I have over 20 years experience as a lecturer/teacher and also assessor and internal verifier. I currently moderate and test assessments for an awarding body and am a member of SET (Society for Education and Training). I write English, Maths, Food Hygiene and Safety, Food Technology, Online Safety and ICT resources and also computing resources for key stages 2, 3 and 4, GCSE and adults (ECDL etc). I also write and teach botany and ecology courses.
I have over 20 years experience as a lecturer/teacher and also assessor and internal verifier. I currently moderate and test assessments for an awarding body and am a member of SET (Society for Education and Training). I write English, Maths, Food Hygiene and Safety, Food Technology, Online Safety and ICT resources and also computing resources for key stages 2, 3 and 4, GCSE and adults (ECDL etc). I also write and teach botany and ecology courses.
This activity and revision resource covers Functional Skills ICT Level 1 and Level 2 Databases and contains 26 pages of theory, activities, help sheets and practical exercises. Comprehensively covering the FS specifications at both L1 and 2, the resource covers:
Designing and creating database - data types/field names
Field properties
Primary keys
Importing text
Validation rules
Queries and filters
Comparison and logical operators
Sorting
Reports
This 7 page activity resource is suitable for Functional Skills ICT: Presentations and contains theory sheets providing explanations and examples, questions (with answers) to test knowledge and understanding, handy 'how to do it' worksheets and practical hands on exercises covering slides, master slides, editing, inserting images, movies and sound, transitions and animations and timings.
This 23 page resource of three practice papers is written to match the style of the AQA Level 1 assessment and covers:
Creating a leaflet/advert/letter
Creating a logo
Using spreadsheets and charts
Using presentations
Editing databases
Email
Safety and security
Evaluation questions
There are data files and worked copies/solution for each paper
This resource assesses knowledge and understanding via 30 multi choice questions (answers are provided). The questions cover food borne illness and bacteria.
This resource is ideal for anyone working with food such as canteen staff, apprentices, teachers, assistants etc or for programmes of study, such as GCSEs in food preparation and safety..
This resource assesses knowledge and understanding via 10 multi choice questions (answers are provided). The questions cover cleaning and hygiene.
This resource is ideal for anyone working with food such as canteen staff, apprentices, teachers, assistants etc or for programmes of study, such as GCSEs in food preparation and safety..
This resource assesses knowledge and understanding via 10 multi choice questions (answers are provided). The questions cover personal hygiene, bacteria and contamination.
This resource is ideal for anyone working with food such as canteen staff, apprentices, teachers, assistants etc or for programmes of study, such as GCSEs in food preparation and safety.
This 5 page guide covers HACCP and its importance in food safety. It teaches learners the difference between hazard and risk and helps them understand physical and chemical hazards. Learners will learn about critical control points and the importance of keeping records. They will also learn about due diligence and the legal requirements of caterers regarding food hygiene and safety. Learners will understand how to put HACCP procedures in place and know what is critical and non-critical. learners are assessed through multi-choice questions (answers are provided).
This guide is useful for programmes of study in food preparation and safety and ideal for anyone working with food (school canteen staff, teachers, apprentices, teaching assistants) or anyone who is interested in working within catering.
This resource is suitable for Key Stage 3 Year 7 as part of the Computing curriculum (using software to analyse and solve problems etc) and the Functional Skills L1/L2 ICT specifications for processing numerical data and creating charts and graphs. The resources contain the following:
1. Lesson plan
2. Starter activities/lessons/worksheets - 11 pages containing explanations, practical 'how to do it' help sheets (in Excel 2010), questions (with answers) and practical exercises covering data entry, formatting, using formulas and functions, create a pie chart, create a column chart
3. Build-up exercise for the teacher to work through with the learners. The data for this exercise is generated by the learners (their hobbies) which enables each learner to be involved in the data and provides a sense of 'ownership'. This covers data entry, variables and rules, relative and absolute cell referencing, using SUM, MIN, MAX functions and arithmetical formulas, adding and deleting rows/columns and noting changes in formula cells, formatting cells and creating charts/graphs. There is a worked copy included.
There is a worksheet included for Variables and Rules
4. An extension activity with a data file and worked copy based on a helicopter tour business which covers using arithmetical formulas and functions to calculate revenue, discounts and expenditure , editing and formatting and creating graphs
These exercises bridge the gap between initial learning and assessment. There are two exercises covering 32 pages - the first exercise guides the learner through the tasks and provides handy tips, using Office 2010, on how to do each of the tasks and the second exercise allows the learner to attempt the tasks without tips or help. There are data files and worked answers for each exercise. The exercises comprehensively cover the Functional Skills ICT specifications at Level 1 and include the following
Files & folders
Using the Internet
Using email
Creating a logo
Create a leaflet
Create a newsletter
Create a letter
Create a presentation
Spreadsheets
Databases
Combing information
Evaluation questions
This 13 page worksheet/lesson/activity is an extract from Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Activity Workbook (by the same author) which covers the Internet, the WWW, Search Engines and URLs, Boolean Oerators and other search techniques, currency, relvance, bias, copyright.
The worksheets/activity can be used for a whole lesso and consists of theory, activities to test knowledge (matchmaker and multi-choice) and also 6 practical exercises to test skill.
Answers are included.
A step-by-step guide to Entry Level Functional Skils ICT in Office 2010 and Windows 7 with handy training notes, help sheets and revision tips, and activities. This guide has 63 single side A4 pages and comprehensively covers the Functional Skills ICT specifications for Entry 1, 2 and 3.
This guide covers 20 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the Access 2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using Access 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications).
The guide covers basic operations (openng, creatng a new database/table, closing, printing etc), editing a database, working with tables, relationships, queries, wildcards, forms and reports.
This 4 page guide covers the 14 allergens that must be listed. Learners will understand that allergies can be serious and fatal. Learners will learn that allergenic ingredients must be stored and handled separately to non-allergenic food and will learn the procedures for preventing cross contamination.
Knowledge and understanding is assessed via 10 multi choice questions (answers are provided). This guide is ideal for anyone working with food such as canteen staff, apprentices, teachers, assistants etc or for programmes of study in food preparation and safety.
This 4 page resource covers food web/food chains and explains how it comprises primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers and decomposers and detritivores. It also explains the differences between herbivores and carnivores with examples. The activities include drawing a food web and 5 true/false questions and answers are included.
These practice papers (29 pages) are written to follow the style of the Edexcel Functional Skills ICT Level 2 assessment and cover the following:
Use the internet and download information
Use a spreadsheet and charts
Create a newsletter
Create a leaflet
Create a presentation
Use email
Use compression
Evaluation questions
There are data files and worked answers for each of the papers
This 11 page resource is an extract from a Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Training Guide and is based on the Using ICT, Plannng Solutions to Complex Tasks By Analysing the Necessary Stages part of the Functional Skills ICT specifications.
The resource consists of the theory behind planning complex tasks and the types of planning techniques available, such as schedules, timetables, Gannt charts, heirarchical charts, storyboards, spreadsheets, websites and mind maps. The theory section is followed by activities and multi-choice revision questions. Answers are included. This resource would be useful for a range of programmes which require the learner to understnd planning techniques.
An activity workbook to cover Functional Skills Maths at Entry Stage 1. Suitable for the complete beginner and for learner' who struggle with numeracy. The workbook contains explanations and actvities with examples on how to do it to test the learner's skill and knowlede at each section. The workbook has 35 pages and covers:
Counting
Sorting
Addition and subtraction
Firsts, seconds, thirds
Working with dates
Working with 2D and 3 D shapes
Poitioning
Size
Weight
Dealing with money
Working out distances
These worksheets/activities are an extract from a Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Activity Workbook (by the same author) and cover file storage, file extensions, file compression, recycle bin, file and folder sizes, file properties, types of storage media, The resource can be used for a whole lesson and contains theory, activities to test knowledge (mix and match/multi-choice) and also 'how to' help sheets for saving, compressing, renaming, deleting and restoring files, plus creating folders, view properties, copy and move files. There are also 4 Practical Exercises for learners to attempt to test their skills.
Answers are included.
Ponds and rivers are a great resource for enthusing learners and enabling them to earn outside the classroom. However school visits to waterways can present many hazards to health and safety and these can come from different sources, such as plants, bacteria and insects. This FREE 3 page resource provides useful and important safety advice and guidance on conducting school visits to ponds or rivers. The guide covers:
Physical safety
Water Borne Disease
Poisonous Plants
Invasive Plants and the Law
Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
Transferring Disease and Cleaning Equipment
This FREE one page worksheet/activity is an extract from a Functional Skills Entry 1 Maths Workbook(by the same author) and covers Hundreds , Tens and Units , adding 3 digit numbers and taking numbers over to the next column. The one page activity provides a clear explanation and example and then an activity for the learner to try. The answers to the activities are at the bottom of the page.