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Functional Skills – Literacy / Numeracy Level 2

 

Literacy:       Monday evening 6 – 8 pm   Course lasts approximately 28 weeks
Numeracy:   Tuesday evening 6 – 8 pm    Course last approximately 28 weeks

If you are not quite ready to tackle a GCSE in English or Mathematics, this is an excellent stepping stone to prepare you for GCSE qualifications.

Literacy:    3 units to study (each one 33.3% of the qualification):   

  • Reading;    1 hour written exam
  • Writing;      1 hour written exam
  • Speaking, listening and communicating:   assessed and marked in the centre

 

Numeracy:   2 units to study:

  • Non-calculator exam:   30 minutes = 25% of the qualification
  • Calculator exam:           1 hour 30 minutes = 75% of the qualification