Level 2 Additional Mathematics - Teaching from 2026

Level 2 Additional Mathematics will reinforce the key mathematical skills that learners have developed by undertaking the GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award), as well as enabling learners to develop an understanding of new concepts and mathematical approaches. 

The qualification will support the five interdependent proficiencies that make up the Curriculum for Wales’ principles of progression for the Mathematics and Numeracy Area by supporting learners to: 

• develop deeper thinking, reasoning, communication, application and metacognitive skills through a mathematical approach to problem solving 
• formulate and reinforce key mathematical skills 
• develop an understanding of new concepts and mathematical approaches and the ability to apply them 
• be creative in applying mathematics to challenging problems and to novel and abstract situations 
• reason mathematically, make deductions and inferences, draw conclusions and engage with formal mathematical proof 
• develop an awareness of the holistic nature of mathematics 
• connect ideas within mathematics and between mathematics and other subjects.