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Students taking Further Mathematics overwhelmingly find it to be an enjoyable, rewarding, stimulating and empowering experience. It is a challenging qualification, which both extends and deepens your knowledge and understanding beyond the standard A Level Mathematics.

For someone who enjoys Mathematics, it provides a challenge and a chance to explore new and/or more sophisticated mathematical concepts.

Students who take Further Mathematics find that the additional time spent studying mathematics boosts their marks in single A Level Mathematics. Any student capable of passing an A Level in Mathematics should also be able to pass AS Further Mathematics. Studying Further Mathematics consolidates and reinforces your standard A Level Mathematics work, helping you to achieve your best possible grades.

It makes the transition from sixth form to university courses which are mathematically rich that much easier as more of the first year course content will be familiar.

It enables students to distinguish themselves as able mathematicians in their applications for university and future employment.

Pure Mathematics – This builds on from the skills you learn in A Level. There are 2 compulsory pure modules in further Mathematics but you can choose Further Pure as an option.

Options include, Further Pure, Further Statistics, Further Mechanics and Decision Mathematics. Pure, Mechanic and Statistics will build on skills learnt in A Level Mathematics. Decision is something not taught in A Level Mathematics it includes using algorithms and other methods to find efficient solutions to real life problems, such as finding the shortest route around a network. The techniques are important in business, logistics and computer science.