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Use of Maths - GCSE

INTRODUCTION

This is a new GCSE which is being offered by the college for the second year running, It is equivalent to a traditional GCSE in Maths but is composed of different units. The aim of this course is to allow students to gain a GCSE in a maths subject whilst teaching skills that will be used in the real world.

 

CONTENT

The qualification is made up from three modules, each a qualification in its own right. Module one is Functional Skills at Level 2, this covers many aspects in maths and it application to the world. Module 2 is Data Handling, this statistics module helps you to understand and display figures, and to look at biased data. Module 3 is personal finance, here we look at wages and deductions, the cost of borrowing and where we spend our money, preparing our students for real life financial decision making.

 

DO I HAVE TO DO MATHS?

All students who have not yet achieved a grade C at GCSE in Maths will be placed on an appropriate course to develop their skills in these areas, make them more employable and more able to access higher education.

 

I STRUGGLE IN MATHS, WHAT HELP IS AVAILABLE?

All students will have four hours of timetabled lessons each week. In addition we run a workshop every day in the lunch break where students can pop in and have additional help, either to practice skills learnt in class or with homework.

 

I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?

Please do feel free to ask any of our maths staff any questions you still have, or contact one of our course coordinators.

Melanie Pegler - email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.