About Maths with Graham

This website is for anyone who wants help with improving their maths. It covers material in 6 levels.The levels, in order of difficulty, are

• Entry Level 1
• Entry Level 2
• Entry Level 3
• Level 1
• Level 2
• GCSE

Level 1 is similar to the standard 14 year olds are expected to reach at school. Level 2 is considered to be equivalent to a GCSE grade 4 or above.

Many professions are requiring staff to improve their maths and with unemployment increasing employers are able to specify higher qualifications in job adverts.

There are currently 3 main qualifications you may want to attempt. Functional Maths is now the main qualification for 16 year olds studying at College. Students study this alongside a vocational course, like hairdressing or plumbing. It is assessed from Entry Level 1 to Level 2. Adult Numeracy is no longer available as the Government  decided that after August 2012 it will be replaced with Functional Skills.

To study GCSE your college may insist that you have passed Level 1 or already have a Grade D/4 in GCSE from school.

You can use this website to find out how good you are at maths. When you go to college you will probably be asked to do an initial assessment to find out what level you should begin your studies at. If you urgently need a maths qualification to get into university or to apply for a job, then do some work on this website first to prepare yourself. If you do well in your initial assessment this may save you a year of study!

This site is maintained by Graham who is a lecturer at Sheffield College. You can contact me by emailing grahamATmathswithgraham.org.uk (replace the AT!). If you have interactive resources you would like me to add to this site please email me.

Privacy Policy

The website address is: http://www.mathswithgraham.org.uk. It is published by Graham Wroe in Sheffield UK.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

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What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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We may process and store personal data about your interactions using xAPI. We use the data to learn about how well the interactions are designed and how it could be adapted to improve the usability and your learning outcomes. The data is processed and stored on our platform until further notice.

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Who we share your data with

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For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Contact information
MathswithGraham can be contacted at graham@mathswithgraham.org.uk

Additional Information
This site does not generate any income. Its sole purpose is to help people with maths without charging for the service.