Retaking maths GCSE

[DC_FC]

Im looking at possibly re taking my maths gcse but im unsure which course i should go for. My maths gcse was a grade F and my maths has improved since then but i dont want to aim to high and find i would the exam, is there some way of finding out which level i should go for ?

Thanks

[Buenchico]

I taught Maths for 15 years, so here's my opinion:

If you only got an F first time around, there's probably not a great deal of chance of you getting an A or B at your second attempt. (That obviously assumes that you weren't absent for most of the course, e.g. with a long-term illness). However most employers (or further/higher education establishments) ask for an 'A to C' grade, so there's little point in retaking the exam if you can't get a grade C.

The 'higher' level of exam entry offers the chance of getting an A, B or C. (I think that you'd probably find that course very hard). However the 'intermediate' level offers a C, D or E. That would seem to be a much more suitable course for you but you'd need to remember that you'd need to be a 'high-flyer' within that group in order to get a C.

Chris

[factor-fiction]

I think it's worth clarifying that the old intermediate tier has gone now- the options are Higher (grades A/B/C or U) and Foundation (grades C/D/E/F/G/U).

DC_FC, I agree with Chris that the lower tier (Foundation) is very likely to be the best option. The higher tier will contain too many things you haven't covered. Have a look at the AQA website at some past papers.

[DC_FC]

I think maybe i should have added more detail, i took my gcse n the late 90's and im now 30, i feel my maths has improved alot since then, i wasnt expecting to achieve an A/B/C as my maths hasnt improved that much, i was really thinking about bumping it up to maybe a D

[mollykins]

i'm doing gcse maths now and these are the possible grades.

higher a* - d
internediate b - f
foundation c- u

[mollykins]

but i think for higher and intermediate you can still get a u.

[factor-fiction]

Maybe you are right mollykins- I thought the Maths Intermediate option no longer existed as AQA don't use it now, but maybe some exam boards still offer it. If so, I apologise to buenchico. Which exam board do you use for maths?

[mollykins]

my school has aqa but my friend said she took internediate, at a different school.