Are you looking to improve your understanding and use of maths skills in your daily life, at home and at work, or perhaps you want to brush up on the skills that would help you solve problems using and applying numbers in everyday situations? If so, then our Progress: Your Everyday Number Skills course could be the opportunity you are looking for to help you to build your confidence and develop your mathematical skills.
You’ll start your learning by coming along to our friendly, welcoming spaces, where you’ll meet one of our tutors, discuss what it is you want to achieve and do some skills assessments to help you to provide us with a clear picture of your actual needs.
To support you to achieve your learning target there is an expectation that you will complete a minimum of one hour of independent study per week to ensure that you are ready for your assessments; your tutor will discuss this with you and ensure that you have the support you need to achieve your goals.
You will discuss and agree on your learning targets with your tutors and work towards achieving these targets in the sessions, which could relate to improving your knowledge of multiplication and division skills or develop your skills further and be able to apply your knowledge to work out problems involving money or simply understand how to work out a percentage of something.
At East Riding Adult Learning and Employability we pride ourselves on the support we give to our learners, from the very first phone call, right through to achieving your learning aims and beyond to ensure that you have the skills, knowledge and resources you need to reach your goals.
When you enrol on your maths course, your tutor will work with you to give you advice on the best ways to develop your maths skills and which level of qualification you should work towards. They will discuss with you all of the support we have available and together you will plan out your learning journey.
All of our Maths support sessions and functional skills courses take place in small, friendly and welcoming classes, where you will have the opportunity to take part in activities to practice your skills independently and as part of a group.
You’ll have regular 1-1 time with your tutor to discuss your progress and identify opportunities for further development. Your tutor will work with you to make sure that you always have the support you need to achieve your learning aim and to give you information about other opportunities you can access, whether this is developing your maths or digital skills or exploring options that are relevant to your wider goals. They’ll make you aware of other resources you can access, such as employability programmes to help you to get the job you want, or one of our other courses that will support your creativity, health or wellbeing.
You don’t need to have any previous experience in studying maths, but you must be committed to attending the sessions and achieving your qualification.
We recommend that you bring a notebook, a pen and a folder to keep your work together.
When you’ve completed your learning, you will have the opportunity to discuss your next steps with our team. You might choose to continue improving your Maths by working towards the next level of qualification or moving on to a related subject, such as creative writing or poetry. You might choose instead to develop your English or digital skills or to work towards a qualification in these areas. Alternatively, you may decide to learn about mental health, neurodiversity or employability skills or explore our wider course offer, which includes topics such as photography, arts and crafts and mindfulness. Please discuss options available with your tutor or explore our range of courses available on the course booking system.