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The following guidance is for schools preparing for CCEA specification 2210 using the SMP Interact GCSE books.

References in brackets are to chapter and section.

Foundation

Significant topics not covered in the book: approximation to a given number of significant figures; cube roots; use of a decision tree to sort a collection of items

Items that may need to be reinforced while working through the book: financial transactions and calculations (69F); the suitability of the mean, mode or median in given circumstances(10B); the terms 'chord', 'arc' and 'tangent' (29A), vertex (38F)

Intermediate

Significant topics not covered in the book: flow diagrams including use of a decision tree to sort a collection of items

Items that may need to be reinforced while working through the book: trial and improvement methods (57D); graphs of the form y = a/x (57E)

Higher

Significant topics not covered in the book: simple linear programming

Items that may need to be reinforced while working through the book: financial transactions and calculations (9C); half-life of radio-active elements (39F)

General

Several topics listed in the specification (particularly in the Intermediate and Higher tiers) are treated in the books as assumed knowledge.

The above guidance is given in good faith to help you plan your teaching. You should always check the latest documentation from the CCEA as you prepare students for the examination.