Resource contains six Functional Skills proofreading activites for L1 and L2. I tend to use these at the start of the class. I give the learners a short time frame and see who can spot the most errors in the time given. We then read through the text as a group agreeing on the corrections. They could also be used as individual work and learners could rewrite the texts correcting them as they go.

A set of 30 writing ideas for Functional Skills English set at Level 1 and 2. Each idea is available as part of a presentation for use on a whiteboard or as a set of cards. Students can pick an idea from the pack of cards as an exam revision activity or as extension work.

A series of 10 SPAG focused worksheets used to support Entry Three Functional Skills students. Topics include: Full stops, capital letters and commas Homophones and spelling Verbs, adverbs, nouns and adjectives Proofreading

6 writing tasks for Entry Three practice. Written in the style of the exams, the pack includes a planning space and space for for first and final drafts.

A set of resources to support students to prepare for the Functional Skills writing exam. This resource includes: x2 SPAG related worksheets x 2 layout/presentation features worksheets x6 example writing tasks (email, letter, speech, leaflet, review and article)

A presentation and worksheet to help prepare students for the L1/2 Functional Skills reading exam. These activities support the C&G exam but could be used across any board. The presentation includes top tips (based on examiner's reports) and small tasks. This could be used before the students complete a mock exam as a recap activity

Resource pack includes: A cut and paste activity creating a sample letter frame for the students to work from. A letter writing task, written in the style of an E3 exam.

I've used this as a consolidation activity with small groups who needed literacy support. Students take it in turns to pick a card and answer the question. They can write down the answers or just speak them aloud. They move around the board as they score more points. If they don't know an answer the person to their right can steal the point. Included in this resource is: A game board (to laminate) Question cards An answer sheet for students who would like to write their answer down What you'll need: Dictionaries/thesauruses Counters (I've used pieces from other board games in the past) A small prize for the winner!

A presentation focussing on article writing for Functional Skills including: Starter activity Presentation and language feature activities Language feature worksheet A writing task

This resource pack includes: x2 reading activities. Students must read an article and blog post on the subject of Christmas and answer the comprehension questions A Christmas themsed speaking and listening task A Christmas themed blog post writing task

I created this resource to help my students understand what they were being asked in Pearson's Functional Skills L2 reading exam. The pack concentrates on questions 2, 7, 8 and 10. This resource covers: meaning and context, language and presentation, identifying key points and comparing texts using quotes. Although it is structured to support the Pearson exam, it could be used to revise for FS L2 reading for any exam board.

This is a quick Bingo starter activity. There are 10 bingo cards included. The teacher reads a clue (using the ones provided or make them up yourself) and the students tick them off as they identify the term from the definition. By changing the clues, these can be used multiple times to reinforce common literary terms.

Three resources to support study of the first chapters of Jane Eyre, including: Demonstration slides - to promote discussion of the comprehension questions 3 sets of comprehension questions (Chapter 1,2 and 4) 3 tasks - a diary descriptive writing task, a Gothic novel quote hunt and a letter writing task focusing on emotive language Mind map worksheet to support the Gothic quote finding task

I have used this resource to introduce Paper 2 (Q2&3) to my adult learners who are taking their GCSE in one year. it focuses closely on the content of the exam. This resource contains: A presentation on Q2 and Q3 Exam style questions and supporting worksheets You will need to download http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87002-RSB.PDF free from the AQA site to find the supporting extracts (page 22)

A set of 30 group discussion ideas. Many of these are controversial and as such, will need clear ground rules before the discussion starts. Students could be given the note sheet before they start to help formulate their ideas. These topics could be used to stimulate report writing tasks also.

I developed this resource to support my post 16 adult class to analyse and evaluate language and structure. It recaps Q2 (language) and Q3 (structure) and introduces Q4 (evaluation). The resource includes: A presentation introducing the key features of each question with small embedded tasks A starter task - recapping the previous week's learning of Q2 and Q3 x2 worksheets to support language and structure analysis 4 exam style questions (Q1-4) with tips To use this resource, you will also need to download 'Lullaby' by Elizabeth Berridge. This is available for free on AQA's website: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF

A Functional Skills E3 reading and writing assessment in the style of the exam. Includes: A reading task with comprehension questions. (1 question requires a dictionary, 2 questions involve some Maths) Two writing tasks based on the reading - an email and a review.

This resource includes: A presentation to structure the lesson A starter activity - students must re-order a short email (Focus on structure) A proofreading activity (Focus on SPAG) An email writing activity with prompts to support language, layout and planning.

A presentation to support students to analyse language and structure using the 'Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha' extract supplied by AQA http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF This resource includes: A language starter activity x 2 supporting worksheets x 2 exam style questions

This presentation supports students to analyse the language features of a text. It has been made to support paper one, question two of the GCSE English Language paper (AQA). To use this resource, you will also need to download Susan Hill's 'I'm the King of the Castle' sample text from the AQA website: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-87001-RSB.PDF The PPT can be used to guide a group through: Identifying genre Settings, ideas, themes and events Identifying and explaining language features It also includes a 5 minute language starter and an exam style question.