Barnsley Adult Skills & Community Learning

We want to wish Claire congratulations on achieving her Level 2 Functional Maths qualification!

Here is what Claire has to say about her experience:

Achieving my Level 2 Functional Skills Maths qualification has been such a positive experience.
The quality of teaching was excellent, and I learned so many techniques that completely changed the way I think about maths. The methods I was taught will stay with me and have made maths much more accessible and memorable.
As an IT tutor, I now feel confident explaining the maths behind functions and formulas in Excel, which is something I previously found challenging.
I was very nervous about returning to study maths later in life, but I really didn't need to be. The way everything was explained made it easy to understand and helped build my confidence throughout the course.
If you need a Level 2 maths qualification for work, career progression or personal development and are worried about coming back into the classroom, I would encourage you to speak to the Adult Skills team. Visit the centre, meet the staff and find out what support is available.
The learning environment is welcoming, supportive and designed for adults. You're encouraged to ask questions as many times as you need until you feel confident and ready to move forward.
I never thought I would achieve my Level 2 maths qualification after all these years, but I'm delighted to say I proved myself wrong!
It's never too late to gain a qualification, build your confidence and achieve something you're proud of. 😊

Recently this Maths class took part in practical measurement activities, where they were asked to estimate the size, weight, length, and capacity of a range of different items.
They then measured each item accurately to determine the actual values, comparing these with their initial estimates. Following this, learners developed their understanding further by converting between different metric units of measurement.
This helped to reinforce both their estimation skills and their ability to work confidently with metric conversions.

We want to congratulate our learners who recently took their live assessments for their essential digital skills qualification!

If that was you have you got any tips for the next group of learners who have their live assessments soon?
Please leave them in the comments below as we'd love to hear them! ☺️

On Friday, all the learners took their Level 2 Functional Skills exam and are awaiting their results.

To ensure they are keeping up with their skills, we are having a specific focus this week on the use of formulas for area and perimeter, scale factors/scaled diagrams, and the use of money.

These activities allow for the learners to apply their knowledge to real-world contexts and provide inspiration for them to apply their Maths skills in the future at home.

Meet Holly!

She is one of our Community Information Support Officers, you may have already met her before you started your course, as part of her role is making sure you start your learning journey in the right place for your goals.

Something you might not know about her is she has just completed the 'Couch to 5k' programme and now has the running bug!

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Big shout out to our learners that have passed their maths exams in March!

Are you looking to pass your maths?
We offer Functional Skills maths courses up to Level 2, get in touch today to start your journey.
Call us on 01226 775270
Email us on [email protected]
Visit our website https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/adult-learning/