Teaching Skills Update | May 2024
Hello and welcome to Pearson’s Skills Newsletter for May 2024 covering all things Functional Skills, ESOL, EDSQ and much, much more. This month we have another bumper newsletter filled with new resources and an update on the Festival of Functionality for 2024.?
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Festival of Functionality?
Pearson’s Festival of Functionality is back for 2024 and this time it will be split?across September and October. Updated old favourites will be back including our Getting Ready to Teach sessions and our Lessons Learnt sessions. In addition, there will be new sessions available for the first time. You can view our updated webpage via this link:?
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Entry Level 3 Functional Skills for SEND Learners on Apprenticeships?
In line with new funding rules allowing some learners to access apprenticeships with lower-level Functional Skills, this training session, which is part of the Festival of Functionality, provides a guide to delivering and assessing Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English and maths.??
This training will cover:??
You can register for the event via this link: Functional Skills for SEND Learners on Apprenticeships
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AELP National Conference?
Pearson Functional Skills will be at the AELP National Conference ?this year on 24th?and 25th June this year. We will be hosting a discovery session on our Functional Skills support offer. This is your opportunity to hear about our support offer and to come and say hello.
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Entry Level Functional Skills Blog?
This month’s Functional Skills looks at the process for Internal and Standards Verification for Entry Level Functional Skills. This also includes a FAQ section too. It is a really useful read.
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Schools Introduction to Functional Skills CPD session?
Pearson are offering an Introduction to Functional Skills aimed specifically at schools. This is an opportunity to learn about the Functional Skills offer for English, Maths and Digital and how we can support you and your learners. This will include:?
This session will be on the 20 June 4:00pm - 5:00pm. You can search for and sign up for the session here: Training from Pearson
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Functional Skills English Resources?
This month, we have two new Functional Skills English resources to support teaching and learning:?
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Functional Skills Maths Resources?
Last month, Pearson ran our Teaching The Fundamentals CPD sessions for Level 1 and Level 2 maths. As part of that, we have produced a series of resources to support learners across common areas of weakness.?
Level 1?
Level 2?
Numberless Problem-Solving?
Multiply Maths?
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Essential Skills Northern Ireland?
A reminder that the last assessment date for Pearson’s ESNI portfolio is 14th June 2024, so the last date to book assessments will be 30th May 2024. The final certification date is the 31 August 2024.?
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Functional Skills ICT?
A reminder that the last assessment date for Pearson’s Functional Skills ICT portfolio is 14th June 2024. This is also the last day of Standards Verifier visits too. The final certification date is the 31 August 2024.?
Pearson’s Digital Functional Skills is live and you can find out all the details about our new qualifications Digital Functional Skills | Assessment Overview
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Teaching Entry 1-2 ICT in schools or colleges using BTEC Pre Vocational Studies?
New CPD event?
In this training you will discover how to use the BTEC Entry 1 or 2 Pre Vocational Studies qualification to deliver an?ICT programme in a school or college.??
The trainer will provide you with guidance on how this can be done and be able to answer any questions you have to support you in implementing this in school/college.?
Nelly's Corner
Nelly has been enjoying the sun this month but was on hand to support the Teaching The Fundamental training sessions that happened and the new resources that came out of those sessions.
By Chris Briggs - Product Manager Post 16 English, Maths and Digital Skills
MSET | QTLS | MA | Programme Manager Skills for Life | Designed Safeguarding Lead (DSL) at Redbridge Institute for Adult Education | London Borough of Redbridge
6 个月Thanks Chris Briggs
Functional Skills and GCSE English and Maths Teacher. Teacher Active at Derwentside College..
6 个月I am curious now. Has the minimum qualification level for all apprenticeships been stopped? I have been aware for a number of years that some students can take on certain apprenticeships with a minimum of Grade 3 at GCSE which is a level 1 Functional Skills qualification in English, maths and IT equivalent, or they could have the minimum level 1 Functional Skills qualifications in English, maths and IT. This meant that employers and other training providers, were then responsible for ensuring that their apprentices continued their studies with GCSE or Functional Skills, in English, maths or It, until they reached the required grade, a grade 4 at GCSE or a Level 2 Functional Skills pass, in English, maths and IT. Entry level 3 Functional Skills is a grade two equivalent at GCSE in English, maths and IT. Also at one time Grade 4 GCSE or Level 2 Functional Skills was the expected normal grades, that were acceptable for other types of apprenticeship such as Plumbing/Gas Engineer, Electrician, Joiner to name a few. So, if there has been a change, why has this happened?