Have you ever noticed how often you need maths skills in everyday life? This free course serves as good preparation for Level 1 Functional Skills in maths, and whilst it does not cover all aspects of the current 2019-20 curriculum, it is designed to inspire you to improve your current maths skills and help you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten.

Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, run a household or make progress in your career. To complete the course you will need access to a calculator and a notepad and pen.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• understand practical problems, some of which are non-routine
• identify the maths skills you need to tackle a problem
• use maths in an organised way to find the solution you’re looking for
• use appropriate checking procedures at each stage
• explain the process you used to get an answer and draw simple conclusions from it.