This lesson has been designed for learners who are studying paper one English Language. The lesson looks at key skills with language and structure and uses a differentiated text to help learners respond to question four. 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 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.

This lesson is the second one in the series and follows on from our previous lesson Paper One Revision: Q4. The lesson helps learners to prepare for their English language exam by helping them to revise key features of language and structure and applying them to exam-style questions. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

A lesson that helps students to construct their own piece of travel writing. This is a good lesson to help students to get used to a difficult form of writing.

This quiz has been designed to help learners studying Functional Skills English to assess some of the key skills they need for both the reading and writing assessment. 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 designed for anyone studying Functional Skills English. The lesson helps learners to understand the importance of spelling, some key spelling rules and a comprehensive plan to help respond to a writing assessment. 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 using the theme of YouTube and social media to help learners develop skills from entry to level two functional skills English. The lesson has reading and writing questions to help learners revise for their assessments and practise key skills for success. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

A lesson to help students to consolidate their understanding of travel writing.

This is a fully differentiated lesson using the topic of the Cost-of-Living Crisis to help learners apply both Maths and English to real life situations. The lesson focuses on the practical use of maths and understanding interest rates. In addition, it helps to build skills with reading and writing to produce a leaflet giving advice and support for families. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop. We upload new lessons every week.

This is a fully differentiated workbook that is ideal for large classes or small groups. Each question is linked to the paper one exam-explorations in creative reading and writing. All of my workbooks have been tried and tested and have helped my students to improve.

This is a fully differentiated lesson for learners studying any aspect of the Functional Skills English qualification. The lesson helps to improve both elements of the reading and writing skills and has a sample mock exam for AFL. The lesson looks at the understanding of word class and the importance of adjectives in writing. All of my lessons have been tried and tested. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources which are updated each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson for learners studying Functional Skills English level 1-2. The lesson follows on from my previous lesson (functional skills: Gaming) and helps learners to adapt and edit their own writing. The lesson works well to help learners stretch their writing skills and get them prepared for studying level 2 and GCSE English. In addition, there is also an opportunity for students to complete a mock reading exam. All my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. This lesson has been created with online delivery in mind and works well with both large groups and on a one-to-one basis. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more resources uploaded on a weekly basis.

This is a fully differentiated lesson that is appropriate for learners studying both Functional Skill and GCSE English. The lesson uses sources from the recent Black Lives Matter protests in the UK to help learners understand the British Values. The lesson is ideal for learners who need to improve both their reading and writing skills as the lesson has many opportunities for ALF. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources that are updated each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson helping learners understand key aspects of English Language Paper Two. The lesson uses the topic of transport (cars) to introduce viewpoints and perspectives and gives an insight into key questions. If you liked this resource, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at writing a letter of complaint for Functional Skills Level One and Level Two. The lesson focuses on writing skills and how to write a letter of complaint when receiving a parking fine. The lesson has been designed for both remote learning and face-to-face teaching and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

A two-hour lesson looking at Dahl’s novel, “Boy,” and what it is like to go through a first day at school.

This is a fully differentiated lesson helping teachers to conduct a diagnostic assessment in class to understand the needs and ability of their students. The lesson focuses on the theme of the weekend and has opportunities to assess reading and writing skills needed from E1-level 2 of the new functional skills specification. If you found this resource helpful then please see my page for more lessons, which are updated each week.

This lesson has been designed to help learners revise the key themes and extracts from the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson has been fully differentiated to help learners of all abilities, helps break down a key exam question and includes a student response. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught both online and face-to-face. If you liked this resource then please check out our YouTube channel for free lessons and quizzes updated each week. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6RbcdJ7t7F2EfxutCy4bg

This is a fully differentiated lesson focusing on the topic of what choices to make after finishing compulsory education. The lesson helps build vital reading and writing skills for the level 1 and level 2 functional skills English exam. If you liked this resources, then please check out my shop where there are free resources and more lessons.