This is a useful lesson presentation on methods for checking calculations in Functional Skills Maths teaching and learning. It looks at reverse method and rounding or estimating.

This is a full course unit on Developing Own interpersonal Skills. Definition of Interpersonal Skills, importance of interpersonal skills in specific occupations, personal skills audit ( strengths and weakness. How to manage time and stress. The difference between aggressive, assertive and passive behaviour. How to recognise confidence in self and others. How to identify and interpret different body language.

This is a complete unit about planning a fitness programme. It involves describing the components of physical fitness, assessing own fitness levels, planning own fitness programme and setting fitness targets. It covers barriers to fitness goals and how this can be overcome. At the end it looks at assessing results of own's fitness programme.

This unit looks at what team work is and why it is important. It explores what factors can affect team work positively or negatively. Learners identify activities at school, world of work or a fun challenging activity and then identify what team work attributes would be required for that activity or challenge. Learners then actually take part in fun challenges and then self and peer assess each others skills they brought to the task or challenge Activities include balloon trolleys and building a paper tower. In doing this learners actually use reflective thinking skills that are important in life and work.

This lesson presentation includes unscrambling an email.proofreading an email, discussing the structure and layout of an email and writing an email using appropriate language.

This a lesson on the language of form filling. It looks at situations and scenarios which may require form filling, variety of types of forms, identifying form filling instructions, etiquette of form filling and designing a form.

This is functional skills lesson presentation that involves speaking and listening , reading and writing activity centred around a topical employability issue of zero hours contract. Learners gather information and discuss whether they would sign or not sign a zero hours contract. Learners are challenged to come come up with a contract that would make them a popular political candidate in an election. Learners get to draw a poster to use in campaign speech that they deliver in front of the class and everyone votes using made up ballot papers to decide which is the most attractive contract. Learners review their choices in a classroom exercise of British value of democracy.

Learners get to find out and discuss the safety of how driverless cars work. They are challenged to think about how the logistics of making this technology work safely in a practical manner in the real world will work. There are lot of opportunities for use of driverless car technology some are already in use. Learners are challenged to come up with a novel idea of what they could use driverless technology to create a business idea that they would successfully sell to Dragon's Den panelists.

The unit looks at examples of income and expenditure, identifies problems and solutions to living on a limited budget. It looks at different examples of financial transactions, where and how they take place. There is an opportunity to identify the key items of a receipt and payslip. Learners also get to look at different ways of saving money and keep a record of income and expenditure over a period of a week.

Outline why bathing and showering is part of a regular routine, give examples of situations when one may need to bath more than once in a day, give examples of advantages of using toilet products, list products chosen for their personal use, produce a price list for products used regularly, use a chart to demonstrate that they have a regular routine for changing underwear, nightwear and outer garments and state why clothes should be changed and washed regularly.

This is a complete course unit on alcohol awareness for the individual. it looks at alcohol units, reasons why people abuse alcohol, how this affects the physical mental and sexual health of people. The unit covers physical, psychological effects of abusing alcohol. It also looks at the effects of withdrawing from alcohol and the sources of help and information for people who are addicted.

It is a unit presentation on drugs with a series of lessons covering a variety of topics related to drugs.

This a speaking and listening session about the topic of homophobia in football. There is a lot of controversial questions and in appropriate language used as would be in a football match. There is a number of discussion points which culminate with students being asked to write a speech to appeal to their team supporters to stop homophobia in football.

This is a research project in which learners are guided through a research of a local sport or active leisure activity. Pupils are required to work in pairs and demonstrate how they have planned the research, managed time, how each has made contributions and worked as a team. The learners are expected to present their findings to the rest of the group or to the tutor which ever is convenient.

The is an introduction to retail unit that looks at what retail is, different retail channels, features of different retail channels such as local stores and supermarkets, features of different retail shops, types and sizes of retail shops, carrying out and representing survey retail information, retail employment entry points and progression, skills and attributes required for retail jobs, keys stages in the retail chain, size of UK retail sector, retail ethical and environmental issues .

This is an introduction to fractions of whole numbers. It starts by looking at parts of a fraction, making one (Whole) Uses an interactive online game that learners can complete as a class challenge. There is also tasks like completing a maze while also working out the fractions of whole numbers to go through. This is appealing and may go down well with young people. Learners have to complete differentiated fractions of whole numbers word problems. To sum the lesson learners look at some questions that help them to deepen their understanding of number.

Lesson presentation looks at how to improve sentences. Learners are introduced to strategies of improving sentences and given a demonstration and a criteria to peer assess each other sentences they have constructed.At the end when learners have grasped the skills they are challenged to pimp a paragraph. This a preview of what the next lesson is about. How to write and improve paragraphs

This can be used as a lesson starter, filler or to reinforce the addition and subtraction of money in a fun way. All learners start with a balance of of £120 however they can quickly find themselves with a healthy looking balance or a negative balance hence skint. They select cards with real life situations that can either make them gain of lose money. Learners get personal and very competitive try it!

The unit is a series of short lesson exercises that look at investigating career options. Identifying personal and skills wanted by employers or trainers. Learners get to complete and proof read two application forms. There is a template to produce a simple C.V. It looks at positive use of language in a n interview situation and responding to common interview questions. At the end learners produce a an action plan for the future listing short term actions.

This is unit that is part of the Sports and Leisure Qualification. It focuses on the functions of vital body organs like the heart, lungs and the skeleton. The tail end of the qualification looks at nutrients and the function of different nutrients in the body.