Class
11A/Ma1
Edexcel Higher · 28 pupils
Class mastery
63%
+2 pts this fortnight
Homework returned
86%
Last task
Pupils flagged
12
Below threshold
Gap analysis — 11A/Ma1
| Topic | Cohort | Mastery | Pupils below | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle theorems | 11A/Ma1 | 46% | 12 | |
| Algebraic fractions | 11A/Ma1 | 54% | 9 | |
| Vectors | 11A/Ma1 | 63% | 7 | |
| Simultaneous equations | 11A/Ma1 | 72% | 5 | |
| Standard form | 11A/Ma1 | 81% | 3 |
Suggested intervention groups
Group A — circle theorems
6 pupils
Thursday period 5, 25 min guided practice
Group B — algebraic fluency
8 pupils
Form time retrieval, 3 × 10 min
Group C — grade 8/9 stretch
4 pupils
Problem-solving set, weekly
AI lesson plan — circle theorems
- Retrieval (8 min): angles in a semicircle and cyclic quadrilaterals, mixed with last term's standard form.
- I do (10 min): worked Edexcel Higher exam question with reasoning language modelled aloud.
- We do (12 min): paired proof task; misconception check on tangent–radius.
- You do (20 min): graded question set, grade 5 to grade 8, with reasoning sentence starters.
- Exit ticket: two-mark reasoning question, auto-marked and fed back into gap analysis.
AI Teacher
GCSE Maths · Higher tier · Edexcel (Pearson)
- AmaraI'm stuck on this Edexcel Higher question: solve 2x² − 7x − 15 = 0, giving exact solutions.
- AI TeacherGood one — this is a non-monic quadratic, so let's not jump to the formula. First: what two numbers multiply to 2 × (−15) = −30 and add to −7?
- Amara−10 and 3?
- AI TeacherExactly. Split the middle term: 2x² − 10x + 3x − 15 = 0. Now factorise in pairs — what comes out of the first pair?
- Amara2x(x − 5) + 3(x − 5)
- AI TeacherPerfect, so (2x + 3)(x − 5) = 0 and x = −3/2 or x = 5. On Edexcel Paper 1 that's 3 marks: one for a valid factorising method, one for each solution. Want a 5-question drill on non-monic quadratics?