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Free Entry Level 2 Functional Skills Maths in Newton Aycliffe

CostFREE
Duration36 weeks
LevelEntry Level
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyPearson Edexcel awarding body
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About this course

Free Entry Level 2 Functional Skills Maths in Newton Aycliffe. Classes run at Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community Centre. Daytime sessions run part-time over 36 weeks, making it manageable alongside caring responsibilities or other commitments. You'll practise calculating, measuring, and working with fractions, decimals and percentages, and learn to apply maths to everyday situations. This entry level functional skills maths course is a recognised step for anyone looking to build on their maths skills before moving toward a gcse maths alternative at Level 1 or Level 2. You'll have an initial assessment so the right level is confirmed before you start.

Who this course is for

Anyone wishing to boost their skills and gain a functional skills qualification

What you will learn

  • You'll work with whole numbers, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
  • You'll understand and use simple fractions and decimals in everyday contexts.
  • You'll measure length, weight, capacity and temperature using common units.
  • You'll read and interpret simple charts, tables and diagrams.
  • You'll handle money, including giving change and working out costs.
  • You'll tell the time and work with dates and simple timetables.
  • You'll apply maths skills to practical, real-life situations.

How you will learn

You'll attend face-to-face classroom sessions at Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community Centre. Learning is at your own pace, guided by a tutor. Assessment is through a combination of coursework tasks and a written exam. The exam is taken in person at the centre. Your tutor will help you focus on the skills most relevant to your needs throughout the course.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Newton Aycliffe Youth and Community Centre will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Retail assistant: maths skills used daily for handling payments and stock
  • Care assistant: numeracy needed for recording measurements and medication
  • Warehouse operative: counting, measuring and checking quantities
  • Catering assistant: portion sizes, weights and basic costing
  • Cleaner or facilities operative: reading labels, measuring quantities
  • Childcare worker: counting, recording and basic data tasks

What you could study next

Once you complete Entry Level 2, you can move on to the Functional Skills Qualification in Mathematics (Entry 3), then Level 1, and then Level 2. Level 2 is the recognised gcse maths alternative that many employers and colleges ask for. Each step builds directly on the last, so you progress at a pace that suits you.

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