Whole Numbers:
We take a look at the different situations in which we use large, whole numbers at home and at work. It gives you new strategies to help you calculate and compare large numbers.

You’ll begin by learning more about positive and negative numbers – how to order large numbers, how to add and subtract them and how to work with negative numbers. You’ll learn new ways to multiply and divide large numbers and the special rules that apply to multiples, factors and prime numbers. You’ll explore ratios in calculations and how direct proportion can help in creating scale drawings and maps. And you’ll be shown how to use formulae to solve more complex calculations.

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages:
Once you’ve grasped the basics of using fractions, decimals and percentages, you’ll be able to make sense of and compare a huge range of different numbers. We could help you to develop the skills you need to perform more difficult calculations using fractions, decimals and percentages.

It begins by developing your knowledge of fractions. You’ll learn how to compare fractions, and how to add and subtract fractions with the same or different denominators. Then we explores decimals and give you new techniques to add, subtract, multiply and divide them, both with and without a calculator. Finally, you’ll learn how to perform percentage calculations in everyday situations – from working out how much discount you’ll get if a product is reduced by 30% to calculating how much VAT you’ll need to pay.

Common Measures:
Our courses looks at the skills and techniques you need to calculate more complex measurements of money, time, length, distance, weight, capacity, temperature, perimeter, area and volume.

You’ll learn how to convert money between currencies and how to calculate journey times. You’ll be shown how to read metric/imperial conversion graphs and how to use formulae to calculate the perimeter, area and volume of squares, rectangles and cuboids, and you’ll explore the special rules and techniques for calculating the circumference and area of circles.

Handling Data:
Here will give you the skills you need to understand complex data in charts, diagrams and line graphs. You’ll learn how to collect your own data and how to present it in charts and graphs for other people to use.

We begin by explaining the important difference between discrete data and continuous data. Then you’ll learn how to interpret the information on more complex data display mechanisms such as two-way tables, dual bar charts and continuous bar charts. You’ll be shown how to use a data capture sheet to collect information in an organised way and how to use a spreadsheet programme to display your findings. Finally, you’ll learn all about averages and the formulae you need to calculate mean, median, mode, range and frequency distribution.