These resources have been created for those delivering the Digital Functional Skills Qualification at Entry Level which replaces the current Functional Skills ICT Qualification from 31st of July 2023. The DFS qualification’s main purpose is to provide reliable evidence of a learner’s achievements against content that is relevant to the workplace and real life. These resources provide a structured assessment in workbook form to evidence learner’s knowledge and skills as well as their ability to apply these in different contexts and demonstrate that all learning outcomes have been met. The qualification itself is made up of many 5 main skill areas (Modules) each with its own series of units. Each workbook includes various challenges, activities and tasks to prove learners understanding. Each page has a header that includes the individual outcomes covered and can be assessed easily and signed off. This Bundle of resource covers: Module 1 - Using devices and handling information - Unit 1.6. Use files to read and store information (including creating a file, opening a file, reading information from a file, editing a file, saving a file). This resource includes: Task 1 - Learners to gain an understanding of digital files, how they work, what are their main functions and the benefits and advantages of compared to traditional physical documents. (Answers to Task included) Task 2 - Learners will become familiar with 7 of the most common digital file types and are asked to break each down with a clear description and research reasons we may need to use them. (guidance to Task included) Task 3 - Learners will look at the impact of the digital age and how we operate now in comparison with only a few years back. They will also become familiar with new and older forms of technology. Task 4 & 5 - Is a basic introduction into some of the skills they will be required to demonstrate in Module 2 (resources will be available in 2024). In ‘Task4’ they will use Microsoft WORD to open an existing Text Document, edit it following a series of instructions, save the document and print off as evidence. Learners will need to access Word Doc – ‘SB Football Rules - WORD File - To be Edited’. Both this and a completed example are included with download. In ‘Task 5’Learners will access a JPEG File and use Microsoft Photo Viewer or Paint 3D to edit it however they want using the tools available within the software. They will need to save the amended image, print it off and attach to the workbook as evidence. Learners will need to access ‘SB Sunrise - JPEG File - To be Edited’. Both this and a completed example are included with download. Task 6 – Learners can now demonstrate their new knowledge to open, create, edit and save a digital file. They can use any off the 7 file types looked at in the unit. They will need to print off their work as evidence and could also share with the group. Also includes a Skills and Knowledge Checklist and Glossary with key words for learners to complete. Module 1 - Using devices and handling information - Unit - 1.7 - Use files and folders to organise and retrieve information (including local and remote storage). This resource includes: Task 1 – An introductory discussion where learners are to identify areas of their life they like to keep organised and share opinions on the benefits mirroring this good practice in their digital world. Task 2 - Learners will become familiar folder hierarchy and the importance of categorising and naming main folders as part of this process. Task 3 - Learners will demonstrate they can structure folders sub folders and files correctly using cut out templates. The challenge can be undertaken, individually, in pairs or groups and even timed for an element of competition. (Tutor Answers included) Task 4 - Learners will determine 5 authentic and 5 misleading tips for Digital Housekeeping. (Tutor Answers included) Task 5 - Learner will follow 6 mini tasks to demonstrate their ability of knowledge gained so far. The tutor will observe and using a witness checklist, sign off each one completed task. Task 6 – Learners to read/discuss the statements that describe remote and local storage and match the correct benefits and considerations from the list. They will also need to recognise 3 main cloud serve providers. Task 7 - The last task requires learners to put the knowledge gained from this unit into practice and implement a thorough and efficient tidy up on their digital devices i.e. phone tablet, pc laptop etc. Also included in this resource is a Skills and Knowledge checklist to be completed before and after delivery of this unit. It also includes a glossary with key words associated with this module to be completed by the learner in their own time. Module 1 - Using devices and handling information - Unit - 1.8 - Know when there is a problem with a device or software and know the difference between system errors. This resource includes: Task 1 – An introductory discussion where learners are to share experiences of things that have gone wrong, and frustrations caused when using any type of digital device. Learner will then uncover other common malfunction using images. Task 2 - Learners will become familiar the difference between User and System errors and give 2 examples for each. Task 3 – Learners will demonstrate their understanding by looking at 10 scenarios that all portray real life problems and identifying whether it is a system error, user error or a combination of both. Task 4 & 5 - Learners will determine 5 common viruses from the images and Research the characteristics, functions and how each virus operates. They will add this information to the table. A Guided answer sheet is included for Tasks 1,4 &5 Also included in this resource is a Skills and Knowledge checklist to be completed before and after delivery of this unit. It also includes a glossary with key words associated with this module to be completed by the learner in their own time. Module 1 - Using devices and handling information - Unit - 1.9 Apply a solution to solve a simple technical problem. This resource includes: Task 1 – An introductory to how troubleshooting can help resolve digital device issues without immediately seeking professional help. Learners will reorder 9 potential fixes (troubleshooting steps) in a logical order. Task 2 – Revisiting 4 of the real-life dilemmas from Unit 8, learners will research and record a series of suitable troubleshooting steps for each. An example has been given. Task 3 - Learners will become familiar with 10 common error messages that appear on-screen when there is a problem. They will fill in the missing words while gaining an understanding of what each of them mean. Task 4 - Learners to take part in a multiple-choice quiz in pairs or independently, followed by a group discussion based on everyone’s answers. Extension Activity – Learners have the opportunity to continue Task 2 and find solutions for the remaining 4 dilemmas form Unit 8. Tutor Answers are included for all 4 tasks. Also included in this resource is a Skills and Knowledge checklist to be completed before and after delivery of this unit. It also includes a glossary with key words associated with this module to be completed by the learner in their own time. Other Workbooks in this DFSQ series are available on TES. Many are still being created and will all be available soon. This resource is currently in a PDF file format. Word versions are available for free upon purchase of the PDF, please message me directly for these at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com.

These worksheets have been designed and proven to challenge and assess learners ICT knowledge and capabilities using a functional approach. The tasks engage all and promote creativity and individuality. This particular bundle of worksheets focuses on the following: The World we live in. A task that requires learners to demonstrate their capabilities of exploring a chosen country using online resources to research and then transfer their investigations into a presentation that will educate both their peers and tutor. They will then present their findings using the PowerPoint platform. Plan your own Festival. A task that focuses on familiarising learners with Microsoft PowerPoint. The task requires learners to research, plan and pitch their ideal Festival event. They will then present their idea to others using the PowerPoint platform. Create your own Calendar This task focuses on familiarising learners with the Microsoft WORD Calendar template. In addition, the task requires learners to experiment, design and print their own yearly Calendar. These resources are available to download as a PDF file; however, editable Word versions are available. Please message me for this format.

These worksheets have been designed to subtly embed the valuable functional skills learners required to get the most out of education, work and everyday life and to help them function more confidently, effectively and independently. They can be used effectively in Tutorials or Maths sessions. Each resource has been proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge as well as promoting creativity and individuality. This Bundle Includes the following 10 Resources IT COULD BE YOU! Each has won the lottery and has £1,000,000 to spend. Task 1 requires learners to decide on how much of their winnings they would gift, if any, to a charity and/or family and friends. This offers an effective platform for discussion around charities, generosity and their individual value of money. Task two requires the learner to select from a list of items and how they would spend the remaining money. They will write reasons for their choices and share with the rest of the group, which is a great opportunity for speaking and listening and finding common interests within the group. Task Three asks the learners to complete a shopping list and to include costs and keep a running total of their remaining balance. The final objective is to get as close to spending 1,000,000 as possible. Calculator use is down to the discretion of the Tutor and the ability of learners. WHATS ON THE BOX Learners will work with a Fictional TV guide. They will study the schedule and then attempt to answer a series of questions related to the information shown. They will then take part in a discussion based on their own favourite TV programme choices. They will create their own Perfect TV schedule, produce questions related to this new timetable and then test their peers. SMARTIES INVESTIGATION Learner focus on investigating number and frequency using a tube of Smarties. Their task is to gather data and produce a bar chart showing their findings. Learners will then take part in a speaking and listening task that requires them to extract data from other groups allowing them to be able to produce a second chart and accurately present this collective data. World Records This first resourse focuses on ‘Records set around the World’. Learners are tasked with estimating various measurements from the tallest to the heaviest, longest to shortest etc. They are then challenged to convert those amounts to an alternative form of measurement i.e. litre to pints, miles to Kilometres etc Time for a Holiday The second resouces starts with a warm up activity and tests the learner’s knowledge of Seaside towns in the UK and their locations. Great task to use on a SMART Board or in separate groups on A3 paper. It then requires them to study a series of weather graphes and answer questions to confirm they are able to read and extract the correct information. The final task involves budgeting a holiday to Newquay using a fictional scenario and an allowance of £650. Possible Extension Tasks Task 1 - Ask learners to find the location of other towns and activities. Task 2 - Extend questions to work out the Mean, Mode and Median. Task 3 - Limit Budget or change the scenario to make it more challenging. Reading Timetables This 3rd resource focuses on ‘Reading Timetables’. Learners are tasked with studying 3 examples, a Bus Timetable, a Swimming Pool Timetable and a College Session Timetable and then extracting the information required to answer the set questions and confirm understanding. The questions can be answered individually or collectively by cutting them into cards. The larger A3 versions (included) can be displayed and the group can carousel around the room. Alternatively, the questions could be called out by the tutor for a more active learning experience. Lots of scope for interpretation, the resources also included some blank question sheets so learners can create some peer to peer questioning. The Addition Workbook includes: Dominoes Challenge Dominoes (Test your friends) Roll the dice! Family Picnic & Quiz Piggy Pairs Numbers Game Against the clock Squares Count Pyramid Puzzle (easy, Medium, Hard) Colour your own sums Counting the Pennies Holiday Money Number Line Counting Let’s use Tally (Farmyard Task) Time for Bingo (Bingo & Caller cards included) he Subtraction workbook includes: Difference Dots Fruit & Vet Sale Less than 2 minutes Saturday Night Take Away Subtraction Squares (Easy - Medium - Hard) The Washing Line Lets Go Bowling Lets Bowl Game Subtraction in Space (Easy - Medium - Hard) Dice Cream Game Real Life Sums Double Decker Bus Time For Bingo The Multiplication workbook includes: Coloured Table and Sums (Easy, Harder and Hardest) King Fred the frog (Easy, Harder and Hardest) Mum’s shopping trip (Easy, Harder and Hardest) A day in the garden (Easy, Harder and Hardest) Right or Wrong (Easy, Harder and Hardest) Who has the Answer - A Card game that the whole group can play involving learner listening and calling out the correct answer. The Division Workbook includes: What is Division (intro) Coloured bookmarks to use as revision Sums (Easy, Trickier and More Difficult) Joe and Beth Balloon trivia Animal Division problems (Easy and More difficult) Joe’s Smudged Homework Sum Search I Have Who Has (a 30 card Division based Card game where each learner try not to break the chain) Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

These Work Books have been designed and proven to educate and enhance learners knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can be used effectively in Tutorials, English or various other sessions . These particular BUNDLE Focuses on Functional skills in English and includes the following; Prime Minister For The Day. Focuses on Speaking and listening and subtly embeds many of the Functional skills required for assessment in both English and ICT. Tasks include familiarising the learner with past and present Prime Ministers and thinking about policies they would introduce if they were the leader of the Country. Learners will then have the opportunity to present a PPT to the rest of the group. The policies can be humorous and light-hearted or could be more thoughtful and based on current affairs. The resource includes a light-hearted PowerPoint which can be adapted by the tutor. Holiday to Newquay Focuses on visiting the UK town of Newquay and requires learners to demonstrate various English skills and subtly embeds many of the Functional skills required for assessment and is broken down into the following tasks: Task 1 - Learners will read a promotional text taken from an online site and then rewrite paragraphs in their own words. Task 2 - Using 3 words, learners will describe 8 pictures that will be used in the next task. Task 3 - Learners will write a postcard to a family or friend telling them about their holiday in Newquay including words from the last task. Task 4 - Either using a PC or hand-drawn learners will create a Bus Stop poster to promote visiting the town of Newquay. VAR Pros and Cons This Smartbook investigates VAR Video Assistant Refereeing and requires learners to gain an understanding of this new technology and then give their own opinion of whether it is a positive or negative addition to the game. Tasks include learners spotting deliberate grammatical and spelling mistakes within a text and initiating and participating in a forum based activity where they can communicate their points of view. This could then be displayed in the classroom. Tutor Notes are included to help assessment. The workbook will allow learners to demonstrate various English skills and subtly embeds many of the Functional skills required for assessment. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

These worksheets have been designed to subtly embed the valuable functional skills learners required to get the most out of education, work and everyday life and to help them function more confidently, effectively and independently. They can be used effectively in Tutorials or Maths sessions. Each resource has been proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge as well as promoting creativity and individuality. This Bundle Includes the following 3 Resources: World Records This first resourse focuses on ‘Records set around the World’. Learners are tasked with estimating various measurements from the tallest to the heaviest, longest to shortest etc. They are then challenged to convert those amounts to an alternative form of measurement i.e. litre to pints, miles to Kilometres etc Time for a Holiday The second resouces starts with a warm up activity and tests the learner’s knowledge of Seaside towns in the UK and their locations. Great task to use on a SMART Board or in separate groups on A3 paper. It then requires them to study a series of weather graphes and answer questions to confirm they are able to read and extract the correct information. The final task involves budgeting a holiday to Newquay using a fictional scenario and an allowance of £650. Possible Extension Tasks Task 1 - Ask learners to find the location of other towns and activities. Task 2 - Extend questions to work out the Mean, Mode and Median. Task 3 - Limit Budget or change the scenario to make it more challenging. Reading Timetables This 3rd resource focuses on ‘Reading Timetables’. Learners are tasked with studying 3 examples, a Bus Timetable, a Swimming Pool Timetable and a College Session Timetable and then extracting the information required to answer the set questions and confirm understanding. The questions can be answered individually or collectively by cutting them into cards. The larger A3 versions (included) can be displayed and the group can carousel around the room. Alternatively, the questions could be called out by the tutor for a more active learning experience. Lots of scope for interpretation, the resources also included some blank question sheets so learners can create some peer to peer questioning. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

These workbooks 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 or ICT sessions . This Bundle includes: Time Management and subtly embeds many of the Functional skills required for assessment in English, Maths and ICT. Tasks include: • Identifying and essential and non-essential activities we need to fit into our daily lives. • How to prioritise areas of our lives in order of importance. • Becoming familiar with the many tools available to help us organise better and save time. • An activity where learners have to breakdown their own time within a typical week. • Transferring that information on to an electronic table that visually shows where their time is spent and highlights bad habits, area to address and may even encourage a change in routine. The resource includes an adaptable WORD Doc Template that the tutor can email or print of for the last task. Keeping Personal Information Safe. Learners will participate in various activities to become familiar with the many dangers and demonstrate new knowledge on how to take action to minimise the risk of data and identity theft. Text Driving and other distractions that cause accidents on the road. The resource includes various tasks that look at: Attitudes & Current Mindsets The Consequences The Facts & Statistics Prevention NOTE: The video used is available on YouTube, but should be watched before delivery as some more sensitive learners may find it upsetting. Tutor Answers to current statistics are also included, however these are obviously subject to change. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! All resources are available to download as PDF files. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com