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This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at how to write a review for level one and level two Functional Skills. The lesson uses the theme of TV shows to look at an example review, understand the conventions and also write an appropriate review for an exam-style assessment. This lesson includes both reading and writing tasks and can be taught both remotely and face-to-face. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying Functional Skills English Level One and Level Two. The lesson goes through two different texts and helps learners to understand how to use quotations to make comparisons and respond to the higher value questions on the reading exam paper. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying GCSE English language for AQA. The lesson goes through how to write a letter, key techniques and how to respond to an exam question. If you liked this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying KS4 or KS3 English. The lesson looks at improving creative writing skills while using the film Home Alone as a stimulus. The lesson uses a range of different scenarios to help learners craft their own creative response. An online dice or spinner would be helpful when helping learners pick each task. If you enjoyed this lesson then please check out our shop with more resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying any aspect of Functional Skills English. The lesson looks at how to plan a response for speaking and listening as well as some ideas for topics. If you liked this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying level one or level two Functional Skills English. The lesson goes through how to write a blog and also includes an example as well as some reading questions to help practise the key skills. If you enjoyed this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This quiz takes learners through key skills for level one and level two functional skills. It works well as a formative assessment to identify gaps in learners’ knowledge. The PowerPoint goes through key skills needed for reading and writing to help learners as they approach assessments. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at developing students reading and writing skills for functional skills level one and two. The lesson focuses on the Grenfell Tower fire and enables the class to have a firm understanding between the differences of facts and opinions. All of my lessons are tried and tested. Please see my full bundle for more lessons.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying level one or level two Functional Skills English. The lesson helps learners understand how to approach a report writing question and includes a modelled response. If you liked this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources.

This PowerPoint includes a range of fun and engaging icebreakers to help learners get to know each other and break through the tension of coming back to school. This recourse has opportunities for both individual and team games and also helps to develop key English skills such as making inferences and speaking and listening. All of my resources have been tried and tested and I have found these activities to be a great way to help challenge learners and to facilitate discussion and a sense of unity.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at helping students gain an overview of Functional Skills English level one and level two. It also includes an overview of the assessments as well as a quick walkthrough of some reading questions. If you enjoyed this lesson, then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for learners studying Functional Skills English level one and level two. The lesson has been designed to help learners practise skills for reading and writing and comes with a student example. If you liked this lesson, then please visit our shop for more lessons and resources.

This is a fully differentiated lesson created for learners studying functional skills level 1 and level 2. The theme of the lesson is the controversy surrounding Video Assisted Referees which is a great topic if you are struggling to engage your learners. The lesson has been broken down to help support learners to improve their reading and writing skills. The lesson has modelled examples to help students to improve work and to see what a strong example looks like. In addition, the lesson has additional links for revision which can be very important for independent learning. All of my lessons are tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at the poem, The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy. The lesson has been designed to help learners gain a good understanding of the language, structure and form of the poem as well as the contextual factors that affect our interpretation of the text. The lesson has many opportunities for AFL and class discussion as well as a comparison to the poem, A Poison Tree by William Blake (see bundle for a full lesson on Blake’s work) and how to structure a comparison. All of my lessons have been tried and tested with my own groups and can be taught both online and face-to-face. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources which are updated each week.

This is a free reading test for learners studying Functional Skills English and is suitable for learners from E1-level 2. The test helps to assess the learner’s ability to pick out key information from a text and apply it to specific questions. This has been taken from my lesson: Functional Skills: Gaming 2. Please visit my shop for the full lesson and more resources uploaded each week.

This is a free resource created for learners of Functional Skill English. The mock reading test can be used with any level of the functional skills qualification as well as a comprehension activity for GCSE students. The resources help learners to use skimming and scanning to identify key details in two texts and works well to assess their understanding of language techniques. If you liked this resource, then please check out my shop for new content which is uploaded on a weekly basis.

This is a free resource to help people remember the key rules when having a debate or carrying out a speaking and listening assessment. The resource helps learners to plan a response linked to the theme in my lesson: Functional Skills Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening.

This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at key extracts of A Christmas Carol which helps learners to consolidate their understanding of the text and develop their ability at responding to exam-style questions. This lesson works well for both online and face-to-face learning and has been tried and tested with my own groups. If you liked this lesson, then please check out my shop for more lessons and resources uploaded each week.

This lesson has been designed for anyone studying Functional Skills English level one or level two. The lesson goes through how to respond to a writing exam question based on writing emails. If you enjoyed this lesson then please check out our shop for more lessons and resources.