Maths and English
Useful Maths and English
Funded Maths and English courses at Buxton College.
Why choose this course?
- You can gain a City & Guilds qualification
- You can improve your confidence
- You can improve your career prospects
- You can progress onto other courses.
Is it the right course for you?
The friendly and relaxed atmosphere is very different to memories of maths and English at school.
You'll be learning with a group of people just like you - that is that they all want to improve their skills too.
Whatever level you're at now or your interest, we'll give you support in a friendly atmosphere so you can gain an up to date national qualification.
What is the course about?
Maths
We'll help you to brush up your maths skills and knowledge you need in your everyday life, whether it's money matters, understanding what percentage discounts in shops really mean to your pocket or helping your children with their homework.
Each class lasts two hours.
English
The English course will cover form filling, reading and understanding information leaflets and writing letters.
Each class lasts two hours.
What about exams?
You'll only be tested when you feel ready and the test you do will depend exactly on which course and level you are on.
Passing your assessment will give you even more confidence and you'll then have a nationally recognised qualification that can help you get on.
- At Level 1 you'll study at the level of GCSE grades D-G.
- At Level 2 you'll study at the level of GCSE grades A-C or Key Skills.
What to do next?
Once you contact us we'll arrange for an Initial Assessment to be done with one of our friendly specialist staff, this will find out what level you're starting from.
This helps to identify those things you can already do, and what you need to focus on.
