Withdrawal of Functional Skills

Our Functional Skills English and Functional Skills Mathematics qualifications will be coming to an end. The last cohort for first teaching will be September 2024. Find out more about the alternative options for your learners.

2.0 Specification at a glance

Subject content

  1. Use of number and the number system
  2. Use of measures, shape and space
  3. Handling information and data

Assessments

AQA Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics are linear. Learners must sit both papers in the same series. For both levels, 25% of the total marks are allocated to the assessment of underpinning skills and 75% of the total marks are allocated to the assessment of problem solving.

Paper 1: Non-calculator

What's assessed

All subject content for the level

How it's assessed

  • Written exam: 30 minutes
  • Paper based
  • 20 marks
  • 25% of the AQA Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics
  • Set and marked by AQA

Questions

Section A: Underpinning Skills

A mix of multiple choice and short response questions

Section B: Problem solving

Short response questions

Paper 2: Calculator

What's assessed

All subject content for the level

How it's assessed

  • Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Paper based
  • 60 marks
  • 75% of the AQA Level 1 and 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics
  • Set and marked by AQA

Questions

Section A: Underpinning Skills

A mix of multiple choice and short response questions

Section B: Problem solving

Short response questions