Based on the format of the City and Guilds functional skills, this paper is a 'speech' but can be adapted to an email, lette ror newsletter. Bench tested - it works well.

This resource is for teachers to adapt or use as is to help students understand the Great Fire. I visited the London Museum and did a project on this in Primary school and have tried to remember the activities we did and adapted them for this activity. The ‘newspaper article’ is original (my try at the language of the time) but please feel free to adapt it as you see fit. Untested, new, so I would appreciate the feedback.

Hints and tips on how to create your first CV. Easy to read, easy to follow and a great way to encourage students/adults to attempt a CV without constraints, expectation or rigid formatting. Tested and it works well with people who are nervous about their first attempt. No templates, just a ‘freehand go’ at a CV. Any age that is looking at their first CV

Short list of transferable skills to get students/learners thinking about their skills. Exercise includes thinking of other skills that make people unique and a wish list of the skills people would like to develop. Simple, easy to use. Tried and tested - works well with older learners but equally adaptable to 11-14 year olds.

Environmental Awareness exercise that can be used for a whole day of exercises or broken up over 4-8 weeks. incorporating English and research skills, this Environmental activity covers recycling, wildlife, the area we live in, food waste and weather. There are different activities including a reading and research exercise and a word search. This can used for students from year 7 to adult learners who are interested in the environment. There is no mark scheme with this resource.

Working in adult education it is really difficult to find mature looking worksheets. Learners have, in the past, expressed disdain at the worksheets from books or that I have found on the web, so as a result I have started writing my own. This is based on the C&G format to give continuity. I will be looking at the other formats (NOCN etc) in due course. It is more robust than a current sample paper and could be considered a very basic level 2 worksheet, however, I have only tested this on level 1 learners. The learning objective is to give the more mature student a subject that they may be able to engage with better than those that are currently on offer. It tests the basics of punctuation, grammar and spelling (marking is up to you!) and will give you a good idea of where the learner is in regard to close to sample paper or in need of more work. I am also looking at writing alternative questions for existing pieces which will be free to all to extend the very sparse adult education sector. You can adjust the worksheet to suit your needs even though it is a read only file.

Two for one here. Question 1 is a letter of complaint with question 2 being a letter of praise, positive and negative writing techniques can be exercised with these questions. Can be changed to email if required.

Language technique word search and research exercise to aid learning. Level 1 and 2 functional skills revision and research worksheet.

Entry level 3 writing paper. Learner is asked to write an email asking for details on a bus tour.

Fucntional skills EL3 writing paper. Can be changed to a letter, it is your choice.

EL3 - L1 maths worksheet about bus timetables. Can also be used by Employability tutors for timetable revision during Interview Technique training. The timetable is a 'Stagecoach' table used as a teaching aid only.

Nice and easy to use resource with interesting content to find punctuation. It's a good exercise to help EL3 and Level 1 learners find basic punctuation marks. Bench tested on adult learners who enjoyed the challenge. Feel free to use, distribute and amend.

Word search using homophones site, cite, sight etc

Level 2 writing task for functional skills/TEFL/ESOL This could be for more mature students due to the ‘age’ of the film! This was written for a very disengaged learner using different films to try and peak their interest. Sci-fi fans will enjoy this! Enjoy :)

Search for words that are plurals, some change, some don't!!

Another resource that can be used for adults as well as senior school and appreticeship learners. This will help with bringing information to paper, recall of details and research.

Scales plans and measurements written as a tester. Tried on adult learners with a great deal of success.

Another adult resource that has been tested and is ready for you to use. Answer sheet is provided on this one. Again this is a word document that you can adapt if you need to. Please let me know how it goes with your learners.

Friend of mine wrote this - using Golf as a means of engagement, this resource has been proving very popular.

Another resource that's more about confidence than actual teaching. Good quiz to use as a time filler as well. Target is adult learners, hence plain text and no frills!

Nice little word search for English made up of famous writers. Let me know how it goes!