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Maths A-level

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

Faversham Road, Kennington, ASHFORD, TN24 9AL

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

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Application Instructions

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED - please apply via the Towers School website

Applications Open: - 11th December 2025

Applications Close: - 13th February 2026

Entry Requirements: - Admission to Towers Sixth Form to study A levels or BTEC equivalent will be awarded on the basis of GCSE performance. Each subject has its own entry requirements.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

Course Summary

Mathematicians are excellent problem solvers. Deconstructing a problem and thinking analytically is one of the many skills you will develop while studying mathematics. A mathematician's skillset is not exhausted once they move out of the realm of the numerical. The facets of a student which are developed while studying mathematics are easily transferred to other situations and areas. For example, rational and logical thought is something which is required in many if not all areas, whether it is in a moral or career capacity. The high level of cognition required to comprehend complex and sometimes abstract mathematical problems will be an asset to anyone who chooses to study it.

A Level Maths has three overarching themes to develop you into a well-rounded mathematician: mathematical argument, language and proof, mathematical problem solving and mathematical modelling.

Course Details

The course is linear meaning all exams will be taken at the end of the two year course. There will be 3 exams in total, two for Pure and one exam for both Statistics and Mechanics combined. Each 2 hours.

Pure Mathematics: The two thirds of the course is Pure content. Pure 1 and 2 modules cover a range of topics including algebraic methods, differentiation and integration and then applying them to ‘real life’ models.

Statistics: One sixth of the course is composed of Statistics. In the Statistics 1 and 2 students will be collecting and analysing data and using this to make predictions about future events. Many subjects make use of statistical information and techniques. An understanding of probability and risk is important in careers like insurance, medicine, engineering and the sciences.

Mechanics: The final sixth of the course is Mechanics. With strong links to Physics, mechanics modules 1 and 2 will be modelling and analysing the physical world around us, including the study of forces and motion. Mechanics has strong links to science so is particularly useful to students studying physics and engineering.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

100% examination at the end of the two-year course.

Paper 1: Pure Maths (2 hours)

Paper 2: Pure Maths (2 hours)

Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics (2 hours)

Entry requirements

Grade 7 at GCSE Maths

Pass on the Bridging Course Test in September

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Maths is one of the Russell Group universities’ ‘facilitating’ subjects — so called because choosing them at A-level allows a wide range of options for degree study. A Maths A Level will open the door to degrees in medicine, engineering, finance, education, business, computing, science and technology.

An advanced qualification in mathematics is useful in almost all careers and apprenticeships too, especially in areas such as business, finance, management, education, engineering and computing.

Previous Maths A Level students have gone on to study BSc (Hons) Biochemistry and BSc (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as start apprenticeships at BAE systems.

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