How ready are you to deliver Functional Skills?

Getting Started:

Functional Skills Factsheet

Nuts and Bolts Guide to Functional Skills

Intoduction to Functional Skills

DCSF Policy Document on Functional Skills - March 2010 

 For management and senior leadership teams:

For link to QDCA self assessment toolkit - click kere 

Readiness Toolkit

Leading FS development across a partnership?  - visit the National Strategies FS site

See Right for a FS CPD resource pack from National Strategies

See Right for folder on Maninging Functional Skills in your partnership from the Functional Skills Support Pogramme

Tips on Leading FS development

Tips on Promoting Positive Messages on FS

 For those leading on Teaching and Learning of Functional Skills:

Teaching and Learning of FS in  Maths

Teaching and Learning  of FS in  ICT

Teaching and Learning of FS in English

Teaching and learning  of FS in  applied context

Foundation Learning ans the Learner Journey

Self Assessment tools for teachers and leaders

 For Diploma Line Leads and Lead practitioners:

Embedding Functional Skills in Applied learning

Embedding FS maths in your line of learning

Developing a delivery model for effective FS delivery

Assessing learners and tracking functional Skills

Assessing and recording delivery

Ofsted Learner Assessment Tool

Link to further assessment information through the Foundation  Learning Excellence Gateway 

Hyperlink to diagnostic tools for Literacy - Click here 

Hyperlink to diagnostic tools for Numeracy - click here 

For ESOL diagnostic tools - click here  

For Dyslexia diagnostic tools - click here

Useful Weblinks:

QCDA - Functional Skills Information  

Functional Skills in the 14-19 reforms

Functional Skills Support Programme

Functional Skills FAQs