S1- The courses consists of 4 blocks of work, each block consists of two Numeracy topics and two Mathematics topics. After each block of work the pupils will undertake an assessment at level 2, level 2/3 or level 3.
S2- The course consists of 3 blocks of work, each block consists of two Numeracy topics and two Mathematics topics. After each block of work the pupils will undertake an assessment at level 3, level 3/4 or level 4.
S3 -
Assessments in S3 will follow the whole school calendar. In session 23/24 there will be an assessment in December and then another assessment around March/April. These assessments will cover all of the S3 coursework covered to that point. Assessments will usually consist of a non- calculator and a calculator paper, although further details will be issued to the pupils in due course.
S4-S6
National 3- Three internal unit assessments must be passed to achieve the qualification.
National 4- Four internal unit assessments must be passed to achieve the qualification.
National 5/National 5 Applications/Higher/Advanced Higher: - Assessments will follow the whole school calendar, with the first assessment this year in September/October. This will be followed by an assessment in January and the final SQA exam in May. Any information on additional assessments will be shared with pupils in due course.
In addition to whole school assessments, pupils at N5 and above may also be required to sit unit assessments as a back-up. Revision and support for these assessments will be provided. These units are marked as pass/fail and can provide some UCAS tariff points and recognition of the work covered in class, should the pupil not achieve the result in the final exam that they are aiming for.
