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 for anyone studying Functional Skills English Level One and Level Two. The lesson goes through two different texts and helps learners to understand how to use quotations to make comparisons and respond to the higher value questions on the reading exam paper. 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 looking at key extracts of A Christmas Carol which helps learners to consolidate their understanding of the text and develop their ability at responding to exam-style questions. This lesson works well for both online and face-to-face learning and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

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 level one or level two Functional Skills English. The lesson helps learners understand how to approach a report writing question and includes a modelled response. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources.

This is a 19 slide PowerPoint quiz for the WJEC Eduqas poetry anthology. The quiz has three separate rounds which help assess learners ability to: Recall key contextual information about the poets, Identify the missing elements from key quotations and assess who has an in-depth understanding of the poems and what they may need to work on in the future. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources that are uploaded each week. Additional quizzes for the rest of the poems will be uploaded shortly.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying level one or level two Functional Skills English. The lesson goes through how to write a blog and also includes an example as well as some reading questions to help practise the key skills. 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 looking at the theme of religion in the play Romeo and Juliet. The lesson explores the first interaction between the characters and the impact of religion in the play. The lesson includes many opportunities for AFL and includes a model response. This lesson can be taught either face-to-face or remotely and has been tried and tested by my own groups. 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 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 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 is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of punishment in the novella, A Christmas Carol. The lesson looks at a key extract within the text and helps learners analyse if effectively to respond to an exam-style question. This lesson has many opportunities for AFL and also comes with a sample student response. 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 developing students reading and writing skills for functional skills level one and two. The lesson focuses on the Grenfell Tower fire and enables the class to have a firm understanding between the differences of facts and opinions. All of my lessons are tried and tested. Please see my full bundle for more lessons.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the theme of fear in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The lesson helps learners gain an understanding of the contextual factors that have impacted the themes within the novella and how this is seen in a key extract of the text. The lesson helps learners to identify key quotations and to structure their response to an exam-style question. The lesson has opportunities for AFL and a model example. This lesson can be taught both online or face-to-face and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying ESOL, Functional Skills or GCSE English to go over the key language techniques and how they are used for academic writing. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and guidance

This is a free resource created for learners of Functional Skill English. The mock reading test can be used with any level of the functional skills qualification as well as a comprehension activity for GCSE students. The resources help learners to use skimming and scanning to identify key details in two texts and works well to assess their understanding of language techniques. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for new content which is uploaded on a weekly basis.

This is a free A3 sheet with differentiated tasks to help learners understand the important elements to include in creative writing. The worksheet also includes a sample response as well as guidance on how it might be improved. If you liked this resource, then please check out the full lesson via our shop Creative Writing: Gothic Literature.

This is a fully differentiated two-three-hour lesson looking at the key questions/skills of the paper one exam: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing. Due to the restrictions put in place by Covid, the lesson can be taught without the need for additional printing or resources, making it ideal for either face-to-face or on-line teaching. The lesson looks at the short story, Lamb to the Slaughter and gives learners the opportunity to come to grips with some of the key aspects of the exam paper. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a simple worksheet looking at some of the common grammatical mistakes made in GSCE and Functional skills English