Ascentis
Entry Level
QN: 610/0456/X
Curriculum Active
Ascentis Entry Level 3 Certificate in Mathematics (Stepping Stones to Functional Skills)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Ascentis. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 150 hours.
Qualification Level
Entry Level
Awarding Body
Ascentis
Syllabus Units
13 Units
Guided Hours
150 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Data Handling: Extracting and Interpreting Data
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to extract and interpret information
- Be able to make numerical comparisons from bar charts and pictograms
2
Data Handling: Recording and Representing Data
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to observe and record numerical information
- Be able to organise and represent information
3
Developing and Applying Addition and Subtraction Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use addition involving whole numbers with up to three digits to give totals up to 10002.
- Be able to use subtraction involving numbers of up to three digits
- Be able to use a combination of addition and subtraction calculations
4
Developing and Applying Decimal Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to read numbers with up to two decimal places
- Be able to write numbers with up to two decimal places
- Understand that the position of a digit signifies its value
- Be able to recognise and continue decimal sequences
5
Developing and Applying Fraction Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to read, write and understand common fractions such as 3/4, 2/3, 1/102.
- Be able to recognise and use equivalent fraction forms such as 5/10 = 1/2, 5/5 =
- Be able to recognise common fractions
6
Developing and Applying Number Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to recognise the written form of whole numbers up to 10002.
- Understand the value of whole numbers up to 10003.
- Be able to recognise number patterns involving whole numbers up to 10004.
- Know how to approximate by rounding (to the nearest 10 or 100 for whole numbers up to 1000)
- Know how to use numbers up to 10006.
- Be able to recognise and continue linear sequences of numbers up to 100
7
Developing and Applying Shape and Space Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify and use the properties of 2D and 3D shapes to solve practical problems using appropriate vocabulary
- Be able to use appropriate positional vocabulary to describe position and direction
8
Division of Whole Numbers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to divide two-digit whole numbers by single- and double-digit numbers
- Be able to use division of two-digit whole numbers by single- and double-digit numbers
- Be able to check answers as required
9
Measure: Capacity and Temperature
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to estimate
- measure and compare capacity
- Be able to read and measure temperature
10
Measuring and Estimating: Distance and Length
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to read and interpret distance in everyday situations
- Be able to estimate
- measure and compare lengths
11
Money: Adding and Subtracting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to add and subtract money in decimal notation
- Be able to use money in decimal notation in everyday contexts
12
Multiplication of Whole Numbers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to multiply two-digit whole numbers by single- and double-digit numbers
- Be able to multiply two-digit whole numbers by single- and double-digit numbers in everyday contexts
- Be able to check answers as required
13
Time
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to read and record time in five minute intervals using am and pm
- Be able to record common date formats
- Be able to use time in practical situations
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/0456/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Ascentis
- Qualification Type
- Other Life Skills Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2022