Functional Skills initial Assessment
A full assessment to determine which level a student is working at, with a reading and writing section. Mark scheme and grade boundaries.
Functional Skills: Review Writing
This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at how to write a review for level one and level two Functional Skills. The lesson uses the theme of TV shows to look at an example review, understand the conventions and also write an appropriate review for an exam-style assessment.
This lesson includes both reading and writing tasks and can be taught both remotely and face-to-face.
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Functional Skills - English - Fizzy Drinks
These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can be used effectively in Tutorials or English sessions .
These particular worksheets focus on reading an article based on the growing issue of fizzy drink consumption in the UK and worldwide and requires learners to demonstrate various English and ICT abilities and subtly embeds many of the Functional skills required for assessment.
Please Note: There are various spelling and grammar mistakes in the article that have been placed intentionally for the purpose of the first 2 tasks.
Answers for these tasks are included in the resource on th last page.
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Quick ViewFunctional Skills Course: 2023/2024
These are a collection of lessons designed for learners studying Functional Skills English level one or level two. The bundle has lessons on reading, writing and speaking and listening as well as a full reading assessment with answers.
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Reformed functional skills whole course!
Please note the PNG files are photos that have been used for the previews only. They are not the documents needed to use the resource, they only photos of what is included.
This bundle includes all the topics needed to teach functional skills. All topics for the reformed functional skills qualifications that are included have work books many differentiated to L1 & L2 . Lots of power points and the majority of answers are also included. This really is a bargain.
My exam board is city and guilds. But this would be useful for all exam boards.
Every work book Included is made for the reformed functional skills maths and include calculator and non calculator methods.
Place Value
Rounding and estimation
Multiply by 10,100,1000 and add and subtract including decimals.
Multiplication including decimals
Bidmas
Percentages of amounts, increase and decrease, reverse percentages and compound interest.
Fractions of amounts, simplify fractions mixed fractions, add and subtract fractions.
converting between fractions,decimals and percentages
Ratio and proportion
Averages
Probability
Graphs and charts
Area and perimeter including problems
Substitution into formula
Angles, symmetry and bearing,compass points and coordinates
Metric and imperial conversions
Scale plans, maps, nets ad elevations
L1 non calculator work book
L2 revision workbook with calculator and non calculator questions on every topic.
Please note if you do find typos the workbooks are in word so you can easily amend. I am going through and fixing them as I find them or they are reported to me.
Please see my resources (jonesk5) for the following available for free:
Division workbook
Course outline
Non calculator revision mock
time and timetables
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Quick ViewFunctional Skills - English - Film/TV Review & Showcase
These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills.
The resource can be used effectively in English/Tutorials sessions and also includes an ICT task. It is suitable for Entry Level 3/Level 1 (although lots of scopes to differentiate within the tasks and an Editable Word Doc is Available).
The resource allows the learner to review a Film/TV Show and then showcase their favourite to their group/peers
It requires learners to demonstrate various skills and subtly embeds many of the Functional skills as are necessary for assessment and is broken down into the following tasks:
Task 1 - Various Warm-up activities, including becoming familiar with the work Genre and identifying descriptive words used by critics. Using a process of elimination, learners will select a film or TV Show that they will use for the next task.
Task 2 - Take notes, plan and create a draft review for their chosen Film/ TV Show. Follow the guidance and include all the elements found in a typical review.
Task 3 - Learners can now choose between writing their final review using the template provided or upload to the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) and screenprint as evidence. Clear instructions are given for the latter.
Task 4 - Learners to produce a PPT and deliver their presentation to their group/peers. Examples have been given along with a checklist to ensure all required detail is included.
Extension Activity - Learners can complete a tick list of their favourite ‘Must See’ Films/TV shows and recommend them to friends/family to watch and then individually review.
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English Functional Skills Entry Level 2 Bundle
This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, NOCN and Open Awards). It contains age-appropriate, materials and resources to deliver the reading, writing, spelling and speaking and listening components of English Functional Skills. The bundle contains thirteen workbooks and ten PowerPoint Lessons.
The workbooks are provided in PDF format and editable PowerPoint versions to enable editing and personalisation of the resources. They can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
The editable PowerPoint lessons are ideal for introducing the various components of the Entry Level 2 Functional Skills specification and for revision purposes.
Entry Level 2 Reading Workbook
Entry Level 2 Reading PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 Writing Workbook
Entry Level 2 Writing PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 - Adjectives Workbook
Entry Level 2 Adjectives PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 Plurals PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 - Plurals Workbook
Entry Level 2 Conjunctions and Compound Sentences PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 Conjunctions and Compound Sentences Workbook
Entry Level 2 - Punctuation Workbook
Entry Level 2 - Puntuation PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 - Alphabetical Order Workbook
Entry Level 2 - Alphabetical Order PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 - Spelling Practice Workbook
Entry Level 2 - Spelling Tests Booklet
Entry Level 2 - Form Filling PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 - Form Filling Workbook
Entry Level 2 - Words Ending in -tion PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 - Words Ending in -tion Workbook
Entry Level 2 - Using a Dictionary Workbook
Entry Level 2 - Using a Dictionary PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 2 - Speaking and Listening Tasks Workbook
Entry Level 2 - Speaking and Listening PowerPoint Lesson
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Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 7 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 1.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 3 Bundle
This bundle contains 9 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover all the components of Entry Level 3.
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Quick ViewEnglish Functional Skills - Entry Level 3 - Reading
This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English qualifications (Edexcel, NCFE, City and Guilds and Open Awards). It contains an age-appropriate, 175-slide PowerPoint lesson on the Entry Level 3 reading component.
The PowerPoint will help the students to achieve these outcomes:
Read correctly words designated for Entry Level 3
Identify, understand and extract the main points and ideas in and from texts
Identify different purposes of straightforward texts
Use effective strategies to find the meaning of words
Understand organisational features and use them to locate relevant
information (e.g. contents, index, menus, tabs and links)
Many opportunities are provided in the PowerPoint for students to develop the reading skills required at Entry Level 3. It is ideal for introducing pupils to the reading component of the specification and for revision purposes.
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Entry Level 3 - Reading - 64 Page Workbook
This is an age-appropriate, 64-page workbook on the Entry Level 3 reading component. The workbook includes 16 information pages, 19 reading tasks (26 worksheets) and a progress check. It is available in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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Entry Level 3 - Reading - PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
English Entry Level 1 Bundle - 10 Workbooks -7 PowerPoint Lessons
English Entry Level 2 Bundle - 13 Workbooks - 9 PowerPoint Lessons
English Entry Level 3 Bundle -9 Workbooks - 6 PowerPoint Lessons
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Quick ViewEnglish Functional Skills Entry Level 3 Bundle
This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds and Open Awards). It contains age-appropriate, materials and resources to deliver the reading, writing, spelling and speaking and listening components of English Functional Skills. The bundle contains nine workbooks and six PowerPoint lessons.
Entry Level 3 – Reading Workbook
Entry Level 3 – Reading PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 - Writing Composition Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing Composition PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 - Writing – Alphabetical Order workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing – Alphabetical Order PowerPoint lesson
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Grammar - Subject Verb Agreement – Tenses – PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Grammar - Subject Verb Agreement Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Irregular Plurals Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Irregular Plurals PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 – Punctuation – Commas Workbook
Entry Level 3 – Punctuation – Commas – PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 – Speaking and Listening Tasks
Entry Level 3 – Speaking and Listening PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 – Spelling Tests
Entry Level 3 – Spelling Workbook
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Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 7 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 1.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 2 Resource Bundle
The bundle contains 13 workbooks and 9 PowerPoint lessons.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 3 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 9 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover all the components of Entry Level 3.
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Functional Skills Level 2 Maths Bundle
Since the introduction of Functional Skills exams as an alternative to typical GCSE, the resources for the curriculum have been scarce or vague…Until now!
With several hours of work and through the help of governmental and Pearson specifications, I have created a lesson PowerPoint containing everything that needs to be covered and understood for functional skills maths level 2 in. This has also been used for my lower and higher ability students also students also, as work is all differentiated, with learning goals and RAG differentiation put in place. RED questions are aimed at FS1, GREEN aimed at FS2. Working at an ASD school, this lesson bulk is perfect for both mainstream and SEN Special Educational Needs teaching and will carry you for up to 4 months! This also includes past exam questions and answers for the end of each subtopic from the relevant exams
Sources can be accredited and taken from a wide range of resources and websites for the mathematics curriculum. There are aspects of the slides I haven’t made myself
This lesson powerpoint includes all the content for the Functional Skills Maths level 2 syllabus of number. Functional skills from Pearson is broken down into three main topics: Number, Shapes and Measures and Data.
This powerpoint includes:
Ordering and comparing numbers
Calculating with negative numbers
Rounding and estimation
Ordering and Comparing Decimals
multiplication and division of decimals
BIDMAS
Using a calculator
Formulae
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Simplifying and Equivalent Fractions
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Multiplying Fractions
Dividing Fractions
Fractions of amount
percentage increase and decrease
Percentage change
reverse percentage
compound interes
Ratio
Direct and Inverse proportion
simple interest
Working with units
metric and imperial units
best buys
compound measures
perimeter
area
circles
surface area
volume
scale drawings
coordinates
plans and elevations
median and mode
median and mode from tables
mean
mean from tables and estimating the mean
comparing data
probability
two-way tables
calculating probability
scatter graphs
Writing a formal letter - PHOBIAS (Functional Skills English)
A fun, informative and interactive lesson on writing a letter on the topic of phobias. I have included the top ten phobias on the PowerPoint and a separate Word document. I have also included class discussion questions and a fun personality starter named ‘What Scares You The Most.’ The students love it. There is also lots of info on writing a great letter.
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Writing Booklet - Level 2 Functional Skills English
Component 3: Writing
Spelling, punctuation, and grammar
L2.20 Punctuate writing correctly using a wide range of punctuation markers (e.g., colons, commas, inverted commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks)
L2.21 Use correct grammar (e.g., subject-verb agreement, consistent use of a range of tenses, definite and indefinite articles) and modality devices (e.g., to express probability or desirability) p. 10-19
L2.22 Spell words used in work, study, and daily life, including a range of specialist words. P.19-23
Writing composition
L2.23 Communicate information, ideas, and opinions clearly, coherently, and effectively. P.24-30
L2.24 Write text of an appropriate level of detail and of appropriate length (including where this is specified) to meet the needs of purpose and audience. P31-36
L2.25 Organise writing for different purposes using appropriate format and structure (e.g., standard templates, paragraphs, bullet points, tables) P37-41
L2.26 Convey clear meaning and establish cohesion using organisational markers effectively. P42-44
L2.27 Use different language and register (e.g., persuasive techniques, supporting evidence, specialist words), suited to audience and purpose. P.44-57
L2.28 Construct complex sentences consistently and accurately, using paragraphs where appropriate
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Functional Skills English Speaking and Listening
Functional Skills Speaking and Listening PowerPoint and Question and Answer Session.
Full presentation that looks at both tasks required for speaking and listening FS Level 1/2 .
Includes non-verbal communication clip.
resource, non-verbal communication frame
marking scheme slide
full PowerPoint with examples
A great starting point lesson to help students understand the expectations of the assessments.
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Quick ViewEnglish Functional Skills - Level 1 - Reading
This resource has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills English qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards). It contains an83-page workbook and a 175-slide PowerPoint lesson on the reading component.
These resources will help pupils to achieve these outcomes:
identify and understand the main points, ideas and details in texts
compare information, ideas and opinions in texts
identify meanings in texts and distinguish between fact and opinion
recognise that language and other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences and purposes
use reference materials and appropriate strategies for a range of purposes including to find the meaning of words
understand organisational and structural features and use them to locate relevant information in a range of texts
infer from images meanings not explicit in the text
recognise vocabulary associated with specific types and purposes of texts - formal, informal, instructional, descriptive, explanatory and persuasive
read
understand a range of specialist words in context
Workbook
The workbook includes 37 information pages, 31 reading tasks (44 worksheets) and two progress checks. The workbook is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
PowerPoint Lesson
The editable PowerPoint outlines the reading skills needed at Level 1 and provides many examples. It contains links to videos on context clues, reading strategies, the purpose of texts, the main ideas of texts, presentational and organisational features of text, fact and opinion, informal and formal texts and example exam questions. It is ideal for introducing the reading component of the specification and for revision purposes.
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Quick ViewFunctional Skills English - Entry Level 1 Bundle
This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 1 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, NOCN and Open Awards). It contains age-appropriate, materials and resources to deliver the reading, writing, spelling and speaking and listening components of English Functional Skills. The bundle contains ten workbooks and seven PowerPoint lessons.
The workbooks include explanation/information pages, worksheets (with answers), progress checks and certificates of achievement. They are provided in PDF format and editable PowerPoint versions to enable personalisation of the resource. They can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
The editable PowerPoint lessons are ideal for introducing the various components of the Entry Level Functional Skills specification at each level and for revision purposes.
Click on the individual links for further details.
If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free.
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Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English Bundle
This bundle contains 13 workbooks and 10 PowerPoint lessons that cover all the components of Entry Level 2.
Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English Bundle
This bundle contains 9 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 3.
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Functional Skills: Comparing Texts
This lesson has been designed for anyone studying Functional Skills English Level One and Level Two. The lesson goes through two different texts and helps learners to understand how to use quotations to make comparisons and respond to the higher value questions on the reading exam paper.
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Functional Skills
A full lesson that will last at least an hour and a half. The lesson looks at the differences between fiction and non-fiction writing and the techniques that are used in each. The lesson goes on to guide students to write their own response to an exam style question. This is a fun and easy to use lesson that has been very helpful for my learners.
Functional Skills: Debate worksheet
This is a free resource to help people remember the key rules when having a debate or carrying out a speaking and listening assessment. The resource helps learners to plan a response linked to the theme in my lesson: Functional Skills Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening.
Functional Skills Speaking & Listening
Functional Skills Speaking & Listening PowerPoint
based on the EDI paperwork.
Functional Skills: Reading Mock
This is a free resource created for learners of Functional Skill English. The mock reading test can be used with any level of the functional skills qualification as well as a comprehension activity for GCSE students.
The resources help learners to use skimming and scanning to identify key details in two texts and works well to assess their understanding of language techniques.
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Passing Functional Skills- Level two
This is a booklet that I created to help my students to pass level two Functional Skills. It contains information about the exam and some practice exam questions.