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Jan 27, 2016 thank you for this, its very helpful to read. Fortunately, the scope of the qts numeracy test is much narrower than the gcse, and youre currently allowed several attempts to pass it. Jun 14, 2017 model solutions for numeracy professional skills government practice test. Free numeracy skills test pass your qts skills tests. The secret to passing the numeracy skills test is simply lots and lots of practice. Numeracy professional skills practice test 1 this is a practice test adapted from department for education practice tests which can be found on sta. Our website has been established for a number of years but we have recently updated our content to provide the most up to date information for the qts professional skills tests. Essential practice for the qualified teacher status skills tests. Numeracy skills test resources pass the qts numeracy. The most comprehensive qts skills test book available with more. Mark patmore was until recently a senior lecturer in mathematical education in the department of education at nottingham trent university. Gcse maths and numeracy skills maths are quite different especially when you factor in the difference in exam format. Jun 01, 2003 all trainee teachers working towards qualified teacher status qts must pass a computerized numeracy skills test.
This qts skills book has many practice questions for each of the four sections. Click download or read online button to get how to pass the qts numeracy and literacy skills tests book now. A national full service provision until 14 june 2020 will remain available, after this date all test centres will close for skills test. May 03, 2019 there are 4 numeracy mocks and 4 literacy mocks.
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