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Senior Phase

BGE · S1

S1 Mathematics – Level 2

Securing the foundations with confidence.

  • CfE Second Level
  • 4 units
  • 8 practice questions
  • 6 key dates
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Overview

About this course

This course consolidates and extends the Second Level experiences and outcomes pupils met in primary school. The focus is on building fluency, confidence and positive attitudes towards mathematics, while introducing the routines and expectations of secondary study. Pupils work in supportive groups with regular low-stakes checks so that gaps are spotted and closed early.

Course structure

What your child will learn

The course is organised into 4 units. Topics are usually taught in the order shown, though teachers may adapt the sequence for their class. Select a unit to see its topics.

1 Number & Number Processes5 topics
  • Place value to millions and decimals
  • Mental and written methods for the four operations
  • Rounding and estimation
  • Negative numbers in context
  • Multiples, factors and primes
2 Fractions, Decimals & Percentages5 topics
  • Equivalent fractions and simplifying
  • Fractions of a quantity
  • Converting between FDP
  • Percentages of amounts
  • Ordering decimals
3 Shape, Position & Movement5 topics
  • Properties of 2D shapes and 3D objects
  • Angles – measuring and drawing
  • Symmetry and transformations
  • Coordinates in the first quadrant
  • Perimeter and area of rectangles
4 Information Handling & Measure5 topics
  • Reading and drawing bar graphs and pictograms
  • Mean, median, mode and range
  • Time – 12/24 hour and timetables
  • Converting metric units
  • Simple probability language

Assessment

How the course is assessed

01

Topic checks

Short 20-minute checks at the end of each block of learning.

02

Termly assessments

Three progress assessments across the session, reported to parents.

03

Numeracy fluency

Weekly five-minute numeracy starters tracked on the class dashboard.

Assessment practice

Practise for forthcoming assessments

8 questions worth 12 marks, matched to the assessments on this course. Try each question on paper first, then select it to reveal the worked solution. You can also print a blank set for revision.

Set 1 · Late October

Number Block Assessment

4 questions · 5 marks

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  1. Q1

    Write the number 3 405 217 in words.

    1 mark
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    Solution

    Three million, four hundred and five thousand, two hundred and seventeen.

  2. Q2

    Calculate 347 × 6.

    2 marks
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    Solution

    347 × 6 = 2 082.

  3. Q3

    Round 7 849 to the nearest hundred.

    1 mark
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    Solution

    7 800 (the tens digit is 4, so round down).

  4. Q4

    The temperature in Dundee was −3°C at midnight and rose by 8°C by midday. What was the temperature at midday?

    1 mark
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    Solution

    −3 + 8 = 5°C.

Set 2 · February

Fractions, Decimals & Percentages Assessment

4 questions · 7 marks

Print this set

  1. Q1

    Find ¾ of 48.

    2 marks
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    Solution

    48 ÷ 4 = 12, then 12 × 3 = 36.

  2. Q2

    Write 0.35 as a fraction in its simplest form.

    2 marks
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    Solution

    0.35 = 35/100 = 7/20.

  3. Q3

    Find 30% of £90.

    2 marks
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    Solution

    10% of £90 = £9, so 30% = £27.

  4. Q4

    Put these in order, smallest first: 0.5, 0.45, 0.505, 0.4

    1 mark
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    Solution

    0.4, 0.45, 0.5, 0.505.

Key dates

Important dates for this course

Session 2025–26. Dates marked * are indicative pending the official SQA timetable; items marked TBC will be updated as soon as they are confirmed. Select “+ cal” on any date to add it to your own calendar.

  • Prelim
  • SQA Exam
  • Parents' Evening
  • Assessment
  • Information

w/c 27 Oct 2025

Number block assessment

Assessment + cal

w/c 15 Dec 2025

Term 1 progress report issued

Information + cal

w/c 9 Feb 2026

FDP block assessment

Assessment + cal

Thu 5 Mar 2026

S1 Parents' Evening

Parents' Evening + cal

w/c 18 May 2026

End-of-year assessment

Assessment + cal

Jun 2026

Course recommendations for S2 issued

Information

Progression

Where this course leads

Most pupils move on to S2 Level 3, with some pupils continuing to consolidate at Level 2/3 in S2.

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