Functional Skills in Mathematics

Rob Apperley and Gill Colley

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• A key concern
• Simple and easy to use
• Tailored to each student

Focus on key skills

Functional skills are set to be a key area of focus in all core subjects from 2010. Mathematics departments need to make sure that their students have a firm grounding in this crucial area, both to comply with the requirements of the new GCSE and other examination syllabuses, and to give students the basic capabilities they will need in later life.

Designed for the purpose

Functional Skills in Mathematics is a new resource specifically designed to develop the skills that all students will need, as applied to real life/workplace situations. It contains diagnostic questions which identify strengths and areas of weakness in the following mathematical concepts:

• number
• arithmetic
• ratio and proportion
• fractions, decimals and percentages
• simple equations and formulae
• area, perimeter and volume of common shapes
• metric and imperial measures
• 2D representations of 3D objects
• discrete and continuous data
• interpreting tables and diagrams
• using statistical methods to investigate situations
• probabilities.

Once they have taken their initial test, students then work on the areas where they need most reinforcement, using step-by-step worked examples and practice questions. Full teacher’s guidance and useful Web links are also included.

Convenient format

Functional Skills in Mathematics is supplied on a CD-ROM and comes with a full site licence, meaning that it can be placed on a network for the whole department to use. Students needing reinforcement can access the materials independently, and teachers can find and use material whenever they need it.