Maths - GSCE Foundation Paper - Online Course - Adult Learning - 18:00-20:00

Key details

• Date: 6 September 2023 - 16 May 2024
• Sessions:
  • Wednesdays: 6pm - 8pm
  • Thursdays: 6pm - 8pm
• No. sessions: 60
• Venue: Online Courses, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 25
• Cost: Free

About this course

Our GCSE maths course is a year long course covering everything you need to prepare you to sit the OCR GCSE Foundation maths paper in summer 2024.  The twice weekly lessons (on Wednesday and Thursday) will be delivered online, your GCSE exams will take place in May and June at our exam centre in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

On completion of this course you will be confident using numbers in every life;  understand a range of methods to help you solve problems and use your skills to support you progress within your chosen area.

Topics covered include:  

• Number: the four operations; working with fractions, decimals, percentages; using ratio and proportion; alegbra.    
• Shape, space and measure:  working with measures; calculating area and volume; understanding plan and elevation; using scale and co-ordinates; trigonometry.    
• Handling data:  calculating averages; working with probability; using and drawing graphs and charts; sets and venn diagrams; sampleing and data collection.   
• We will also cover exam techniques to help you achieve your qualification. 

The lessons are delivered online so you will need a laptop or tablet, that can support Zoom, and access to the internet. It is useful to have your own calculator, pen and notepad.  A textbook will be provided to you. 

To get the most from your course please ensure that you can attend every session (barring sickness or emergencies) and that you have a quiet place to work undisturbed.  

Booking your place and fee information

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

Book your place

Visit the Inspire website for full details and booking options

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