Written Knowledge and Applied Mathematics Tasks
Complete written tasks across both units. Show your calculations and explain your methods. Evidence may include comparisons, worked examples, graphs and tables.
About This Qualification
The Level 3 Award in Mathematics for Numeracy Teaching builds your ability to use maths in real situations. Learn how to find useful information, choose a method and explain your answer.
Explore maths in academic subjects and daily life. Work through problems with several steps, look for patterns and test assumptions. Consider how accurate an answer needs to be.
This online mathematics for numeracy teaching course helps you explain your reasoning. If you support learners, you need to show why a method works, spot errors and explain whether an answer makes sense.
Focus Awards awards this regulated qualification. HHF Training provides learning resources, assessment tasks, tutor guidance and internal quality checks as an approved centre.
Who Is This Course For?
This online Level 3 maths teaching qualification may be suitable for:
Teaching assistants and learning-support staff who work with mathematics or numeracy learners.
Tutors preparing to support Functional Skills Mathematics or other adult numeracy programmes.
Aspiring teachers who need to strengthen their Level 3 mathematics subject knowledge before further teacher training.
Existing teachers, trainers or assessors who want structured professional development in applied mathematics.
People working in community learning, employability, apprenticeships or vocational education where numeracy support forms part of their role.
Learners who want a recognised Level 3 maths qualification for teachers and education-support professionals, subject to the entry requirements of any later programme or employer.
Please check your intended progression route
If you require this qualification for entry to a particular teaching programme, employer or professional-status route, confirm that organisation's current entry requirements before enrolling. Requirements are set by the receiving organisation and can change.
What You Will Learn
Build your skills in using and explaining maths:
Use mathematical models to represent a situation and help make decisions.
Find useful maths information and problems in study and daily life.
Choose suitable maths methods, tools and ways to show results.
Compare methods to see which works best.
Find and explore linear and non-linear patterns.
Change values and assumptions to see what happens.
Use logical steps to solve maths problems.
Check how rounding, estimates and accuracy affect an answer.
Show results using calculations, tables, graphs, charts and written explanations.
Explain your method and findings so others can follow your reasoning.
Qualification Structure
Complete the two units in HHF Training’s approved 12-credit route. The table lists the official unit titles, references and learning hours.
Unit 1: Using Mathematics in Academic Subjects
Explore how maths is used across academic subjects. Find relevant information and choose suitable methods and tools. Compare approaches, look for patterns and solve problems with several steps.
Check whether your answer is accurate enough. Explain your method and results clearly.
Unit 2: Using Mathematics in Personal and Public Life
Use maths in everyday and public situations. Examples may include household finance, budgets, shopping, travel, health information, public data, measures, percentages and tax.
Choose a method and explain why it fits. Interpret the result, test assumptions and present your conclusions.
Entry Requirements
Focus Awards sets no formal prior qualification requirements for this course. HHF expects you to have enough English, digital and maths skills for Level 3 study.
You need to manage written tasks, calculations with several steps, online learning and portfolio preparation.
You will need reliable internet access and a suitable device for the online learning platform and virtual support.
You should be able to create and upload written documents, presentation materials and supporting evidence.
You must provide valid identification and meet HHF Training's registration and authenticity requirements.
Learners must normally be aged 16 or above.
HHF Training will provide the assessment instructions applicable to the course. All submitted evidence must be the learner’s own work and must meet the stated assessment criteria.
How You Will Be Assessed
Build a portfolio that shows you can use maths and explain your reasoning at Level 3. Your work must meet each relevant assessment criterion. Assessment uses evidence rather than one final traditional written exam.
Recorded Presentation and Supporting Materials
You may need to give a recorded presentation using maths in an academic, personal or public setting. Keep slides, handouts, calculations and other supporting work. Follow the brief for any audience or question-and-answer evidence.
Observation or Witness Verification
Where needed, an assessor may review a live or recorded activity. An approved workplace witness may provide evidence using HHF forms. Their account must be detailed and authentic, with evidence of their relevant role and skills.
Reflective Account
You may need to review your own activity. Explain the maths you used, how clearly you communicated, any challenges and what you would improve. Support the account with portfolio evidence.
Assessment integrity
Submit your own work and acknowledge your sources. Show each step of your calculations so your assessor can follow them.
HHF may ask questions, request more evidence or discuss your work to confirm your understanding and authorship.
How Online Learning Works
Use HHF Training’s online platform to access lessons, explanations, worked examples, practice tasks and assessment guidance. Study without attending scheduled classroom sessions.
Study flexibly around work, family and other commitments.
Work through the learning content in a logical sequence before attempting assessments.
Use worked examples and guided practice to build confidence with Level 3 methods.
Upload portfolio evidence securely through the learning platform.
Receive assessor feedback and make further submissions where work does not yet meet the required standard.
Flexible learning does not mean unsupported learning. You remain responsible for maintaining progress, responding to feedback and submitting evidence within the period agreed for your enrolment.
Expert Tutor and Assessor Support
Tutors help you understand maths and use it in relevant situations. Assessors explain the tasks and give feedback against the criteria.
Guidance on navigating the online course and planning your studies.
Clarification of mathematical concepts, methods and terminology.
Support with interpreting assignment requirements and command verbs.
Constructive assessment feedback identifying what has been achieved and what needs further development.
Online tutorial support where additional explanation is reasonably required.
Certification and Recognition
Meet all assessment criteria, registration requirements and quality checks to earn the Focus Awards Level 3 Award in Mathematics for Numeracy Teaching (RQF).
The qualification number is 601/7798/6. Focus Awards is an Ofqual-recognised awarding organisation. This Level 3 numeracy qualification is listed on the Regulated Qualifications Framework.
What this qualification does not do
This course develops Level 3 maths subject knowledge. It does not give QTS, QTLS, a teaching licence or a full teacher-training qualification.
It does not replace GCSE Maths or Functional Skills Maths where an organisation specifically requires one of those awards.
Awarding Organisation
Qualification Number 601/7798/6
Verify this regulated qualification on the official Ofqual Register.
Career Relevance
The Level 3 Award in Mathematics for Numeracy Teaching builds subject knowledge for education and numeracy support roles. Suitable work depends on your other qualifications, experience and the employer’s requirements. Settings may include:
Learning support and teaching-assistant roles involving mathematics or numeracy.
Employability, apprenticeship or vocational-learning provision.
Functional Skills Mathematics support under appropriate organisational arrangements.
Preparation for further teacher education or subject-specialist development.
Adult and community learning support.
Completion does not guarantee employment or appointment to a teaching role. Employers determine the combination of teaching qualifications, occupational competence, safeguarding checks and experience required for each post.
Progression Routes
After completing this maths subject knowledge qualification, you may consider further learning such as:
Focus Awards Level 3 Award in English for Literacy and Language Teaching (RQF).
Level 3 Award in Education and Training, where appropriate to your role and goals.
Relevant supporting teaching and learning qualifications.
Further education teacher-training qualifications, subject to their current entry requirements.
Functional Skills Mathematics qualifications where these are specifically required for employment or progression.
Always check the current entry requirements, placement requirements and recognition rules of the programme or organisation to which you intend to progress.
Why Choose HHF Training?
Study an online Level 3 maths teaching qualification with resources, tutor guidance and assessment feedback. Plan learning around your work and other commitments.
Flexible Online Learning
Access materials online and plan study around work and other commitments.
Specialist Mathematical Guidance
Use clear explanations, real situations and Level 3 worked examples to build understanding.
Clear Assessment Preparation
Get guidance for written tasks, presentations, observation, witness evidence and reflection.
Constructive Feedback
Use feedback to see which criteria you have met and what further evidence is needed.
Recognised Awarding Organisation
Earn a regulated Focus Awards qualification when you meet all assessment requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a regulated qualification that builds maths subject knowledge. Learn how to use, analyse and explain maths in academic subjects and daily life. These skills can help with numeracy teaching and learner support.
No. The course may help people who support Functional Skills maths learners. It does not replace Functional Skills or GCSE Maths where an organisation specifically requires one of those qualifications.
Yes. Learning and portfolio preparation take place online. Follow the assessment brief for any presentation, observation or witness evidence.
A teaching job is not automatically required for the knowledge tasks. You must still be able to produce all evidence required by HHF, including any presentation or practical activity.
Build a portfolio. It may include written maths tasks, calculations, supporting documents, a recorded presentation, observation or witness evidence, and reflection. Follow the assessment brief.
The course uses evidence matched to the assessment criteria. It does not use one final traditional written exam.
No. It builds Level 3 maths subject knowledge. It does not give QTS, QTLS or a teaching licence. Employers may require further qualifications, experience and checks.
It may help develop your maths knowledge before teacher training. The receiving provider decides whether it meets its entry requirements. Check with that provider before enrolling.
The qualification has 120 hours of Total Qualification Time. Your completion date depends on your starting skills, study time, assessment progress and enrolment arrangements.
You receive learning materials, tutor guidance, assessment instructions and feedback. Extra online support may be arranged where further explanation is reasonably needed.
Yes. Contact HHF Training before enrolling if you need help choosing the subject, level or type of qualification.