Numeracy Skills Test Revision Materials

The question, how to pass the numeracy skills test, is one that many prospective teachers ask. There are many different types of revision materials for the numeracy skills test and sorts of practice questions that can help you pass the numeracy skills test but you have to be smart about the resources you use as some are poor value for money and others don’t work as well. The following is a list that QTS Maths Tutor has compiled of what we think the best numeracy skills revision resources are:

1. The numeracy skills government practise tests are always a good place to start as these 4 tests will give you a good indication of how much more revision you need to do. Be careful though, many prospective teachers sit these tests and use no other materials and after repeating them 2 or 3 times you start answering the questions from memory instead of actually working them out and this leads to a false impression of what marks are being achieved. The government tests are a great starting point but often don’t provide enough practise for many students. To gain access to the government numeracy skills practice tests visit http://sta.education.gov.uk/professional-skills-tests/numeracy-skills-tests#PT72
2. Additional numeracy skills practice tests are the next obvious place to go to. There are a number of test providers and numeracy skills practice books out there but we think the best solution has to be more practise tests that closely match the actual exam. You wouldn’t practise tennis if you were going to play table tennis, so simply practising maths questions in a different format to the professional numeracy skills test may not be that effective. QTS Maths Tutor is the only numeracy skills test provider that offer practice tests in a similar format to the professional exam. Our test have interactive online submission and can be sat like the real test. Our numeracy skills tests also have additional features such as the 25% extra time that some students are entitled to.
3. Additional revision materials such as repetitive practice questions that enable you to practice the same question type over and over again until you get it. The QTS Maths Tutor revision tests are split up by topic so that you can practise your weaker areas and be confident that when a similar question appears in your professional numeracy skills test you will know exactly what to do.
4. The final revision resource that we think is useful is numeracy skills test model solutions. Being able to see the step by step how a problem is solved is invaluable. QTS Maths Tutor provides model solutions to all of the questions in our free practice test.

If you think there are other useful ways to revise for the professional numeracy skills test then QTS Maths Tutor would love to hear your suggestions. We are fully committed to making QTS Maths Tutor the most comprehensive numeracy skills test revision and tuition service in England and all feedback helps. Contact us and leave a suggestion of what you would find useful whilst preparing for your numeracy skills exam.

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