Maths and English

millwalll

Hi all my Maths and my English are not that good so need to improve a bit are there any website that can help ?

pavlovs_dog

what level of education have you received (eg GCSEs? a levels? uni?) and what standard do you want your maths to reach? or do you just generally want to improve your numeracy?

with regards to english, the best wayto improve is to read as much as you can - its amazing the difference this makes. start off with kids books if you have to, and work your way up from there

pjb007

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize may help.

Also look at the overnight listings for BBC Two I recorded GCSE Bitesize when doing my GCSEs.

margaretclare

Hello

I don't know how old you are, but if you ask at your local Community College there are courses that will help.

I'm 71 with terrible maths, it's those ads where you have a gremlin whispering in your ear - seen them? Anyway, I did the national Numeracy Level 1 and Level 2 a couple of years ago and I'm just taking Maths GCSE. People at the college I go to are doing English as well.

Have a look at this - it's about Skills for Life: adult literacy and numeracy.

http://catalogue.learndirect.co.uk/qualifications/details/547710/

Good luck!

Margaret

millwalll

well gcse Maths and English I am ok at Maths just want really refresh my memory how to do a few things.

And English i just need a better understanding of when to use common full stop so on and I have gotten into a bad habit of not using them.

Nenen

It sounds as if your skills are just a bit rusty and you need a refresher with some confidence building. I used to teach Adult Literacy and often taught adults with your background... although you would be considered very advanced and would (hopefully) be swiftly helped to build your confidence/expertise and go onto a more advanced course, e.g. GCSEs. Adult Literacy classes are usually free (or were when I taught them about 15 years ago). Your local library can give you details of classes in your area.


For online resources you might like to try these:

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/
http://www.skillsworkshop.org/

Good luck

Oldernotwiser

There are new City & Guilds qualifications available in Literacy and Numeracy, with level 2 being equivalent to GCSE grade C. You can contact your nearest Learndirect centre for more information. These are studied independently and flexibly in a Learndirect Centre, with tutorial support. At present these courses are free and will enable you to brush up the skills you already have as well as developing new ones.
Good luck.

pinkshoes

A quick rule for using commas is to read what you've written out loud, and when you pause (or breath), stick a comma in!

Mrs_Money

Hi Millwalll
(and everyone else), I teach English and Maths to further ed students (anything from 16 upwards) and we use bbc.co.uk/skillswise
- has all the info you need, plus games, quizzes etc to test yourself - a great resource!

Meatballs

pinkshoes wrote: »

A quick rule for using commas is to read what you've written out loud, and when you pause (or breath), stick a comma in!

A quick rule for using commas is to read what you've written out loud, and when you pause, or breath, stick a comma in!

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ka7e

Meatballs wrote: »

A quick rule for using commas is to read what you've written out loud, and when you pause, or breath, stick a comma in!

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A quick rule for using commas is to read what you've written out loud, and when you pause, or breathe, stick a comma in!
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A quick rule for using commas is to read what you've written out loud, and when you pause, or take a breath, stick a comma in!