Heya Simon. Can I say you are absolutely amazing! I'm watching these vids to help prepare from my exam (need it for uni entrance) and your clear, calm and detailed explanations are invaluable. I got a D in maths back in the day and never really moved on. In all my other exams I got A*, A, A, B,B,B,B,B,B. I'm really hoping I pass this FS2 exam. According to the level-checker I already have L2 in numbers, it's the other sections, with shapes like circles and triangles, that I struggle with.
Somehow, and I don’t know how, I managed to pull it out of the bag, as I passed my FS Maths 🧮 Level 2 in April 2024 (literally 2 weeks before my 40th birthday so I can say I passed it before I got old. I passed at the second attempt, after initially failing in January. This despite all the disadvantages I had to endure as regards to my visual impairment which consequently meant I need larger font resources and a in-class scribe (to do my reading & writing for me), as well as emotional issues surrounding Maths as well. After initially failing, I was permitted to do my exam during the Easter holidays and I think having the quieter environment helped me (as well as being able to take breaks and the extra-time I was given) but I eventually passed and my certificate now takes pride of place alongside my GCSE English Grade C I attained in school. I know Level 2 is equivalent to a GCSE Grade C, but I may consider doing the actually GCSE in the future if I feel I can do it. Videos like this and Math With Mr J also helped as, due to vision loss, in more a visual learner and her more from watching videos rather reading text, which can be a challenge for me.
2 and 2/8 would be fine. I just try to encourage good habits, particularly for people who are looking to take their maths further such as GCSE, A level, etc. Also, working with fractions in their simplest form helps make calculations simpler and can highlight potential mistakes.
Hello Simon I have followed your teaching vidoesfor along time and have recommended them to friends learning maths and find them very helpful, thank you for your support. My question is on calculator paper no 3 I did 175x4=700 700÷6=116.60 b)116.60×6=700 is that collect?
Thanks for your comments and recommendations. The only change I would make to your answer is 116.66 (or 116.67) instead of 116.60. Because we're working with money we should always round to 2 decimal places. You'll also note that when you do 116.60 x 6 you get £699.60, so 40p away from £700. With 116.66 (or .67) you still won't get the exact answer but it's as close as you can be.
It really depends on how much time and work you're able to put in. I would suggest you wait until you're getting at least 50% - 60% in the practice papers under exam conditions. As you're still a little way off you probably want to identify your weaker areas to concentrate on first, possibly even going over some Level 1 material to get yourself comfortable with that before moving on.
You might need level 2 but find the right level for you to start, you might even want to look at entry level 3 to ensure you've got the basics and then you can build from there.
Hi, unfortunately paper 5 isn't publicly available yet. But as soon as it is I'll upload it. Note that there are a few other past and practice papers too. You can find them all in the Pearson/Edexcel L2 playlist.
@@SimonHTT hi Simon. I have been practicing on other papers. Needed practise paper 5. My exam in two weeks. Will really appreciate if you can find practise paper 5 and teach us the methods. Really appreciate your hard work . Thankyou stay blessed.
@@zahidaghani8064 Hi, thanks for your comments. I only post videos if the exam board has made the paper available to everyone. Pearson made past papers 1 - 4 available just before Christmas so unlikely they'll do paper 5 in the next couple of weeks. But you can use other exam boards as well, City & Guilds is probably the next closest. Best of luck.
My mistake, not the C&G website, use this link and click on 'EXPAND ALL' qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-functional-skills/maths-2019.coursematerials.html#filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Category%2FExam-materials&filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Document-Type%2FPast-paper&filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Level%2FLevel-2
@@debbielane9778 The easiest way to find them is by going to the home screen, try clicking on Simon HTT to do that. Then you should have options at the top, Home, Videos, Playlists,... If you subscribe it should make it even easier. Choose playlists and then find the one that says Pearson/Edexcel L2. Let me know if you can't find it. ...and you didn't know how to do something so you asked somebody, nothing stupid about that! 😀
@@SimonHTT got it thank you, almost 50 years old, I thought the math would be the difficult part, turns out it's the IT haha. I love your videos, they really help me gain more of an understanding of my weak areas and help me to work on them
Heya Simon. Can I say you are absolutely amazing! I'm watching these vids to help prepare from my exam (need it for uni entrance) and your clear, calm and detailed explanations are invaluable. I got a D in maths back in the day and never really moved on. In all my other exams I got A*, A, A, B,B,B,B,B,B. I'm really hoping I pass this FS2 exam. According to the level-checker I already have L2 in numbers, it's the other sections, with shapes like circles and triangles, that I struggle with.
I got my exams on the 9th of Feb. Your videos have been a Ray of 🌞
How was your exam
@artsbyshah2356 not good. The questions were completely different to practice ones and more difficult
@@mubina9197how did you get on? Did you have the one with the 105 iron girders on?
@@David-vn4qu sadly, it didn't go as I expected.
Somehow, and I don’t know how, I managed to pull it out of the bag, as I passed my FS Maths 🧮 Level 2 in April 2024 (literally 2 weeks before my 40th birthday so I can say I passed it before I got old. I passed at the second attempt, after initially failing in January.
This despite all the disadvantages I had to endure as regards to my visual impairment which consequently meant I need larger font resources and a in-class scribe (to do my reading & writing for me), as well as emotional issues surrounding Maths as well.
After initially failing, I was permitted to do my exam during the Easter holidays and I think having the quieter environment helped me (as well as being able to take breaks and the extra-time I was given) but I eventually passed and my certificate now takes pride of place alongside my GCSE English Grade C I attained in school. I know Level 2 is equivalent to a GCSE Grade C, but I may consider doing the actually GCSE in the future if I feel I can do it. Videos like this and Math With Mr J also helped as, due to vision loss, in more a visual learner and her more from watching videos rather reading text, which can be a challenge for me.
Thank you for helping me pass my Maths functional skills 1st time with 77% pass
I have my L2 exam coming up and I found this very very helpful
I'm watching this on repeat. Thanks you
Thankk youuu, only real youtube video ive found helpful 😅 I struggle on paper 1 so this is very helpfulllll
Thank you 🙏 very helpful I will have my exam next week 😊
Thank you for your videos, I look forward to watching them.
2 and 2/8 would be fine. I just try to encourage good habits, particularly for people who are looking to take their maths further such as GCSE, A level, etc. Also, working with fractions in their simplest form helps make calculations simpler and can highlight potential mistakes.
Thank you
Watching your videos like crazy I have my exam on Tuesday 😮
Best of luck!
Thanks a lot for the information I hope I could pass my exam on 14th of April.
Best of luck for next month!
Hello Simon I have followed your teaching vidoesfor along time and have recommended them to friends learning maths and find them very helpful, thank you for your support. My question is on calculator paper no 3 I did 175x4=700
700÷6=116.60
b)116.60×6=700 is that collect?
Thanks for your comments and recommendations.
The only change I would make to your answer is 116.66 (or 116.67) instead of 116.60. Because we're working with money we should always round to 2 decimal places. You'll also note that when you do 116.60 x 6 you get £699.60, so 40p away from £700. With 116.66 (or .67) you still won't get the exact answer but it's as close as you can be.
Excellent work sir
Thank you very much 😊
Thanks
Thank you ☺️
why did you simplify question 10 when it didn't ask you to and would the answer 2 and 2/8 be acceptable?
I failed my functional skills maths test I got only 18 out of 60 how long do you think I need to take before resitting?
It really depends on how much time and work you're able to put in. I would suggest you wait until you're getting at least 50% - 60% in the practice papers under exam conditions. As you're still a little way off you probably want to identify your weaker areas to concentrate on first, possibly even going over some Level 1 material to get yourself comfortable with that before moving on.
Well done 👏👏👏👏
Question 10.(b) it's two and a half where did you get two and a quarter
It's a check. The point of it is to confirm that you get back to something close to what you started with, not testing for accuracy.
@@SimonHTT thank you for the explanation
This looks hard especially for someone like me who struggles at maths, I can’t even pass level 1, how I’m I going to pass level 2
You might need level 2 but find the right level for you to start, you might even want to look at entry level 3 to ensure you've got the basics and then you can build from there.
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I got my exam tomorrow wish me luck
I might be late wishing you luck, in which case, I hope it went well!
@@SimonHTT Thank you
I find your videos so helpful but I’ve got the say the amount of ads is wild and very distracting 😬
Sorry about the ads, I've tried to make sure the most obtrusive ones don't appear. Hope they don't put you off continuing to watch.
Hi Simon I’m looking for level2 set paper 5? Have you done revision on that paper? Been looking for it😢
Hi, unfortunately paper 5 isn't publicly available yet. But as soon as it is I'll upload it. Note that there are a few other past and practice papers too. You can find them all in the Pearson/Edexcel L2 playlist.
@@SimonHTT hi Simon. I have been practicing on other papers. Needed practise paper 5. My exam in two weeks. Will really appreciate if you can find practise paper 5 and teach us the methods. Really appreciate your hard work . Thankyou stay blessed.
@@zahidaghani8064 Hi, thanks for your comments. I only post videos if the exam board has made the paper available to everyone. Pearson made past papers 1 - 4 available just before Christmas so unlikely they'll do paper 5 in the next couple of weeks. But you can use other exam boards as well, City & Guilds is probably the next closest.
Best of luck.
@@SimonHTT Thankyou Simon .
Hi, thank you so much for this helpful channel, and can you please put work for past paper 2
Level 2 section B reference PMAT2/C02
I hope to have it recorded this week. Make sure you subscribe and have notifications turned on, then you'll get an alert when it's live
@@SimonHTT thank you for your replay , but can you please put it by tomorrow,
@@yumyumcuisine8789 Unfortunately I have other work to do first, however you can access the paper itself from the C&G website.
@@SimonHTT I can’t find it , anyway thank you for your replay
My mistake, not the C&G website, use this link and click on 'EXPAND ALL' qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-functional-skills/maths-2019.coursematerials.html#filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Category%2FExam-materials&filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Document-Type%2FPast-paper&filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Level%2FLevel-2
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My exams coming up soon
Best of luck!
Do you have a walk through for PMAT2/C02 Section B please
Yes, just look in the L2 Pearson playlist of this channel. It's after the non-calculator section. Paper 3 is there as well.
@@SimonHTT thank you
@@SimonHTT I think I must be a bit stupid, where are the playlists?
@@debbielane9778 The easiest way to find them is by going to the home screen, try clicking on Simon HTT to do that. Then you should have options at the top, Home, Videos, Playlists,...
If you subscribe it should make it even easier. Choose playlists and then find the one that says Pearson/Edexcel L2.
Let me know if you can't find it.
...and you didn't know how to do something so you asked somebody, nothing stupid about that! 😀
@@SimonHTT got it thank you, almost 50 years old, I thought the math would be the difficult part, turns out it's the IT haha. I love your videos, they really help me gain more of an understanding of my weak areas and help me to work on them
Wow thank you! I thought because is 6 marks that mean is hard!
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every 30 secs there’s 2 ads to watch!!!! which is irritating
Thank you