This is the seventh lesson in a sixteen-week course looking at level one and level two for Functional Skills English. The lesson goes through some key details on the individual presentation including some tips to help impress the examiner and some ideas to help choose the focus of learner’s presentations. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is an original reading assessment covering skills for level one and level two Functional Skills English. The assessment tests the key skills needed for the real assessment and is a good resource for anyone looking to prepare for their real assessment. Full answers are provided and there are thirty questions in total. If you liked this resource then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

A simple quiz testing learners understanding of five key quotes within the novella, A Christmas Carol.

This is a fully differentiated lesson planned for the new functional skills reform for level one and level two. The lesson helps students to recall the key language techniques needed in their writing and how to adapt tone to different audiences. Students will then be given an opportunity to consolidate their learning with an exam-style question.

This is the second lesson in the series looking at key scenes from the novel Matilda by Roald Dahl. The lesson has been designed for a lower-abillity group and goes through how to respond to a language question. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

Speaking and listening lesson for functional skills and GCSE English

This is a fully differentiated lesson focusing on the theme of art. The lesson helps students build on their skills in order to prepare them for the functional skills exam level one and level two. All of my lessons have been tried and tested. If you like this resource please check out my shop for complete bundles and also free resources.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at question three for paper one: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. The lesson has been broken down to help learners understand the key aspects of the question and understand how to approach the question successfully. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson for the functional skills new reform. The lesson focuses on the activist Greta Thunberg and her speech to the UN. The lesson looks at some of the more advanced techniques used in speech writing. Additionally, the lesson looks at a transcript of the speech and allows the students to analyse this in-depth before going on to produce their own speech. This lesson works well for both functional skills and GCSE English, is well planned and comes with all resources needed.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying all aspects of Functional Skill English. The lesson has specifically been designed to support learners with narrative writing for the writing assessment and includes an example response. If you liked this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

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. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson to help develop the skills needed for question five of the English Language exam paper: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. The lesson looks at the key language and structural techniques needed to achieve a high grade. It also includes a model example and examiner feedback. This lesson can be taught both remotely or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own learners. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at interview technique and expressing a letter of interest. The lesson is not only designed to help build skills towards the functional skills exam but also to improve interview and job seeking skills. The lesson has tasks to assess both the reading and writing elements of the exam. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you like this lesson then please see the full bundles and free resources available at my shop.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at our expectations of New Year Resolutions. The lesson has a strong emphasis on spelling and introduces students to different methods of spelling. The lesson has both a reading and writing focus helping your class to improve and practice a diverse range of techniques. All of my lessons are tried and tested with my own groups. If you like this lesson, please check out one of my bundles or free resources from my shop.

This is a fully differentiated lesson using the theme of money as a focus. The lesson has both reading and writing elements which are ideal for functional skills level one or two. Their is a strong emphasis on writing and developing the skills to intelligently express and structure a response. All of my lessons are tried and tested, if you like this lesson then please visit my shop for more resources.

This is a fully differentiated lesson for learners studying Functional Skills English. The lesson has been designed to help build learners confidence on the writing element of the course. The lesson is scaffolded to support learners to plan and write their own exam-style response. The theme of the lesson is gaming but offers alternative topics should the learners want to write about something else. This lesson requires no printing and is ideal for distance learning. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own students If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources added each week.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying all levels of Functional Skills English. The lesson looks at instructional writing and helps learners to plan and write their own response. If you enjoyed this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying any aspect of Functional Skills English. The lesson looks at how to plan a response for speaking and listening as well as some ideas for topics. If you liked this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson focusing on the theme of politics. The lesson starts off by looking at how bias may be seen within the media. The lesson then gets the class to study several famous speeches, and the techniques that have made them so memorable. In addition, the lesson includes a writing task along with a modeled example. All of my lessons have been tried and tested. If you like this resource please check out my shop for complete bundles and also free resources.

This is a fully differentiated lesson created for learners studying functional skills level 1 and level 2. The theme of the lesson is the controversy surrounding Video Assisted Referees which is a great topic if you are struggling to engage your learners. The lesson has been broken down to help support learners to improve their reading and writing skills. The lesson has modelled examples to help students to improve work and to see what a strong example looks like. In addition, the lesson has additional links for revision which can be very important for independent learning. All of my lessons are tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.