Functional Skills Maths for Adults
Course Code: P173874
Key Information
Course type:
GCSEs & Functional Skills
Campus:
Highbury Campus
Start Date:
01 Aug 2026
Duration:
1 year
Attendance:
Part-time
Fees:
Free

We help all our adult learners improve their skills to help enhance life opportunities. Maths is valued very highly by employers and is crucial to your future prospects at college, university, work, training and life in general.
During this course you will cover numbers, fractions, percentages, decimals and data handling.
A diagnostic assessment will be carried out, in a controlled environment, to check your current level of understanding.
A minimum of two hours per week across 36 weeks.
The College requires an attendance rate of at least 90% to enable students to achieve and progress. You will be expected to attend weekly lessons, which will be delivered as a mixture of taught sessions, group work, paired work and individual tasks and also incorporate some blended learning. Homework will be given at regular intervals.
Your assessments will be carried out through exams.
You can progress to the next level or to a GCSE maths course.
Functional Skills Maths for Adults
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