Explore a range of practical ideas that you can easily incorporate into your own teaching to fully engage Functional Skills learners, stretch and challenge them and achieve excellent results.

This course will explore different ways to motivate students by looking at alternative ways to teach essential maths and English skills to provide the essential knowledge students need for the exam and the next steps in their lives.

Phonics-based approaches are a key part of the new Functional Skills English at Entry Level and can have particular benefits with ESOL learners. This webinar explores how to use phonics-based approaches appropriately, building on insights from the Post-16 Phonics Toolkit.

This course focuses on supporting differentiation on maths and English courses, in terms of learners' prior knowledge and experience of their subject, through non-linear curriculum planning and meeting the needs of learners with different levels of self-belief and resilience.

In this webinar we will explore the domain of maths and English - moving away from the syllabus and looking at the complex interplay of numeracy and literacy beyond the exam and in a variety of career paths.

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 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 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.

Using the time we have to plan for next year. Understanding what makes a great curriculum for maths and English and how this contributes to a successful 'deep dive'.

With Ofsted's new focus on the 'Quality of Education' many providers are reviewing their curriculum to ensure it offers the depth and breadth to engage and challenge learners. This webinar will outline the key elements of reviewing and developing your existing curriculum offer with a clear process you can follow.

This course will support technical and vocational tutors, trainers and assessors to identify naturally occurring opportunities to develop learners' English skills which are needed for them to successfully complete their study programme, apprenticeship or vocational/ technical course.

This interactive webinar will identify the kind of number skills, vocabulary and calculation strategies that can be meaningfully explored when tackling Functional English tasks. The teaching approaches reflect an emphasis on collaborative learning and provide practitioners with important opportunities to develop learners' critical thinking and comprehension skills in interesting and engaging ways.