This is a Diagnostic Assessment for Entry Levels 1-3, Functional Skills Maths. It follows on from an Initial Assessment It is designed to be completed by a learner, to enable tutors to gain an indication of their specific areas of need. A Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. This will then inform an Individual Learning Plan which can be reviewed at regular intervals. The Initial Assessment and Maths Tracking sheet have been made available - look at our shop.

This is a Diagnostic Assessment for Functional Skills Maths, Levels 1 and 2, for fractions,decimals,percentages,equivalences and ratio and proportion. It follows on from an Initial Assessment. It is designed to be completed by a learner, to enable tutors to gain an indication of their specific areas of need. A Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. This will then inform an Individual Learning Plan which can be reviewed at regular intervals. The Initial Assessment and Maths Tracking sheet have been made available - look at our shop.

This is a Diagnostic Assessment for Functional Skills English for spelling, tenses and vocabulary. It follows on from an Initial Assessment. It is designed to be completed by a learner, to enable tutors to gain an indication of their specific areas of need. A Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. This will then inform an Individual Learning Plan which can be reviewed at regular intervals. The Initial Assessment and English Tracking sheet have been made available - look at our shop.

This is a Diagnostic Assessment for Functional Skills English for apostrophes, commas and sentence structure. It follows on from an Initial Assessment. It is designed to be completed by a learner, to enable tutors to gain an indication of their specific areas of need. A Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. This will then inform an Individual Learning Plan which can be reviewed at regular intervals. The Initial Assessment and English Tracking sheet have been made available - look at our shop.

This is an Initial Assessment for Functional Skills English It is designed to be completed by a learner, to enable tutors to gain an indication of their current level of functionality. There needs to always be a diagnostic assessment following this so that a Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. The English Tracking sheet has been made available - look at our shop.

Entry 2 Set A PRINT AS BOOKLET OR 2 PAGE VIEW ON DOUBLE SIDED PAPER. FLIP ON SHORT EDGE. The Graded Reading Books are suitable for adults, foundation learners and adults who are learning English as a second language (ESOL). The GoShop series Entry 2 consists of books mapped to Functional Skills standards. Learners have a story to read and the books also have activities based on spelling, punctuation, error correction, reading exercises and writing. Each book features stories around a supermarket and its workers and customers. These are adult focused and so there is, inevitably, some vocabulary linked to adult learners’ life experiences. They are very short and designed to be read in one session. The accompanying exercises may be completed over several sessions. High frequency and irregular words are introduced gradually. Care has been taken to link, wherever possible, the vocabulary and sounds introduced to the recommended structure for Functional Skills. The materials are designed to support practitioners (teachers, classroom assistants, volunteers, and others) working with learners who are ‘pre-Entry’ level, working towards Entry Level 2.

This resource enables individual learning to be easily utilised by English tutors. Individual learning is sometimes difficult to address in GCSE/Functional Skills teaching. Many tutors still rely on whole class teaching and do not know how to prepare and plan for a differentiated approach. Our Skills Check resources will give tutors the tool to build differentiated learning into their schemes of work. Future material will cover all of the subject areas within the GCSE/Functional Skills English syllabus. These are: Sentence Structure including Capitalisation and correct punctuation. Commas Apostrophes Tenses Vocabulary Spelling Understanding text Planning and drafting including paragraphs Language features Creative and factual writing

This is a Diagnostic Assessment for Functional Skills English for language features, planning, drafting, understanding text, using images, organisational features and writing a variety of text… It follows on from an Initial Assessment. It is designed to be completed by a learner, to enable tutors to gain an indication of their specific areas of need. A Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. This will then inform an Individual Learning Plan which can be reviewed at regular intervals. The Initial Assessment and English Tracking sheet have been made available - look at our shop.

This is a Diagnostic Assessment for Functional Skills Maths, Levels 1 and 2, for measurement, perimeter, area, volume, scale drawing, shapes, angles and scale drawing. It follows on from an Initial Assessment. It is designed to be completed by a learner, to enable tutors to gain an indication of their specific areas of need. A Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. This will then inform an Individual Learning Plan which can be reviewed at regular intervals. The Initial Assessment and Maths Tracking sheet have been made available - look at our shop.

This is a Diagnostic Assessment for Functional Skills Maths, Levels 1 and 2, for mean, median,mode, range, graphs,charts and probability. It follows on from an Initial Assessment. It is designed to be completed by a learner, to enable tutors to gain an indication of their specific areas of need. A Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. This will then inform an Individual Learning Plan which can be reviewed at regular intervals. The Initial Assessment and Maths Tracking sheet have been made available - look at our shop.

Entry 2 Set B PRINT AS BOOKLET OR 2 PAGE VIEW ON DOUBLE SIDED PAPER. FLIP ON SHORT EDGE. The Graded Reading Books are suitable for adults, foundation learners and adults who are learning English as a second language (ESOL). The GoShop series Entry 2 consists of books mapped to Functional Skills standards. Learners have a story to read and the books also have activities based on spelling, punctuation, error correction, reading exercises and writing. Each book features stories around a supermarket and its workers and customers. These are adult focused and so there is, inevitably, some vocabulary linked to adult learners’ life experiences. They are very short and designed to be read in one session. The accompanying exercises may be completed over several sessions. High frequency and irregular words are introduced gradually. Care has been taken to link, wherever possible, the vocabulary and sounds introduced to the recommended structure for Functional Skills. The materials are designed to support practitioners (teachers, classroom assistants, volunteers, and others) working with learners who are ‘pre-Entry’ level, working towards Entry Level 2.

This is a Diagnostic Assessment for Functional Skills Maths, Levels 1 and 2, for 4 rules, large numbers, estimation, squares,formula and order of operations. It follows on from an Initial Assessment It is designed to be completed by a learner, to enable tutors to gain an indication of their specific areas of need. A Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. This will then inform an Individual Learning Plan which can be reviewed at regular intervals. The Initial Assessment and Maths Tracking sheet have been made available - look at our shop.

Once a diagnostic assessment for Functional Skills Maths has been completed by a learner, a Tracking Sheet can then be completed by a tutor/teacher to provide an overall view of the learner’s skills and allows for a “spikey profile”. A topic is not dated on the Tracking Sheet unless the learner shows mastery of the area. The tracking Sheet should be re-visited after learner work reviews (probably every 6 weeks) so that progress can be shown and understood.

Guidelines for learners to evaluate and understand unseen 19th Century texts for GCSE English Language. There is also a sample question.

The GoShop series Entry 1 consists of worksheets mapped to Functional Skills standards. Learners have a passage to read and the worksheets have activities based on spelling, punctuation, error correction, reading exercises and writing. Answers are included. Each worksheet features text based on a supermarket and its workers and customers. These are adult focused and so there is, inevitably, some vocabulary linked to adult learners’ life experiences. They are very short and designed to be read in one session. The accompanying exercises may be completed over several sessions. High frequency and irregular words are introduced gradually. Care has been taken to link, wherever possible, the vocabulary and sounds introduced to the recommended structure for Functional Skills. The materials are designed to support practitioners (teachers, classroom assistants, volunteers, and others) working with learners who are working towards Entry Level 1.

The GoShop series Entry 1 consists of worksheets mapped to Functional Skills standards. Learners have a passage to read and the worksheets have activities based on spelling, punctuation, error correction, reading exercises and writing. Answers are included. Each worksheet features text based on a supermarket and its workers and customers. These are adult focused and so there is, inevitably, some vocabulary linked to adult learners’ life experiences. They are very short and designed to be read in one session. The accompanying exercises may be completed over several sessions. High frequency and irregular words are introduced gradually. Care has been taken to link, wherever possible, the vocabulary and sounds introduced to the recommended structure for Functional Skills. The materials are designed to support practitioners (teachers, classroom assistants, volunteers, and others) working with learners who are working towards Entry Level 1.

At the beginning of the session, learners are shown the Powerpoint which includes an assessment exercise. Based on the results of the assessment, foundation learners can complete a task on summary writing on “The Musketeers”. Higher level learners can can complete a task on summary writing on "The Hound of The Baskervilles. Answers on all exercises are included. A tracking summary based on GCSE English language is also included.

This resource enables individual learning to be easily utilised by maths tutors. Individual learning is sometimes difficult to address in GCSE/Functional Skills teaching. Many tutors still rely on whole class teaching and do not know how to prepare and plan for a differentiated approach. Our Skills Check resources will give tutors the tool to build differentiated learning into their schemes of work. Future material will cover all of the subject areas within the GCSE/Functional Skills Maths syllabus. These are: Number operations and integers Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Indices and Surds Approximation and estimation Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change Algebra Graphs of Equations and Functions Basic Geometry Congruence and Similarity Mensuration Probability Statistics

This resource enables individual learning to be easily utilised by English tutors. Individual learning is sometimes difficult to address in GCSE/Functional Skills teaching. Many tutors still rely on whole class teaching and do not know how to prepare and plan for a differentiated approach. Our Skills Check resources will give tutors the tool to build differentiated learning into their schemes of work. Future material will cover all of the subject areas within the GCSE/Functional Skills English syllabus. These are: Sentence Structure including Capitalisation and correct punctuation. Commas Apostrophes Tenses Vocabulary Spelling Understanding text Planning and drafting including paragraphs Language features Creative and factual writing

This resource enables individual learning to be easily utilised by maths tutors. Individual learning is sometimes difficult to address in GCSE/Functional Skills teaching. Many tutors still rely on whole class teaching and do not know how to prepare and plan for a differentiated approach. Our Skills Check resources will give tutors the tool to build differentiated learning into their schemes of work. Future material will cover all of the subject areas within the GCSE/Functional Skills Maths syllabus. These are: Number operations and integers Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Indices and Surds Approximation and estimation Ratio, Proportion and Rates of Change Algebra Graphs of Equations and Functions Basic Geometry Congruence and Similarity Mensuration Probability Statistics