets

14. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Solving quadratics
by factorising

15. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Difference of 2
squares

16. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Difference between
an equation and an
identity

17. Changes to the Foundation Tier
y = mx + c
and gradients of
parallel lines

18. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Sketching
quadratics, cubics
and 1/x

19. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Simultaneous
equations

20. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Density, mass and
volume

21. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Percentage change
and reverse
percentages

22. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Direct and inverse
proportion

23. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Compound interest

24. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Similar shapes

25. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Congruence rules
(SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS)

26. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Enlargement with
fractional scale
factors

27. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Arc lengths and
areas of sectors

28. Changes to the Foundation Tier
sin, cos & tan

29. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Probability trees

30. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Sampling.

31. Changes to the Foundation Tier
+ Some (minor)
completely new
content

32. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Equation of a line
through two points

33. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Recognising
quadratic, triangular
and Fibonacci
sequences

34. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Compound
measures including
pressure

35. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Expressing a
multiplicative
relationship as a
ratio or fraction

36. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Writing a ratio as a
linear function

37. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Growth and decay
problems

38. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Inequality notation
to specify error
intervals due to
rounding

39. Changes to the Foundation Tier
The ≠ symbol

40. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Standard
convention for
naming sides and
angles

41. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Deriving the sum of
angles in a triangle

42. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Exact values of
sin, cos and tan at
0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°

43. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Venn diagrams

44. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Outliers

45. Changes to the Foundation Tier
Correlation does
not imply causation.

46. Changes to the Higher Tier
Current Higher
Tier

47. Changes to the Higher Tier
-
Questionnaires
-
-
Stem and leaf
Frequency polygons
- Metric and imperial
conversions

48. Changes to the Higher Tier
+ All the new stuff
that was in purple

49. Changes to the Higher Tier
+ Some more
(mostly minor)
additions

50. Changes to the Higher Tier
Equation of a circle
centred at the origin

51. Changes to the Higher Tier
Equation of a
tangent to a circle

52. Changes to the Higher Tier
Iteration

53. Changes to the Higher Tier
Quadratic
inequalities

54. Changes to the Higher Tier
th
n
term of a
quadratic sequence

55. Changes to the Higher Tier
Geometric
sequences where r
is a surd

56. Changes to the Higher Tier
Rates of change by
looking at tangents

57. Changes to the Higher Tier
Proof of the circle
theorems

58. Changes to the Higher Tier
The probability
AND and OR rules

59. Changes to the Higher Tier
Recurring decimals

60. Changes to the Higher Tier
Finding inverse and
composite functions

61. Changes to the Higher Tier
Turning points of
quadratics by
completing the
square

62. Changes to the Higher Tier
Sketching y = tan x

63. Changes to the Higher Tier
Interpreting
tangents and areas
under graphs in
real-life contexts.

64. Next steps

65. Read more at
bit.ly/maths2015