Resources aimed at Functional Skills English and GCSE English language students, designed and created by an English Lecturer in FE with 7 years' experience teaching and 3 years' experience as an AQA English Language GCSE examiner.
Resources aimed at Functional Skills English and GCSE English language students, designed and created by an English Lecturer in FE with 7 years' experience teaching and 3 years' experience as an AQA English Language GCSE examiner.
A range of slides to aid with the teaching of paper 2 q4 to help students achieve a minimum of a “attempted” response. With a range of different planning techniques students can adopt, and examples of different ways to approach the question.
A full lesson with all resources to cover purpose and features of text. full PowerPoint and 3 learner activities. Resources are differentiated to cover E3 - L2.
Activity 1 - Differentiated worksheet.
Activity 2 - Interactive scavenger hunt QR activity to encourage student participation. Each QR code links to a video and students are required to identify the purpose of the video.
Activity 3 - Differentiated workbook
Activity 4 - Exam style question
A scaffolded Powerpoint to guide students through paper 1 question 2, with activities and the full text for students so students can complete the summative task of completing question 2 independently.
A resource designed to assess a student’s knowledge on fact and opinions and formal and informal through a range of assessment methods. Students are required to answer questions, then read text and answer the questions accordingly. Additionally, there is a summative assessment of the skills using Edexcel sample L1 reading exam questions.
Diagnostic assessment for students indicated to be studying E2 Functional Skills English - designed based on the E2 City and Guilds reading and writing assessments.
Mark scheme and level recommendation inc.
A step by step booklet, designed to coach low level learners, through creative writing tasks. With step by step guides to scaffold them into writing using an image as a prompt.
A walk through lesson of paper 1 question 4 using the June 2018 Jigs and Reels paper 1. Based at lower level learner. With a range of examplar answers included with the marks awarded.
A walk through lesson of how to answer Q4 for low level learners based on the June 2018 Jigs and reels paper 1. With a range of low, medium and high marked examplar responses.
Functional Skills Math workbook aimed at measure, money and time element of the City and Guilds E3 qualification.
Tasks assessing students ability to:
Calculate with money using decimal notation and express money correctly in writing in pounds and pence.
Round amounts of money to the nearest £1 or 10p.
Read,measure and record time using AM & PM
Read time from analogue and 24 hour digital clocks in hours and minutes.
Use and compare measure of length, capacity, weight and temprature using metric or imperial units to the nearest labelled or unlabelled division.
Compare metric measures of length including millimeters, centimeters, meters and kilometers.
Compare measures of weigh including grams and kilograms
Compare measures of capactiy including milliltres.
Full PowerPoint presentation looking at AQA question 4, breaking down the mark scheme and showing students a planning method using venn diagrams to help them organise their ideas, moving to structured paragraphs to help them meet the skills descriptors on the mark scheme
Functional Skills Math workbook aimed at number and using the number system element of the City and Guilds E3 qualification.
Tasks assessing students ability to:
Count, read, write, order and compare numbers up to 1000
Add and subtract using three-digit whole numbers
Divide three-digit whole numbers by single and double digit whole numbers and express remainders
Multiply two-digit whole numbers by single and double digit whole numbers
Approximate by rounding numbers less than 1000 to the nearest 10 or 100 and use this rounded answer to check results
Recognise and continue linear sequences of numbers up to 100
Read, write and understand thirds, quarters, fifths and tenths including equivalent forms