Start Date
Wed 3rd September 2025
Attendance
Part-time
Duration
2 Terms
Location
Both Bournemouth and Poole
Part-Time Maths for Adults
Subject Area
English and Maths
Attendance
Part-time
Duration
2 Terms
Location
Both Bournemouth and Poole
Course Overview
This course is for you if you want to improve your maths knowledge and feel more confident about using maths in everyday work and life situations. You will be enrolled onto a level appropriate for you (Entry 3, Level 1 or Level 2) based on your pre-course assessment. Ultimately, all students will work towards achieving a Level 2 Functional Skills qualification, which is seen as the equivalent of a Grade 4 pass at GCSE and is valued by HE institutions and employers.
What will you learn?
This course is based on 'everyday' maths. It will help you at work, at home and with further studies. Amongst other things, you will learn about numbers, measures, statistics, fractions, decimals, percentages, shapes, graphs and problem solving.
You will work towards achieving a national qualification in Functional Skills Maths up to level 2 (Level 2 is generally seen as the equivalent of a GCSE Grade 4 pass).
The course is for anyone who needs to improve their confidence and understanding of a range of maths skills and knowledge and who wants to achieve a nationally-recognised Functional Skills qualification.
All prospective students need to take an assessment before commencing this course. The assessment is in two parts: An online BKSB assessment and then an in-person non-calculator assessment. Based on these two assessments, students will be assigned the most suitable level (Entry 3, Level 1or Level 2) for them.
All students will need to take an externally-based Maths exam. This exam has two parts: A non-calculator paper and a calculator paper. Students will be entered for the exam when their teacher feels they are ready. Most students will study for approximately 6 months. There will be more than one opportunity to sit the exam, if needed. Attendance at exams is compulsory.
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These qualifications can help you get a job; progress onto a course at the College; achieve an apprenticeship placement; or get a place on a Higher Education course.
Classes are free of charge for eligible students (one criterion is that you must be a resident in the UK and have lived in the UK for the last three years).
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There is a selection of lesson times available - in the morning, afternoon and evening ,across both sites. Classes are 2.5 hours in length and you will attend once a week. The PT classes will start in the week beginning September 8th 2025.
Awarding Body:
EDEXCEL
Qualification:
Functional Skill
Curriculum Area:
English and Maths - Adult English and Maths