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 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 lesson has been designed for anyone studying level one or level two for Functional Skills English. The lesson looks at how to write a speech for the writing assessment. 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 lesson has been designed for anyone studying GCSE English language for AQA. The lesson goes through how to write a letter, key techniques and how to respond to an exam question. If you liked this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying An Inspector Calls for English Literature. The lesson goes through a key character question, tests learners understanding of key quotes and includes a model 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 lesson has been designed to help learners who are studying Functional Skills English Level One or Level Two. The lesson goes through key skills with both reading and writing and includes opportunities for AFL. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying GCSE English language. The lesson goes through how to approach a key question in transactional writing (paper two question five) The lesson includes a detailed planning sheet as well as 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 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 lesson has been created to help learners who are studying Functional Skills English level one or level two. In this lesson we go over key aspects to help plan a response to a typical writing exam question.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying GCSE English literature, specifically, An Inspector Calls. This is a revision lesson looking at key quotes, exam questions and how to respond effectively to the question. 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 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 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 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 anyone studying Functional Skills English level one or level two with a strong focus on the writing assessment. The lesson uses the theme of New year to focus on a writing question in preparation for key assessments. A model example and plan is included so that the learners can understand how to produce an effective response. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying AQA English Literature for the Power and Conflict anthology. The lesson helps learners to understand some of the key themes and quotations in the poem and how these relate to the anthology as whole. If you liked this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This resource is a quiz testing learners understanding of some of the key language techniques in preparation for the writing assessment. The quiz largely focuses on DAFORREST techniques, and a few higher-level techniques needed for level two and GCSE English. 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 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.