A scheme of work year plan (overview) for the IT/Computing Essential Digital Skills Qualification (EDSQ) for Level 1. Using the Pearson curriculum specification (although can easily be adapted to suit other awarding bodies such as NOCN or OCN). Starting the academic year 2023-2024. Useful as a guide when creating your scheme of work. Ideal for SEN students, the course curriculum is spaced out through the year to allow plenty of time for completion and repeat assessments if needed. It covers all five units: Using Devices and Handling Information Creating and Editing Communicating Transacting Being Safe and Responsible Online.

This is a resource I use for students that require Travel Training sessions. In order to develop transferable skills, students are required to plan journeys on public transport. This resource is a scenario where students can plan a trip to their local Odeon cinema. You just need to add the appropriate info (street names etc.) for your local area! It gives advice to students of things they need to consider when planning their journey. It also encourages budgeting skills.

A 3 page task booklet to teach the EDSQ (Essential Digital Skills Qualification) Unit 1 - Using Devices - Apply System Settings, Including Accessibility. This quick task booklet gives students the opportunity to demonstrate the usage of system settings, including: Brightness, Volume, Time and connecting to the WiFi. Also checks learning for self-assessment and independence. Perfect for both Entry Level 3 and Level 1 students, including SEN students. There is also an 12 slide PowerPoint presentation to go with it, as well as 2 longer task booklets (Entry Level 3 & Level 1).

This resource can be used with students that require support around building social skills. This is an activity where students can list 6 conversations starters on the sheet, before writing them onto a cube net and creating a conversation starter dice. You could use it as a social skills activity during Travel Training sessions, where students are encourage to practice good social skills in the local community; or used as evidence towards the Rarpa, PfA - Preparing for Adulthood target of Friends, Relationships & Community Skills.

This is a film review worksheet for students completing Film or Media Studies. It is a 4 page document. Students have to answer questions about the plot, the characters, the graphics and sound.

This is a 4 page resource can be used for students that require support in building social skills, such as students with Autism or Entry Level 1-3. Students can cut out the various listening skills and then sort them into good listening skills and poor listening skills and stick them under the appropriate headings. Example listening skills include: Interrupting as they are talking Looking at the person talking Yawning and telling them how bored you are This resource could be used for students completing a Travel Training course, as students are encouraged to work on their social skills when in the local community; or used as evidence towards the Rarpa, PfA - Preparing for Adulthood target of Friends, Relationships & Community Skills.

This is a resource I use for students that require Travel Training sessions. In order to develop transferable skills, students are required to plan journeys on public transport. This resource is a scenario where students can plan a trip to their local Costa Coffee shop. You just need to add the appropriate info (street names etc.) for your local area! It gives advice to students of things they need to consider when planning their journey. It also encourages budgeting skills.

This is a resource I use for students that require Travel Training sessions. This is a resource I use so students can review how their journey went and if anything could be improved.

This is a resource that I use with students that require Travel Training sessions. This is a road safety poster task, which can be used as a classroom based activity for when the weather is bad or the students don’t want to go out. It can be used in conjunction with the Travel Training SEN Road Safety Quiz.

This is a 1 page resource where students can peer assess each others work. They can state, what the artist did well, what they would like to see more of and what the art work shows. It can be used for the criteria : Comment constructively on someone else’s work.

This is a Level 1, 3 page task booklet to teach the EDSQ (Essential Digital Skills Qualification) Unit 1 - Using Devices - 1.2 Finding & Evaluating Information (1.2.2 Be aware that results are ranked by search engines). Can be used for the Pearson EDSQ course specifications: 1.2 Finding Information 1.2.1 Navigate online content to locate required information. 1.2.2 Carry out searches to find information and content. Includes opportunities for students to demonstrate how search results are ranked by search engines and how you can refine searches using keywords. Perfect for Entry Level 3 and Level 1 students, including SEN students. There is also an 11 slide PowerPoint presentation to go with it, that is a full teaching PowerPoint, with recap of previous lesson, learning outcomes, gauging prior knowledge, teaching slides, keywords, 2 extension tasks and a recap of learning.

This is a Level 1, 5 page task booklet to teach the EDSQ (Essential Digital Skills Qualification) Unit 1 - Using Devices - 1.2 Finding & Evaluating Information. Can be used for the Pearson EDSQ course specifications: 1.2 - Finding Information 1.2.1 Navigate online content to locate required information. 1.2.2 Carry out searches to find information and content. Includes opportunities for students to demonstrate how to find information on the Internet, how to navigate websites/weblinks and how to verify information/image. Perfect for Entry Level 3 and Level 1 students, including SEN students. There is also an 11 slide PowerPoint presentation to go with it, that is a full teaching PowerPoint, with recap of previous lesson, learning outcomes, gauging prior knowledge, teaching slides, keywords, 2 extension tasks and a recap of learning.

An Entry Level 3, 24 page task booklet to teach the EDSQ (Essential Digital Skills Qualification) Unit 1 - Using Devices - Apply System Settings, Including Accessibility. The task booklet recaps prior learning, includes sections where students can demonstrate the usage of accessibility settings, states keywords, checks learning for self-assessment and includes 2 extension tasks. Perfect for Entry Level 3 and Level 1 students, including SEN students. There is also an 12 slide PowerPoint presentation to go with it, with recap of previous lesson, learning outcomes, gauging prior knowledge, keywords, 2 extension tasks and a recap of learning.

This is an 12 slide PowerPoint presentation to teach the EDSQ (Essential Digital Skills Qualification) Unit 1 - Using Devices - Apply System Settings, Including Accessibility. Perfect for Entry Level 3 and Level 1 students. It is a full teaching PowerPoint, with learning outcomes, gauging prior knowledge, keywords, 2 extension tasks and a recap of learning. There are also 2 task booklets that comes with it, Entry Level 3 and Level 1.

Perfect for both Entry Level 3 and Level 1 students, including SEN students. A 16 slide full teaching PowerPoint to teach EDSQ (Essential Digital Skills Qualification) Unit 1 - Using Devices - Demonstrate how to set up a basic computer system. It is a practical session where students learn how to set up a computer system. It recaps prior learning, states learning outcomes, includes teaching slides, 2 question pages, states keywords, includes an extension task and a re-cap of the session. There is also a quick matching task sheet to go with it and an evidence sheet for tutors to collect photographic evidence of the practical task. Great for Rarpa!

Perfect for both Entry Level 3 and Level 1 students, including SEN students. A quick matching task, where students have to match the computer port to the cable. Can be easily adapted to a lesson starter/used for substitute teaching. There is also a 16 slide full teaching PowerPoint to teach EDSQ (Essential Digital Skills Qualification) Unit 1 - Using Devices - Demonstrate how to set up a basic computer system. It is a practical session where students learn how to set up a computer system.

A Scheme of Work Year Plan (year overview) for the ICT/Computing Essential Digital Skills Qualification (EDSQ) for Entry Level 3 & Level 1. The year plan uses the Pearson curriculum specification (although can easily be adapted to suit other awarding bodies such as NOCN or OCN). Starting the academic year 2024-2025. Useful as a guide when creating your schemes of work or can be put at the front of students’ folders to chart progress. Ideal for SEN students, the course curriculum is spaced out through the year to allow plenty of time for completion and repeat assessments if needed. It covers all five units: Using Devices and Handling Information Creating and Editing Communicating Transacting Being Safe and Responsible Online.

This resource can be used for students completing a Gaming or Media Studies course. This is a 4 page generic game review worksheet, where students answer questions about character development, genre, graphics and sound.