Edexcel Linear GCSE – Higher Checklist
Number
Add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers integers and decimals
Multiply and divide fractions
Order integers and decimals
Order rational numbers
Use the concepts and vocabulary of factor (divisor), multiple, common
factor, Highest Common Factor, Least Common Multiple, prime number and
prime factor decomposition
Use the terms square, positive and negative square root, cube and cube root
Use index notation for squares, cubes and powers of 10
Use index laws for multiplication and division of integer powers
Use index laws for multiplication and division of integer, fractional and
negative powers
Interpret, order and calculate with numbers written in standard index form
Understand equivalent fractions, simplify a fraction by cancelling all
common factors
Add and subtract fractions
Use decimal notation and recognise that each terminating decimal is a
fraction
Recognise that recurring decimals are exact fractions, and that some
exact fractions are recurring decimals
Understand that ‘percentage’ means ‘nUmber of parts per 100’ and Use this to
compare proportions
Use percentage, repeated proportional change
Understand and use direct and indirect proportion
Interpret fractions, decimals and percentages as operators
Use ratio notation, including reduction to its simplest form and its various
links to fraction notation
Understand and use number operations and the relationships between them,
including inverse operations and hierarchy of operations
Use π in an exact calculation
Calculations with surds
Use surds in exact calculations
Calculate upper and lower bounds
Divide a quantity in a given ratio
Approximate to specified or appropriate degrees of accuracy including a
given power of ten, number of decimal places and significant figures
Use a calculator efficiently and effectively
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Algebra
Distinguish the different roles played by letter symbols in algebra, using the
correct notation
distingUish in meaning between the words ‘eqUation’, ‘formUla’, ‘identity’ and
‘expression’
Manipulate algebraic expressions by collecting like terms, by multiplying a
single term over a bracket, and by taking out common factors, multiplying
two linear expressions, factorise quadratic expressions including the
difference of two squares and simplify rational expressions
Set up and solve simple equations
Set up and solve simple equations including simultaneous equations in two
unknowns
Solve quadratic equations
Derive a formula, substitute numbers into a formula and change the subject
of a formula
Solve linear inequalities in one variable, and represent the solution set on a
number line
Solve linear inequalities in two variables, and represent the solution set on
a coordinate grid
Using systematic trial and improvement to find approximate solutions of
equations where there is no simple analytical method of solving them
Generate terms of a sequence using term-to-term and position to-term
definitions of the sequence
Use linear expressions to describe the nth term of an arithmetic sequence
Use the conventions for coordinates in the plane and plot points in all four
quadrants, including using geometric information
Recognise and plot equations that correspond to straight-line graphs in
the coordinate plane, including finding gradients
Understand that the form represents a straight line and that
is the gradient of the line and is the value of the intercept
Understand the gradients of parallel lines
Find the intersection points of the graphs of a linear and quadratic
function, knowing that these are the approximate solutions of the
corresponding simultaneous equations representing the linear and
quadratic functions
Draw, sketch, recognise graphs of simple cubic functions, the reciprocal
function
with , the function for integer values of and simple
positive values of , the trigonometric functions and
Construct the graphs of simple loci
Construct linear functions from real-life problems and plot their
corresponding graphs
Construct linear, quadratic and other functions from real-life problems
and plot their corresponding graphs
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Construct distance time graphs
Discuss, plot and interpret graphs (which may be non-linear) modelling real
situations
Generate points and plot graphs of simple quadratic functions, and use
these to find approximate solutions
Direct and indirect proportion (algebraic)
Transformation of functions
Geometry
Recall and use properties of angles at a point, angles on a straight line
(including right angles), perpendicular lines, and opposite angles at a vertex
Understand and use the angle properties of parallel lines, triangles and
quadrilaterals
Calculate and use the sums of the interior and exterior angles of polygons
Recall the properties and definitions of special types of quadrilateral,
including square, rectangle, parallelogram, trapezium, kite and rhombus
Recognise reflection and rotation symmetry of 2-D shapes
Understand congruence and similarity
Use pythagoras’ theorem in 2-D and 3-D
Use the trigonometric ratios and the sine and cosine rules to solve 2-D and
3-D problems
Distinguish between centre, radius, chord, diameter, circumference, tangent,
arc, sector and segment
Understand and construct geometrical proofs using circle theorems
Use 2-D representations of 3-D shapes
Describe and transform 2-D shapes using single or combined rotations,
reflections, translations, or enlargements by a positive, fractional or
negative scale factor and distinguish properties that are preserved under
particular transformations
Use and interpret maps and scale drawings
Understand and use the effect of enlargement for perimeter, area and volume
of shapes and solids
Interpret scales on a range of measuring instruments and recognise the
inaccuracy of measurements
Convert measurements from one unit to another
Convert between volume measures, including cubic centimetres and cubic
metres
Make sensible estimates of a range of measures
Understand and use bearing
Understand and use compound measures
Measure and draw lines and angles
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Draw triangles and other 2-D shapes using ruler and protractor
Use straight edge and a pair of compasses to carry out constructions
Construct loci
Calculate perimeters and areas of shapes made from triangles and
rectangles or other shapes
Calculate the area of a triangle using
Find circumferences and areas of circles
Find surface area of a cylinder
Calculate volumes of right prisms and shapes made from cubes and cuboids
Solve mensuration problems involving more complex shapes and solids
Use vectors to solve problems
Statistics and Probability
Understand and use statistical problem solving process/handling data cycle
Identify possible sources of bias
Design an experiment or survey
Design data-collection sheets distinguishing between different types of data
Extract data from printed tables and lists
Design and use two-way tables for discrete and grouped data
Produce charts and diagrams for various data types
Produce charts and diagrams for various data types
Calculate median, mean, range, quartiles and interquartile range, mode and
modal class
Interpret a wide range of graphs and diagrams and draw conclusions
Look at data to find patterns and exceptions
Recognise correlation and draw and/or use lines of best fit by eye,
understanding what these represent
Compare distributions and make inferences
Understand and use the vocabulary of probability and probability scale
Understand and use estimates or measures of probability from theoretical
models (including equally likely outcomes), or from relative frequency
List all outcomes for single events, and for two successive events, in a
systematic way and derive relative probabilities
Identify different mutually exclusive outcomes and know that the sum of the
probabilities of all these outcomes is 1
Know when to add or multiply two probabilities: when A and B are mutually
exclusive, then the probability of or occurring is , whereas
when and are independent events, the probability of and occurring is
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Use tree diagrams to represent outcomes of compound events, recognising
when events are independent
Compare experimental data and theoretical probabilities
Understand that if they repeat an experiment, they may, and usually will, get
different outcomes, and that increasing sample size generally leads to better
estimates of probability and population characteristics
Use calculators efficiently and effectively, including statistical functions
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