
Ready to build your confidence with basic maths arithmetic, strengthen your everyday number skills, and learn at your own pace? Need the flexibility of learning online? Then this is the course for you.
This is a beginner-level mini maths course focusing on the four key operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It is designed for teenagers and adults who want to improve their basic numeracy skills in a supportive and accessible way. The course is suitable for learners of all backgrounds, including those who may have struggled with maths in the past or are returning to learning after a break.
This course will help you develop a clear understanding of the four operations and how they are used in everyday life. The practical skills you will learn can be applied to a wide range of real-life scenarios, such as adding totals when shopping, calculating change, managing budgets, splitting bills, working out quantities in recipes, and understanding prices and values. The skills you gain are highly transferable and valued by employers across many sectors, as strong numeracy is essential in most workplaces.
This course is suitable for learners working towards Entry 1 and 2 Functional Skills Maths, as well as those beginning to work towards taking GCSE Maths. It provides a solid foundation for further study and helps build the confidence needed to progress to more advanced mathematical topics. It is a micro course bundle, meaning it is designed to provide tuition in short bursts, typically lasting approximately 10–30 minutes per section. Extra support is also included for those who wish to practise further.
What you’ll learn:
• The meaning of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as fundamental areas of arithmetic
• How to carry out calculations with whole numbers confidently and accurately
• Understanding of the symbols required to read simple calculations and problems across all four operations
• Different strategies and methods to solve problems using each of the four operations
By the end of the course, you will feel more confident using maths in everyday situations and better prepared to succeed in further maths qualifications and assessments.
This is a beginners course on the four basic operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.