Intro to functional_skills_and_learning_log
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Functional Skills are practical skills in English and math that help with work, education, and everyday life. They include skills like reading, writing, problem solving, and communication. There are three levels - Entry 1, Entry 2, and Level 1. Having strong functional skills is important for employment, health, financial stability, and helping children. People with weak skills are more likely to be unemployed, earn less money, and struggle in other areas of life. Employers need a workforce with good functional skills for the economy to remain competitive. Functional Skills are assessed through exams testing reading, writing, speaking, and listening. This course will help students improve specific skills and be ready for Functional Skills exams.
Intro to functional_skills_and_learning_log
- 2. What are Functional Skills? Practical skills in English and Maths. Help you to get the most out of work, education and everyday life. Transferable skills – can be used in many different ways. Toolbox to help you solve problems in many different contexts.
- 3. Levels Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3 Level 1 Level 2
- 4. In the future, would you like to……. Be employed? Live in a working household? Earn a reasonable income? Own your own home? Be in good health? Be able to help your children?
- 5. Why are Functional Skills important? Research has shown that people with poor skills in English and Maths are: Up to 5 times more likely to be unemployed. More likely to live a non working household. Earn less money. Less able to help their children.
- 6. Why are Functional Skills important? Research has shown that people with poor skills in English and Maths are: Less likely to own their own home. Less likely to be in good health. More likely to be homeless. 58% of women with poor maths skills earn less than £150 per week.
- 7. Why are Functional Skills important? Employers and the UK economy need a highly skilled workforce. Recent surveys and research show that for the UK to be economically competitive, the knowledge and skills of the workforce must increase. The Government has placed Functional Skills at the core of the ‘Skills Agenda’.
- 8. How are Functional Skills assessed? English Level 1 45 min reading paper exam. 45 min writing paper exam. 2 part speaking and listening assessment (1 x formal discussion & 1 x informal). 20 marks 25 marks Level 2 45 min reading paper exam. 45 min writing paper exam. 2 part speaking and listening assessment (Discussion & Presentation). 25 marks 25 marks Entry Levels Assessed by externally set tasks. Tasks are completed during class under supervision from your tutor. The first exams will take place in February. Exams can be sat every month; you will be entered for these as and when you and your teacher feel you are ready to sit them.
- 9. Your English Timetable Every week you will have 1 hour of Reading and 1 hour of Writing. Sessions may be in a double lesson or split across the week- you MUST attend both sessions EVERY week to give you the best chance of passing first time. After initial Reading and Writing exams in January, all students will complete Speaking and Listening assessments- you MUST complete these in order to pass your full qualification.
- 10. Reading You will need to be confident to read and understand a range of texts, including: Newspaper and magazine articles Letters Timetables Leaflets Adverts
- 11. Writing You will need to be confident to write a range of texts for a variety of contexts and audiences including: Formal letters Informal emails Newspaper articles Formal reports Spelling, punctuation and grammar are VERY IMPORTANT: 40% of your overall marks are awarded for this.
- 12. Functional Skills V GCSE You can use lots of the skills you developed for your G.C.S.E.s to help you to pass your Functional Skills: Reading for meaning Inference Writing for a range of purposes and audiences. However, Functional Skills are much more practical. You will be called upon to solve real life problems that you may come across in the world of work and your wider life. There is NO Shakespeare!
- 13. Learning Log Now you know a bit more about the course, you will need to fill in your Learning Log. This will be your responsibility and you will need to fill this in at the end of EVERY lesson. This is important as it will help us to decide when you are ready to be entered for your exam.
- 14. Learning Log Travel and Tourism 1st Diploma 68% Level 1 Level 1 February Name: Main course title: Diagnostic results: Target level: Start date: Agreed end date: Agreed test date:
- 15. Learning Log What are your strengths in English? What areas do you need to improve? Use the skills listed on the Reading and Writing tracking sheets to help you to identify: Things that you need to work onThings you are good at Use evidence from texts. Use correct spelling. Identify the reason why texts have been written.Use a range of punctuation and sentence structure.
- 16. Diagnostic Learning Objectives Learning objective identified from diagnostic Functional Skill area this links to Date achieved From your diagnostic report From your tracking sheet Filled in by you and your tutor throughout the course
- 17. Barriers and Support What are the barriers that might prevent you from achieving this qualification and what support will you need to overcome these? Week Speaking and Listening/ Reading/ Writing Skill and how I have achieved it Red (needs more work) Amber (should revisit before exam) Green (strength- I could help others) Teacher Comment
- 18. Next lesson: Problem Solving Next lesson, we will be assessing your problem solving and team working skills.