I teach English to hairdressers in very short sessions (1 hour) and most of the time, the students have a short attention span. I create lessons which often cover 1 topic which I teach over two sessions, this is what you will find in this lesson - two sessions on one Powerpoint. This helps me to use the slides as a refresher if students struggle to remember the previous weeks session. However you can obviously alter the lesson you suit your own timetabled sessions. This session covers both Reading and Writing by looking at sustainability within the hairdressing industry. The sessions comes with a full PowerPoint, worksheets and video. Please be aware that the TES preview can at times distort the look of the resources and this is not always a true reflection. Hope it helps

As Ofsted are now looking for evidence of embedding / delivering sustainable practices as a part of delivery, many colleges / schools are now looking to deliver sustainability qualifications as short courses. This resource is the complete course (designed to be delivered in a day) for the Ascentis L1 qualification on sustainability. This course looks into areas such as " 3 pillars of sustainability", “renewable / non renewable resources / energy”, “consumption”, “agricultural impacts”, “sustainable communities” and self reflection on own sustainable practices. As I teach in the Greater Manchester area, I have included the regions sustainability policy and promises (this can obviously be altered to suit your own region) The course comes with 5 video clips, activities for groups and pairs, self reflections and regular recaps and quizzes. In keeping with the eco-friendly theme, many activities are done with mini white-boards to reduce paper use. The lesson comes in clear sections that can be broken down and delivered in bitesize chunks - depending on your delivery model or you can carve the resources to use as embedded activities in your other sessions. Feel free to adapt to your classes needs. Please keep in mind that the TES preview does at times distort the look of the resource and this is not always a true refection. Hope it helps

If you have reluctant hair students who need, but don’t want, L2 functional English then this resource may be helpful. I teach very short sessions (1 hour) to disruptive and disengaged student so naturally if you need to adjust the materials to suit your needs / class lengths then you can. This lesson is centered around a clip from America’s Next Top Model - the hairstyle episode where the models get make-overs. I used this to introduce the idea of comparison and a P.E.E answer structure which is needed for Q13 of the Edexcel reading paper. The students compare the reactions of two models and form a P.E.E answer. Again, my classes are only an hour so feel free to further develop. Hope it helps

If you teach Functional Skills to low level, reluctant hair & beauty students, then you may find these resources helpful. I teach short sessions (1 hour) to hair students who will not work unless everything is hair or beauty related. Naturally, you can adapt the materials to suit your own class needs /lengths. This session is based around nail art and is designed to encourage writing a complaint in practice for the writing paper. Tasks include designing their own nail art, describing the design, looking at a complaint and structure of complaint then writing their own complaint. Like I say, my sessions are only an hour with difficult to engage students, so feel free to adapt. Hope it helps

If you have hair students like mine, then they hate English and only want to do anything related to hair then these resources may be helpful. I teach very short sessions (1 hour) to very low level and reluctant hair & beauty students who will disrupt any lesson to avoid doing the work. Naturally you can adapt and change the materials to suit your own class needs/lengths. This resource is designed to encourage the students to write and broaden their vocabulary. This includes a Power Point, paired matching task with extension worksheet and a short descriptive writing task all based around describing different hair styles. Hope it helps

If you have hair students like mine, then they really hate English and only want to do anything related to hair then these resources may be helpful. I teach very short sessions (1 hour) to very low level and reluctant hair students who will disrupt any lesson to avoid doing the work. This session is designed to teach the basics of language features and to help the students learn the terminology. For this reason, DAFOREST has been shortened to DRAFTES. (Naturally, you can adapt the resource to cater to your own class needs) The session includes rote teaching the terminology, a paired matching task and a identification task. The majority of the tasks and activities are hair related to help encourage engagement. Please be aware that the TES preview can at times distort the look of the resources and this is not always a true reflection. Hope it helps.

This lesson was developed to support reluctant hair and beauty students through L2 functional skills English (excel paper) and is focused at introducing Q13 (compare/contrast question) and Point, evidence, evidence answer structures. To engage these students, the lesson is focused around an episode of Americas Next Top Model - the make over episode. As I have 1 hour classes with incredibly reluctant students who are only interested in doing hair, this lesson is stripped back but can be developed on and is used as an introduction to Q13. The resource comes with a full powerpoint, with a proofreading starter, video and worksheets, breakdown/scaffolding tasks. please be aware that the TES preview can sometimes distort the look of the resource and this is not always a true reflection. I hope it helps.

This resource is based around the topic of Banksy and is centered around the L1 reading paper with elements of L2 for stretch and challenge. This resource comes with 2 articles, video, powerpoint and worksheets. The session also underpins dictionary use / vocabulary meaning and inference. It has been designed to fill a 2 hour session and has a writing extension task. Please keep in mind that TES preview can give a altered view of the resource and this is not always a true reflection. Hoe it helps

This resource is an introduction to comparing two tasks and the P.E.E answer format to Q13 on the L2 reading paper. The theme of the lesson is “Flat Earth” and contains a Powerpoint, video and related worksheets. This is a quick paced session design for classes which are 2 hours, but can be altered to suit your timetable. Hope it helps

This resource is designed for L2 Functional Skills English classes and covers inference and comparison on a introduction level. The lesson is fast paced and is designed so tasks can be delivered as team activities or individually. The lesson is scaffolded from L1, with inference via images to L2 with compare two different view points via styles of writing. I teach apprentices within a short space of time, so please alter the session to suit your own classes. The test preview at times distorts the look of the resource, so please keep in mind this is not always a true reflection. Hope it helps

This writing paper is designed to help support lower ability learners or those with exam anxiety. This paper is based around Greta Thunberg and features 1 document with a selection of questions taken from the Pearson L1 writing paper. Hope it helps

This is a practice reading resource based on Greta Thunberg. The resource comes with 1 text and questions which are a selection of questions taken from the Pearson Functional skills exam paper. This resource is perfect for exam practice or to use with lower ability learners or those with anxiety around learning and exams. Hope it helps

This mini bundle consists of a mini reading activity and writing activity, along with video and video worksheet for L1 English Functional Skills. All resources are based around Greta Thunberg and are designed to be as similar as possible to the layout of the pearson functional skills exam - although they can be altered to accommodate any exam board. The reading paper is based on 1 article about Greta and takes questions as they are presented and worded on the exam. The writing is also presented and worded as it would appear on the exam, so this mini bundle is perfect for any exam prep or to use with lower ability learners. This package also comes with a BBC video and worksheet to accompany it. Please keep in mind that the TES preview can sometimes alter the look of the resources and this is not always a true reflection. Hope it helps

This resource is based around the theme of climate change and is designed to support reluctant, low level or anxious learners get exam ready. This resource has 1 text and features a set of questions which are similar to the ones found on the exam. Hope it helps

This resource is a mini practice of the L2 English reading Functional skills exam. Based around health and fitness and the role of influencers to promote lifestyle products. This resource is based on 1 text and features a selection of exam style questions and is a good way to help get students, especially anxious, students exam ready. Hope it helps

This single text resource is designed to help support less ability students prepare for their functional reading exam. Based on the current protests with climate change, this resource basis it’s questions around the edexcel paper. This resource can be altered to suit the needs of your cohort, please keep in mind that the TES preview can distort the look of the resource and this is not always a true reflection. Hope it helps

The text for this resource is based around healthy eating, looking at the pros and cons of eating chicken. This paper is based on the questions you would find in the edexcel reading paper and designed as a starter/taster, rather than a mock, to help support less able students achieve. This resource can be altered to suit your cohort, please keep in mind that the TES preview sometimes distorts the look of the resource and this is not always a true reflection. Hope it helps

This is a mini reading mock for L2 english Functional Skills, based closely on the pearson (edexcel) paper. Based on how the rich and famous have coped over the pandemic, this resource uses 1 article as a reference. The layout and wording are very close to the exam paper itself, with the exception of the comparison question, and so can be used to help get your students exam ready. Hope it helps

This single resource is based on the Pearson (Edexcel) L2 Reading paper for English Functional skills. Designed to be used as a mini mock to help get students exam ready or prepped. This uses 1 article as a reference and is closely structured and worded to be as much like the exam as possible, with the exception of the comparison question. Can be altered to suit your students or needs. Hope it helps

This resource can be used with L2 functional skills classes or with GCSE English classes with enough material to cover up to 2 hours. This resources covers language features and apostrophes in one lesson, underpinning proofreading and writing to describe. This is a quick paced session which involves both group and individual tasks, it has routes for stretch and challenge whilst also giving tasks enough scaffolding to support the weaker students in the class. This session is designed to be developed or split into two separate sessions depending on your classes needs. Please be advised that the TES preview does not always give a true reflection of the resource.