| On arrival at Radley a boy will be placed in one of seven Mathematics sets, which set being determined by performance in the Mathematics papers of Scholarship or Common Entrance. During the first half term all boys follow a common core of new work in Algebra which leads towards two comprehensive tests just before Leave Away. As a result of these tests the year group is completely re-setted for the second half of term. Thereafter the top set follows an accelerated course, and the lower five sets continue a common syllabus until the Christmas exams. Minor resetting takes place at Christmas, then, for the next two terms, sets 2-7 continue with the common course. In the Summer, following further comprehensive Exams, new sets are established for the first term of the Removes.
In the Removes and Fifths the Mathematics Department continues to run seven setted Mathematics sets. Boys develop at very different rates in this subject, and we aim to have the flexibility to enter each boy for public examinations at times which match his specific progress. Set 1 in the Removes will take IGCSE (International GCSE, higher tier) in November or June. Sets 2 to 5 cover a common accelerated course until Christmas when, as a result of further common examining, a group of three sets is fixed which targets IGCSE (higher) in the Summer of the Remove year. The remaining boys in sets 5 to 7 target IGCSE (higher) at the end of the Fifth Form. There is further testing and resetting at the end of the Remove year. At the end of the Fifth Form year sets 1-4 will sit between 1 and 3 A Level modules.
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