This series of resources have been created for those Teaching and Studying the City & Guilds Employability Skills Award/Certificate/Diploma (5546) The qualification is made of various Units, all of which require assessment that can present evidence and demonstrate that all learning outcomes have been met. These Workbooks include various challenges, activities and tests to prove learners understanding and collate the evidence required to confirm they have met all outcomes. Each page has a header that includes the individual outcomes covered, which can be assessed and then signed off. The workbook can be delivered as individual worksheets or as a final assignment that would typically follow 2 - 3 sessions of underpinning knowledge, group activities, research tasks and relevant delivery. This particular instalment in the series focuses on Career Progression and covers the following criteria. 1.1 explain the importance of career progression 2.1 identify sources of career progression information, advice and guidance 2.2 identify different career, course and training options from available sources of information, advice and guidance. 3.1 list transferable skills, qualities and experience required to develop a career 3.2 review own transferable skills, qualities and experience 3.3 identify areas of work or study that might be best suited to own transferable skills, qualities or experience 4.1 identify short-term goals that will help with career progression 4.2 develop a career progression plan. Other Units are available on TES and within the SmartBooks Resource Shop This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com. Feedback is Key, and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review, and we will send you another singular resource of your choice for FREE! Just contact us at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com.

These series of resources has been created for those Teaching and Studying the Pearson BTEC Workskills Certificate. The qualification itself is made up of over 100 Units and each unit requires assessment that can present evidence and demonstrate that all learning outcomes have been met. These Final Assignment Workbooks include various challenges, activities and tests to prove learners understanding and collate the evidence required to confirm they have met all outcomes. These concluding assignments can be completed by the individual learner and would normally follow 2 - 3 sessions of underpinning knowledge, group activities, research tasks and relevant delivery. This particular installment in the series focuses on the importance or producing an effective and successful CV and covers the following criteria. UNIT 4 - Skills and Qualities For Employability Know skills and qualities needed for different workplace activities Know skills and qualities needed for a job of personal interest Plan to develop own skills and qualities for a chosen job A Fully editable WORD DOC version is available if required. Other Units in this series are available on TES and within the Grainge_Ed Resource Shop

These series of resources have been created for those Teaching and Studying the City & Guilds Employability Skills Award/Certificate/Diploma (5546) The qualification itself is made up of many Units all of which require assessment that can present evidence and demonstrate that all learning outcomes have been met. These Workbooks include various challenges, activities and tests to prove learners understanding and collate the evidence required to confirm they have met all outcomes and can be used as a Final Assignment. Each page has a header that includes the individual outcomes covered and can be assessed easily and then signed off. These can be completed by the individual learners as a final assignment or as a group if delivered as a workbook and would normally follow 2 - 3 sessions of underpinning knowledge, group activities, research tasks and relevant delivery. This particular installment in the series focuses on the importance of Managing Personal Finance and covers the following criteria. UNIT 402 - Managing Personal Finance Understand sources of income and outgoings. Know how to reduce expenditure. Understand how to plan a personal budget. Be able to recognise the products provided by financial institutions. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money. Understand how to obtain help with managing own money. Other Units in this series are available on TES and within the Grainge_Ed Resource Shop

This 5th series of flashcards focuses on the characterisation of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. There are ‘quotes’ to explore cards for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth who are the lead characters of the play. The final card summarises how the other characters interact. These cards are valuable aids to helping students answer the part of the question where they are asked to relate their analysis of the given quote to other areas of the play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are central. Act 1 introduces them both very forcefully, and then as the plot develops their characters evolve in opposite directions almost a reversal. The more the student gets to know the play the more obvious this characterisation movement becomes. The quote is on the left hand side of each card. Prompts for discussion are on the right hand side of each card. The set also includes a breakdown of other characters in Macbeth. Other sets available: Set 1 – The Supernatural Set 2 – Tragic Hero Set 3 – Guilt/Anxiety Set 4 – Ambition Set 6 – Plot Development/movement Look out for Bundles too! Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. PPT versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

This practice assessment paper has been created to aid learners in their preparation for forthcoming Entry Level Functional Skills assessments, with a particular focus on enhancing reading comprehension skills and bolstering confidence. The paper is colourfully structured to guide learners through the assessment format, foster familiarity, pinpoint areas for improvement and enhance engagement. Centered around a fictional football match, the assessment comprises two sections: a Refreshments Menu and a Sports Report. Learners are tasked with comprehensively reading both texts before answering ten questions for each. Additionally, a Marking Sheet is provided to assist tutors in evaluating learners’ achievements. Importantly, there is no pass or fail component to this assessment; its sole purpose is to offer support and guidance. Other Practice Assessments are available on TES and many more are currently in development and will be available soon. This resource is currently in a PDF file format. Word versions are available for free upon purchase of the PDF, please message me directly for these at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource of your choice for FREE! Just contact us at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com.

This Flashcard series is focused on UK Road Signs and can be used as an effective revision resource for all those studying for the UK Driving theory test. They can also be used as a standalone classroom activity to familiarise students of all ages with UK road signs. They are fully editable resource and available to download as a PDF file or WORD doc. They can be in adapted to suit a range of learner styles and levels. They should on printed on card (preferably) double-sided and then cut out and used in any way that best compliments your own teaching style. Flashcards are proven as an effective method in assisting learning and ensuring it is taking place. They embrace a wonderful mental process called ‘Active Recall’ and can be used in various ways such as: • Recapping knowledge – As a starter activity related to the previous lesson. • Refreshing knowledge - Incorporating them randomly in any lesson. • Revising for exams - Confirming the knowledge required for assessment. • Embedding both Maths & English. • Embracing Equal Opportunities & Diversity. • Creating new knowledge – The possibilities are endless. FLASHCARDS Series - Driving Theory 1 ROAD SIGNS now available and can be bought together for a bundle price of £4.49 Have Fun

These worksheets have been designed and proven to challenge and assess learners ICT knowledge and capabilities using a functional approach. The tasks engage all and promote creativity and individuality. This particular worksheet focuses familiarising learners with the Microsoft PowerPoint. The task requires learners to research, plan and pitch their ideal Festival event. They will then present their idea to others using the PowerPoint platform. It is available to download as a PDF file however an editable Word version is available just message me for this format.

This series of resources have been created for those Teaching and Studying the City & Guilds Employability Skills Award/Certificate/Diploma (5546) The qualification itself is made up of many Units all of which require assessment that can present evidence and demonstrate that all learning outcomes have been met. These Workbooks include various challenges, activities and tests to prove learners understanding and collate the evidence required to confirm they have met all outcomes and can be used as a Final Assignment. Each page has a header that includes the individual outcomes covered and can be assessed easily and then signed off. These can be completed by the individual learners as a final assignment or as a group if delivered as a workbook and would normally follow 2 - 3 sessions of underpinning knowledge, group activities, research tasks and relevant delivery. This particular installment in the series focuses on preparing learners for a Work Based Placement and is broken in to two parts. The first series of work sheets are designed to give the learner an understanding of how to prepare for their up and coming work experience and plan their journey to their placement. It then also includes an extensive and detailed Work experience Diary which will be used to gather evidence throughout and after their placement. Learner outcomes are as follows; Be able to prepare for his/her work experience Be able to plan a journey to work Be able to follow requirements during the work experience Be able to complete a work experience review Other Units in this series are available on TES and within the SmartBooks Resource Shop This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource of your choice for FREE! Just contact us at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com.

These workbooks have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can be used effectively in Tutorials, English and various other sessions These particular instalment focuses on Understanding Stress and requires learners to complete various tasks, take an active role in group discussions and participate in activities to help them gain an understanding of the causes of stress in our day to day lives and as well as learning techniques to reduce it. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com Read less

These workbooks have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can be used effectively in Tutorials, English and various other sessions. The unit also incorperats ICT with the optional use of Microsoft Excel, Publisher and Word. These particular instalment focuses on the Pros & Cons of Tattoos and requires learners to complete various tasks, take an active role in group discussions, case studies and participate in activities to help them gain an understanding of the why people decide to have a tattoo, with lots of opportunity to give their own informed opinion. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

The Brain Game series offers a fun and enjoyable way to exercise learner minds and improve their English and Maths skills using a variety of different puzzles. Brain Game #3 - Word Links requires learners to find a connection using three given words. Example: PIZZA-PEPPERONI-PEPPERS = PIZZA TOPPINGS. They can also earn extra points by finding other valid relevant links. i.e. They all have 3 P’s in their spelling. You can use each slide individually as a Starter Activity or Challenge learners to complete all 18. Two formats are included, PPSX PowerPoint Show & PPTX PowerPoint Presentation, which can be edited, added to or personalised however you want. Feedback is Key, and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review, and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! Feel free to message me directly SmartbooksED@outlook.com Check out our many other Brain Games available on TES and in our shop found at www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Smartbooks

The Brain Game series offers a fun and enjoyable way to exercise learner minds and improve their English and Maths skills using a variety of different puzzles. Brain Game #1 - Word Ladders requires learners to climb down each of the 18 ladders filling in the empty steps between the top and the bottom word. At each step they can only change one letter. Example: THE - TIE - TIN - WIN You can use each slide individually as a Starter Activity or Challenge learners to complete all 18. The puzzles progress in difficulty with the last 6 requiring the learners to identify the first and last word from just the pictures. Two formats are included, PPSX PowerPoint Show & PPTX PowerPoint Presentation, which can be edited, added to or personalised however you want. Feedback is Key, and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review, and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! Feel free to message me directly SmartbooksED@outlook.com Check out our many other Brain Games available on TES and in our shop found at www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Smartbooks

This resource looks at one of the world’s most popular messaging applications - WhatsApp. Whether learners are new to WhatsApp or looking to brush up on their basis skills and knowledge, this presentation will guide them through everything they need to know to get started and make the most out of this powerful communication tool. The ‘Guide Only’ resource and includes a 20 slide stuctured PPT. Tasks and activities can be set separately as tutors see fit. It does include a 10-question multiple choice quiz as a recap (answers included). Slides cover: Overview of WhatsApp and its popularity as a messaging app. Downloading WhatsApp Setting Up Your Account Adding Contacts Starting a Chat Sending Messages Sending Voice Memos Creating Groups Group Chat Features Making Calls Sending Photos and Videos Status Updates Managing Notifications Privacy Settings How to block and unblock contacts. How to back up and restore Security Features Troubleshooting Conclusion, Q&A and Quiz Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource of your choice for FREE! Just contact us at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com.

These series of resources has been created for those Teaching and Studying Pearson BTEC Workskills Certificate. The qualification itself is made up of over 100 Units and each unit requires assessment that can present evidence and demonstrate that all learning outcomes have been met. These Final Assignment Workbooks include various challenges, activities and tests to prove learners understanding and collate the evidence required to confirm they have met all outcomes. These concluding assignments can be completed by the individual learner and would normally follow 2 - 3 sessions of underpinning knowledge, group activities, research tasks and relevant delivery. This particular instalment in the series focuses on the importance or producing an effective and successful CV and covering letter and covers the following criteria. UNIT 26 - Using a CV and Covering letter to Apply for a Job 1. Know the purpose of a CV and covering letter 2. Know the type of information usually included in a CV and covering letter 3. Know the importance of references in a CV 4. Be able to produce a CV and covering letter for a job application A Fully editable WORD DOC version is available if required. Other Units in this series are available on TES and within the Grainge_Ed Resource Shop

One of the difficulties that students encounter when faced with a writing task in English is how to get started and then cohesively develop that thought. I find that many of them, especially younger students, rebel at the idea of rigorous planning and drafting, just wanting to get it down. Others face a barrier of fear. I came across the idea of using the Fibonacci sequence for extended and creative writing by accident when searching an online thesaurus. I immediately saw the sense in it and decided to apply it in the classroom. It worked. It solved the problem. There was now a way to plan, draft, develop and craft in small pieces that led to a satisfying cohesive whole. Some were amazed at just how much they could write and how they could creatively extend their writing in terms of thought provoking discussion. In lower ability classes it provided an element of fun and removed the daunting prospect of extended writing with higher word counts. In the higher ability groups it opened up the channel for students comfortably working at grade ‘C’ to move out of that comfort zone and stretch upwards towards the A* that so many of them had the potential to reach. When I analysed the results I found that two things contributed to the success. 1. The fact that a piece of extended writing is built step at a time through developing levels of skill. This encouraged confidence. 2. The framework encouraged the skill of planning, drafting, and editing. Choosing the right words and the most effective order of words, within a gradually increasing number of words, developed vocabulary, sentence structure, and lifted the content away from basic repetition of facts. Students had the confidence to ‘craft’ their writing. The resource that follows uses an example in which the students can engage collaboratively. There is then an individual assignment for them to complete using the sequence. As it stands it fits criteria suited to the ‘gifted and talented’ of Key Stage 3, and will be of value in Key Stage 4 to move those ‘C’ grade learners out of their comfort zone and stretch them upwards. However, it can be adapted quite easily for students of lower ability. Post 16 students who achieved low grade GCSE and need to either re-sit or complete Functional Skills English at level 2 will also find this pattern helps build their skills. The resource has been designed in a workbook format. However, it doesn’t have to be used that way. It can be copied and pasted onto a presentation for whole class collaborative discussion and writing projects. Each page has been formatted so that it stands alone and therefore can be photocopied separately and used at appropriate times in the lesson (s). It has been left in Microsoft Word format so that it is editable by teachers who wish

These worksheets have been designed and proven to challenge and assess learners ICT knowledge and capabilities using a functional approach. The tasks engage all and promote creativity and individuality. This particular worksheet focuses familiarising learners with the Microsoft WORD Calendar template. The task requires learners to experiment, design and print their own yearly Calendar. It is available to download as a PDF file however an editable Word version is available just message me for this format.

This 4 Workbook Bundle Pack has been designed and proven to challenge and assess learners understanding of the knowledge required of them to achieve a Functional Skills Maths Certificate at Entry level. The workbooks include various tasks and activities that to suit learners of all ages and varied abilities in preparing them for their up and coming assessment. The resources have been very successful with keys stage 1 and 2 and with SEN/LLDD learners of all ages. These particular workbooks primarily focus on 4 areas, Addition, Subtraction Multiplication and Division and can be easily adapted to stretch abilities of learners working at a higher level. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com The Addition installment includes: Dominoes Challenge Dominoes (Test your friends) Roll the dice! Family Picnic & Quiz Piggy Pairs Numbers Game Against the clock Squares Count Pyramid Puzzle (easy, Medium, Hard) Colour your own sums Counting the Pennies Holiday Money Number Line Counting Let’s use Tally (Farmyard Task) Time for Bingo (Bingo & Caller cards included) and the Subtraction workbook includes: Difference Dots Fruit & Vet Sale Less than 2 minutes Saturday Night Take Away Subtraction Squares (Easy - Medium - Hard) The Washing Line Lets Go Bowling Lets Bowl Game Subtraction in Space (Easy - Medium - Hard) Dice Cream Game Real Life Sums Double Decker Bus Time For Bingo The Multiplication workbook includes: Coloured Table and Sums (Easy, Harder and Hardest) King Fred the frog (Easy, Harder and Hardest) Mum’s shopping trip (Easy, Harder and Hardest) A day in the garden (Easy, Harder and Hardest) Right or Wrong (Easy, Harder and Hardest) Who has the Answer - A Card game that the whole group can play involving learner listening and calling out the correct answer. The Division Workbook includes: What is Division (intro) Coloured bookmarks to use as revision Sums (Easy, Trickier and More Difficult) Joe and Beth Balloon trivia Animal Division problems (Easy and More difficult) Joe’s Smudged Homework Sum Search I Have Who Has (a 30 card Division based Card game where each learner try not to break the chain) Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource of your choice for FREE! Just Contact us at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com.

These worksheets have been designed and proven to challenge and assess learners ICT knowledge and capabilities using a functional approach. The tasks engage all and promote creativity and individuality. This particular worksheet focuses on a task that requires learners to demonstrate their capabilities of exploring a chosen country using online resources to research and then transfer their investigations into a presentation that will educate both their peers and tutor. They will then present their findings using the PowerPoint platform. This resource is available to download as a PDF file however an editable Word version is available just message me for this format.

These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of world foods and recipes while promoting creativity and individuality. This particular unit of work includes a selection of engaging theory tasks that will enable them to gain new knowledge of this popular cuisine. Learners will then have the opportunity to plan, prepare and follow a Fajita recipe method. They will finally self-assess their performance, receive feedback from an observer and set targets as part of their overall evaluation. The 8 tasks are set as follows: What is Fajita? - Learners to choose the right word to complete the correct description. Where did the Fajitas come from? - Reading comprehension with a quiz. (be aware of sensitive vegetarians in the group) Modern Day Fajitas! - Learners to work in pairs to investigate alternative ingredients (includes vegan & Vegetarians) Health and Safety - A task that enables learners to highlight health and safety awareness in the Kitchen. What will you need? - A ‘letter fill’ activity revealing the ingredients for the practical element. Over to you - Practical Element, learners will pair up to follow a method and cook fajitas using various ingredients supplied. Self-assessment - A written evaluation, including guided questioning. Photographs taken during practical can be attached. Witness Statement - Tutor/Teacher to feedback and promote Target setting in areas needing improvement i.e confidence, communication, timing, focus etc. This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource of your choice for FREE! Just contact us at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com.