Functional Skills
- Further study can be progressed to after completion
- Standalone qualification or part of a larger programme of study
- Complimentary access to an online functional skills resource
- Practice papers available
This qualification consists of 2 mandatory components. Learners must complete both the Non-Calculator and Calculator written examinations that are set, marked and moderated by Highfield. The assessments will test a learner’s representing, analysing and interpreting skills using numbers, geometry and statistics in realistic contexts.
Mathematics examinations are available on-demand in either on-screen or paper-based format.
Complimentary Resources
We give our customers free access to Initial and Diagnostic assessments with Skills Assessment. For every Functional Skills learner registration, you will be entitled to 1 Skills Assessment credits.
Practice Examinations
Our practice examinations are available to support learners in their preparation for their examination of functional skills and are available in both paper-based and on-screen formats. On-screen practice examinations help learners to familiarise themselves with the various features of the system such as how to navigate through the exam, opening and resizing pop-up images and text, using the graph creator tool and using the method calculator, etc. Answers can be viewed and downloaded as a PDF so that centres may mark the learner's mock examinations. Mark schemes for these are available in the 'Qualification Documents' tab on this page.