This course is aimed at both new teachers of Functional Skills English, and those already teaching but possibly recently transferred from other areas, including vocational teachers and assessors. It is particularly suitable for those who do not currently hold a subject-specific teaching qualification in English. It is designed to meet the needs of all parts of the sector, including independent training providers, offender learning and adult and community education.

This course will help participants to develop a range of strategies to help learners studying for Functional Skills English level 1 and level 2. The course focuses on the key areas which examiners and tutors have identified as being areas learners find more challenging. The course will use a range of everyday texts as used in the examinations to explore how to develop learners reading and writing skills.

This course will explore essential aspects of spoken language and provide practical ideas to help students maximise their achievement not just in exams but at work and in the community.

This webinar can be taken as a stand alone or as a supplement to appropriate blended learning courses.

The course explores the principles and practices that underpin the Post-16 Phonics Toolkit. Participants will discuss the benefits and challenges of using phonics-based teaching and then explore the key concepts, terminology, skills progression and teaching approaches presented in the Toolkit.

This course will explore essential aspects of reading skills and provide practical ideas to help students maximise their achievement not just in exams but at work and in the community.

This webinar can be taken as a stand alone or as a supplement to appropriate blended learning courses. 

This learning package will help you identify and use appropriate resources for an embedded approach to the delivery of maths and English in apprenticeships. It consists of an online module and an associated interactive webinar.

This course will explore essential aspects of writing skills and provide practical ideas to help students maximise their achievement not just in exams but at work and in the community.

This webinar can be taken as a stand alone or as a supplement to appropriate blended learning courses. 

This learning package will help you to identify appropriate assessment methods for an embedded approach to the delivery of maths and English in apprenticeships. It consists of an online module and an associated interactive webinar.

This webinar will introduce you to some of the key thinking and research around teaching maths and English online. Rather than look at the technology and associated processes, this webinar will focus on effective ways of remote teaching of key topics in maths and English.

This course provides practitioners with the opportunity to reflect on the materials and ideas presented to them in other webinars and share with colleagues the changes they have made to their practice and then impact that these changes have had.

This learning package will help you to support inclusivity in an embedded approach to the delivery of maths and English in apprenticeships. It consists of an online module and an associated interactive webinar.

This learning package will help you to identify practical strategies and resources to understand and work towards an embedded approach to the delivery of maths and English in apprenticeships. It consists of an online module and an associated interactive webinar.