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Resources to support GCSE English and functional skills English
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
Blended and Online Learning Design
This new course from FutureLearn aims to help you develop the skills you need to teach blended and online learning. The course is available on demand, runs for 3 hours per week over 3 weeks and is free of charge.
Tue, 22 Sep 2020
Our Functional Skills Resources website has been put together so that everything you want for teaching a session either face to face, via the internet or distance learning is accessible in one place for one price.
Thu, 04 Jun 2020
Making Britain Numerate and Making Britain Literate
The third editions of Making Britain Numerate and Making Britain Literate contain additional worked examples and resources which help support achievement of functional skills and GCSE, and can be used as self-study guides and/or in-class support.
Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Specialist provider of resources for adult beginner readers, Entry level English and ESOL learners, and the award-winning tool to teach reading, Yes We Can Read.
Tue, 02 Jun 2020
New Literacy and ESOL Readers from Gatehouse Books
Gatehouse Books introduce 2 new series for Literacy and ESOL learners. Walt’s Adventures and What’s Your Story? Series are printed with full colour photographs in a comic book style.
Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Phonics resources for Entry Level Functional Skills and ESOL learners. There are two books: Resources for Older Learners and Stories for Older Learners, and a set of decodeable graded reading books, with accompanying support materials.
Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Functional Skills: essential resources
Making Britain Numerate and Making Britain Literate are two workbooks written to support learners studying Functional Skills either as part of an apprenticeship or as stand-alone qualifications. The third editions of both books are now available.
Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Pre-Entry Learners - resources and a curriculum framework
Resources, an interactive curriculum framework and accreditation for Pre-Entry learners, including a link to the electronic version of the Adult Pre-Entry Curriculum Framework for Literacy and Numeracy.
Mon, 01 Jun 2020
The Skills Workshop website has free downloadable session plans and materials for maths, English, ESOL and ICT teaching and learning.
Mon, 01 Jun 2020
Technology to support teaching and learning
A brief overview of what's on offer from Google, Microsoft and facebook to support remote teaching and learning both during the current COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Mon, 01 Jun 2020
TED-Ed offers an extensive library of original video lessons on a wide range of topics, and provides an international platform for teachers to create their own interactive lessons. It's free to use.
Mon, 01 Jun 2020
The Skills Toolkit gives people access to free digital and numeracy courses to help build up their skills, progress in work and boost their job prospects.
Tue, 26 May 2020
This free online platform from the National Literacy Trust offers weekly activities and resources that will help young people build new skills and improve their literacy during lockdown. Topics range from comedy writing and CV planning to freestyle football and beatboxing, and there are free audio-book downloads.
Wed, 20 May 2020
Learner progress in maths and English
This project report describes how action research has been used to generate creative solutions to issues faced by learners retaking maths and English, and by adults taking them for the first time.
Thu, 14 May 2020
This booklet contains summaries of 12 projects which researched new approaches for teaching English in the post-16 sector. Project themes include: Oracy and visualisers; Spelling strategies that work with ESOL learners and Developing a reading culture.
Tue, 28 Apr 2020
BBC Bitesize has a suite of resources focused on adults returning to learning, which includes videos that aim to support people looking to develop their maths, English and digital skills.
Tue, 28 Apr 2020
English and maths for adults. Videos, quizzes, games and tutor resources. The BBC Skillswise website has a collection of free videos and downloadable worksheets to help adult learners improve their reading, writing and numeracy skills.
Sun, 26 Apr 2020
Free online functional skills courses
These free online courses from OpenLearn aim to provide an introduction to Functional Skills English and Functional Skills Maths at Levels 1 and 2, while giving learners the opportunity to earn Open University digital badges.
Wed, 15 Apr 2020
These three guides provide ideas and guidance for anyone involved in 16 -19 Study Programmes.
Wed, 08 Apr 2020
Reading Groups for Everyone (RGfE), an initiative from The Reading Agency, is the UK’s largest reading group network. Whether you’re already in a reading group, want to join one or are looking to set one up, RGfE can help. You can also join or set up a virtual reading group.
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