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Numeracy Ready Comparison

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June 11, 2017

How to Book a Numeracy Skills Tutor

Many people looking to take the professional numeracy skills test are sometimes a little apprehensive when it comes to revising for the test, especially if they have had little Maths experience since GCSE. Understandably many people therefore look to book a QTS Maths Tutor. Knowing where to find the best help can be tricky which […]

June 9, 2017

Numeracy Skills Test Tuition

Many people find the professional numeracy skills test quite daunting . Some have compared it to the driving theory test but harder, more stressful and much more Maths which puts many people off. It is quite a nerve racking experience having to enter the testing centre and take this test which will ultimately determine whether […]

June 7, 2017

Numeracy Skills Test Books

We often get asked about numeracy skills test books and how useful they are and would we recommend any. Well numeracy skills test books can be useful but they have their limitations. We all know that the professional numeracy skills test is actually sat on computers with online interactive submission of answers and qts maths […]

June 4, 2017

QTS Numeracy Skills Test

The QTS numeracy Skills Test is an exam that all prospective teachers must pass, along with the literacy skills test, in order to become a full qualified teacher. The QTS maths test contain a wide variety of topics from shapes and area to currency conversion and box plots. Many people struggle with the mental arithmetic […]

June 2, 2017

Mental Arithmetic Practice Questions

The Mental Arithmetic section of the numeracy skills test is something we have covered a number of times in the QTS Maths Tutor blogs as it is something that our students speak to us about on a regular basis. At QTS Maths Tutor we are always looking to improve our service and respond to our […]

June 1, 2017

Who are Learndirect?

Learndirect are the examining body and qualification provider selected by the department for education, to carry out the numeracy skills test assessments. Learndirect help to design the professional numeracy skills test content haven been given a specification by the government. They store all of the numeracy skills test questions in a question bank which is […]

May 31, 2017

How to Book your Numeracy Skills Test

The professional numeracy skills test which you have to pass in order to achieve qualified teacher status is a condition set by the Department for Education but they themselves do not carry out the tests but instead employ a third party to do so. The third party that is responsible for all of the numeracy […]

The Skills Tests

At QTS Maths Tutor we focus solely on the professional numeracy skills test as this is our area of expertise; however, prospective teachers have to also pass the literacy skills test. The literacy skills test is split into four sections which test punctuation, spelling, grammar and comprehension. The test is marked out of 41 or […]

May 29, 2017

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