{"id":901,"date":"2024-03-02T19:48:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T19:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/?page_id=901"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:07:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:07:43","slug":"mathematics-n4-n5-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/curriculum\/maths-and-numeracy\/mathematics-n4-n5\/mathematics-n4-n5-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics N4\/N5"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1-800x1131.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/public\/brechinhighschool\/uploads\/sites\/2628\/2024\/03\/02194734\/Maths-1.jpg 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h1>Mathematics: N4\/N5<\/h1>\r\n<p><strong>Recommended Entry Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>N4 Mathematics &#8211; Working within Level 3 of the BGE<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>N5 Mathematics &#8211; We would normally expect N5 candidates to have completed N4 Maths and the N5 Numeracy module in S3.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"h.p_Btba4bPSU9Jd\"><strong>Course Content:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"h.p_JIHxsgPHFFck\">Using mathematics enables us to model real-life situations and make connections and informed predictions. It equips us with the skills we need to interpret and analyse information, simplify and solve problems, assess risk and make informed decisions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"h.p_P_2INURcVzc8\">The following mathematical skills are covered:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Numerical Skills<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Algebraic Skills<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Geometric Skills<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Trigonometric Skills<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Statistical Skills<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"h.p_ocJKYAmMFS3R\"><strong>Assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>National 4 courses are internally assessed within schools.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Candidates must complete the three unit assessments for the course and an \u2018Added value unit\u2019 which assesses material covered from across the entire course.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>National 5 courses are 100% externally assessed by formal exam.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Candidates must complete two external examinations set by the SQA.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Paper 1 &#8211; Non calculator<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Paper 2 &#8211; Calculator<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p id=\"h.p__dhld3fMFfGi\"><strong>Progression Pathway:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>National 5 Applications of Mathematics<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Higher Mathematics<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Higher Application of Mathematics<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Advanced Higher Mathematics<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7553,"featured_media":0,"parent":894,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-901","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7553"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1725,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/901\/revisions\/1725"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/an\/brechinhighschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}