Functional skills in-house training modules

Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
Module 8
Module 9
Support materials

Module 8 - Moving up a level: progressing from Entry 3 to Level 1 in functional skills

Handout 1: Activity 1 - Card sort (PDF document, 10kb)
Handout 2: Learner 1 response assignment task (PDF document, 15kb)
Handout 3: Learner 2 response assignment task (PDF document, 21kb)
Handout 4: Report writing exercise worksheets A-E (PDF document, 41kb)
Handout 5: Activity 1b: ICT (PDF document, 10kb)
Handout 6: E3 - L1 FS handouts (PDF document, 18kb)
Handout 7: E3 - L1 Session plan (PDF document, 19kb)
Handout 8: English Reading (PDF document, 753kb)
Handout 9: ICT D3 - The formula for success (PDF document, 503kb)
Handout 10: ICT F3 - Key words (PDF document, 730kb)
Handout 11: ICT - Health and safety matters (PDF document, 26kb)
Handout 12: Maths4Life activity (PDF document, 914kb)
Handout 13: Maths teaching and learning (PDF document, 411kb)
Handout 14: Speaking and listening toolkit (PDF document, 281kb)

Module 9 - Teaching mastery through problem solving approaches in functional skills

Handout 1: Action Log (PDF document, 43kb)
Handout 2: Activity 2 (PDF document, 51kb)
Handout 3: What's the problem? (PDF document, 45kb)
Handout 4: Some problem-solving techniques (PDF document, 221kb)
Handout 5: Assignment briefs (PDF document, 232kb)
Handout 6: A framework of personal, learning and thinking skills (PDF document, 66kb)
Handout 7: Planning to embed functional skills (PDF document, 44kb)
Handout 8: Support for functional skills (PDF document, 96kb)
Handout 9: Support from the Functional skills support programme (PDF document, 66kb)
Handout 10: Some useful quotations (PDF document, 132kb)
Introduction for trainers (PDF document, 111kb)
Trainer notes (PDF document, 173kb)
PowerPoint slides (PDF document, 5.2mb)

Development and publication of support materials

Resources have been produced to support the pilot of functional skills and are available for download using the links below. These updated guides are essential handbooks for managers and practitioners, providing practical help and advice to enable the reader to move forward with teaching and learning strategies or the management of functional skills.

Teaching and learning functional English, updated 2008 (PDF document, 554kb)
Teaching and learning functional mathematics, updated 2008 (PDF document, 1.2MB)
Teaching and learning functional ICT, updated 2008 (PDF document, 1.3MB)
Managing delivery, updated 2008

Earlier versions of the teaching and learning materials are still available to access here:

Teaching and learning functional English (PDF document, 754kb)
Teaching and learning functional mathematics (PDF document, 1.8MB)
Teaching and learning functional ICT (PDF document, 1.3MB)
Managing delivery of functional skills (PDF document, 674kb)

NEW: A suite of publications to help practitioners to deliver functional skills within Diplomas is now available. Access the first five of these publications below:

Functional Skills in Diplomas: Construction and the Built Environment (PDF document, 240kb)
Functional Skills in Diplomas: Society, Health and Development and Development (PDF document 252kb)
Functional Skills in Diplomas: Engineering (PDF document 237kb)
Functional Skills in Diplomas: Creative and Media (PDF document 220kb)
Functional Skills in Diplomas: Information Technology (PDF document 256kb)

Limited hard copies can be requested by phoning the Helpline 0870872 8081.

You can find this page and download any referenced resources from the Excellence Gateway at http://excellence.org.uk/197034.

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Functional skills support programme

Functional skills in-house training modules

Module 1 - Functional skills in Diplomas for Managers

Module 2 - Teaching functional English

Module 3 - Teaching functional mathematics

Module 4 - Teaching functional ICT

Module 5 - Delivering functional skills in FLT

Module 6 - Delivering functional skills in Diplomas

Module 7 - Delivering functional skills in Apprenticeships

Module 8 - Moving up a level: progressing from Entry 3 to Level 1 in functional skills

Module 9 - Teaching mastery through problem solving approaches in functional skills

Development and publication of support materials