Functional Skills Maths - Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library and Learning Centre - Adult Learning

Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library and Learning Centre, Kirkby in Ashfield

Date	10 September 2025 - 11 February 2026
Sessions	Wednesdays: 12pm - 3pm
No. sessions	19
Venue	Kirkby-in-Ashfield Library and Learning Centre, Kirkby in Ashfield View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	Free

About this course

This course will help you to achieve a qualification in maths and is suitable for those without a GCSE grade 4 or above.

The course is broken down into accessible units with examples and practice questions linked to everyday life.

Units covered include:

Number: using calculations, decimals, percentages, fractions and ratios;
Shape, space and measure: working with measures; calculating area and volume; understanding plan and elevation; using scale and co-ordinates;
Handling data: calculating averages; working with probability; using and drawing graphs and charts.

In addition, we will also cover exam techniques to help you achieve your qualification, from City and Guilds.

What you will need to bring to the course:

You will need to attend class every week and complete homework.
It is useful to have your own calculator, pen and notepad.
A textbook appropriate to your level will be provided to you on completion of your online initial assessment.

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

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

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.