Part Time Maths GCSE Foundation

Maths GCSE Foundation (09/10)

This course information relates to courses starting in September 2009.

Course code: CGMATH2A

Course category: Part-time

End Qualification: GCSE

Starting and ending month: September to June

Starting year: 2009

Days of the week: TBC

Course duration: 1 year

Time of day: Evening

Formal assessment: Formal assessment required

Course location: Pelham Campus

Course aims:
This course should enable you to achieve a GCSE in Mathematics. It should also help develop a positive attitude to the subject and an ability to solve problems, to read, write, use, apply and talk about the subject with confidence and enjoyment.
The course helps to promote an appreciation of the place of Mathematics in society, together with the patterns, relationships and interdependence of the variety of strands existent within it. The course should also enable you to acquire a firm foundation in the subject for appropriate further studies.

Course content:
On this course you will

• improve your skills in calculating with numbers, algebra, solving problems using shape, space and measure
• use calculators and computers to enhance understanding of number and geometry
• use statistics to handle and represent data
• learn to use Maths to solve real-life problems from the cost of credit cards to comparing business solutions

Facilities for students:
The college provides:

• well equipped library
• subsidised canteen
• access to Advice & Guidance and Careers Service
• use of IT

Tutors:
The Team Leader for Adult English and Maths and GCSE is Denise McGoochan. Denise is a well qualified and experienced teacher of both English and Maths. All other tutors are fully qualified and used to working with adults.

Assessment: End of year examinations.

Awarding Body: Edexcel

Entry Requirements:
Everyone assessed for suitability and advised accordingly, but likely to previously have achieved Grade D at GCSE.

Interview for entry: Interview required

Progression and links:
After successfully completing this course you can move onto various vocational courses and be in a position

Academic Centre:
CLLN - Language, Literacy and Numeracy

Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:

• Tuition Fees
• College registration
• Awarding Body registration
• Resource Fee
• Exam / Assessment Fees

Tuition fees

How much will the Tuition Fees cost?

Below are the fees for 09/10.

Home/EU students tuition fees (per year) : 275

International tuition fees (per year) : 990

If you are under 19 on 31st August 2009 you do not have to pay Tuition Fees, the College Registration, Awarding Body Registration or Exam/Assessment Fees. However, you will have to pay any Resource Fees. Under 19s entering Higher Education will have to pay full costs.
Once you know your tuition fee, please look at the 'Additional Costs'. This will tell you all the extra costs you will have to pay in order to begin or complete your course.
Additional costsPayment dueTotal
Registration Fee 26
Exam Fee 25

Total for 19 and over : 326
Total with fee remission : 51
Total for international students : 1,041