Functional Skills

Entry Level 1-3 English

You learn to deal with English problems that will help you develop skills across speaking, listening and communicating; reading and writing.

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Examples of the types of skills you will develop include:

Entry Level 1

• Saying the letters of the alphabet, Following single-step instructions, Responding to questions, Reading words correctly, Reading simple sentences Punctuating simple sentences, Spell words correctly

Entry Level 2

• Making requests and ask questions, Following discussions, Contributing to simple group discussions, Reading words correctly, Spelling words correctly, Reading and understand sentences with more than one clause, Using illustrations, images and captions to locate information, Using basic punctuation correctly, Writing in compound sentences

Entry Level 3

• Communicating information and opinions clearly, Responding appropriately to questions, Listening and responding appropriate to other points of view, Reading words correctly, Spelling words correctly, Identifying different purposes of texts

• Using a range of punctuation correctly

• Sequencing words

• Writing texts Using language appropriate for purpose and audience

Entry Level 1-3 Maths

You will learn Maths skills and use them to deal with Maths problems. You will learn to use Maths skills with and without a calculator.

Examples of the types of skills you will develop include:

Entry Level 1

• Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 20, Use whole numbers to count up to 20, Add numbers which total up to 20, Recognise the symbols +, -, and =, Recognise coins and notes and write them in numbers with the correct symbols (£ & p) Read 12 hour digital and analogue clocks in hours, Read numerical information from lists, Sort and classify objects

Entry Level 2

• Count reliably up to 100 items, Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 200, Recognise and sequence odd and even numbers up to 100, Use metric measures of length including millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres, Use measures of weight including grams and kilograms, Recognise and name 2-D and 3-D shapes including pentagons, hexagons, cylinders, cuboids, pyramids and spheres, Extract information from lists, tables, diagrams and bar charts, Make numerical comparisons from bar charts

Entry Level 3​

• Count reliably up to 100 items, Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 200, Recognise and sequence odd and even numbers up to 100, Use metric measures of length including millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres, Use measures of weight including grams and kilograms, Recognise and name 2-D and 3-D shapes including pentagons, hexagons, cylinders, cuboids, pyramids and spheres, Extract information from lists, tables, diagrams and bar charts, Make numerical comparisons from bar charts

Level 1 English

You learn to deal with English problems that will help you develop skills across speaking, listening and communicating; reading and writing.

Examples of the types of skills you will develop include:

• Listen, understand and make relevant contributions to discussions with others in a range of contexts;

• Apply understanding of language to adapt delivery and content to suit audience and purpose;

• Read a range of different text types confidently and fluently, applying knowledge and understanding of texts to own writing;

• Write texts of varying complexity, with accuracy, effectiveness, and correct spelling, punctuation and grammar;

• Understand the situations when, and audiences for which, planning, drafting and using formal language are important, and when they are less important.

Level 1 Maths

You will learn to deal with Mathematics problems that will help you develop and apply your mathematical skills, through appropriate reasoning and decision making, to solve realistic problems of increasing complexity.

Examples of the types of skills you will develop include:

• count in steps of various sizes, including negative numbers;

• read, write and understand positive whole numbers to one million;

• work out simple relationships between common units of measurement to define quantities, also involving mathematical terms for position and direction

• apply and use calculations with common measures including money, time, length, weight and capacity

• select, construct and interpret a range of statistical diagrams in various contexts

• select and use methods and forms to present and describe outcomes

Level 2 English

You learn to deal with English problems that will help you develop skills across speaking, listening and communicating; reading and writing.

Examples of the types of skills you will develop include:

• Listen, understand and make relevant contributions to discussions with others in a range of contexts;

• Apply understanding of language to adapt delivery and content to suit audience and purpose;

• Read a range of different text types confidently and fluently, applying knowledge and understanding of texts to own writing;

• Write texts of varying complexity, with accuracy, effectiveness, and correct spelling, punctuation and grammar;

• Understand the situations when, and audiences for which, planning, drafting and using formal language are important, and when they are less important.

Level 2 Maths

You will learn to deal with Mathematics problems that will help you develop and apply your mathematical skills, through appropriate reasoning and decision making, to solve realistic problems of increasing complexity.

Examples of the types of skills you will develop include:

• use numbers of any size;

• read, write and make use of positive and negative integers of any size;

• handle relationships between measurements of various kinds;

• use angles and coordinates when involving position and direction;

• construct, interpret and evaluate a range of statistical diagrams;

• calculate and interpret probabilities;