Find my level
Choose your pathway and we'll help find a suitable starting point.
Start with the route that matches your course or stage. Readiness checks are a guide to strengths, gaps and next practice, not a formal assessment judgement.
Primary & Early Learning
Use the Primary Starting Point Check to find a sensible starting place across Early, First, Second and Third Level readiness.
Available with Premium Teacher access or through your class or school.
- Primary Starting Point Check
- CfE level progression support
- Recommended next practice
Supported Pathways
National 1 Number Skills and National 2 Lifeskills Mathematics use supported, practical tasks. National 1 is a group of standalone units, not a formal course result.
- National 1 Number Skills units
- National 2 Lifeskills Mathematics
- A supported starting point, not a qualification judgement
Applications of Mathematics
National 3 Applications sits between National 2 Lifeskills Mathematics and National 4 Applications. Use course practice to build evidence; the site does not award or certify the qualification.
- National 3: three mandatory units
- National 4 Applications progression
- Readiness guidance, not a qualification judgement
National 5 Mathematics
Use a pupil-facing readiness check to review National 5 Mathematics foundations before moving into topic practice or mixed revision.
- National 5 Maths Readiness Check
- Algebra, number, geometry and skills evidence
- Targeted practice route
Higher Mathematics
Check Higher Mathematics readiness evidence before choosing focused Higher practice.
- Higher Maths Readiness Check
- Core algebra and functions readiness
- Suggested next practice