Teaching Skills Update from Pearson
Hello and welcome to Pearson’s Skills Newsletter for November 2024 covering all things Functional Skills, ESOL, EDSQ and much, much more. This month saw the end of the Festival of Functionality, so we have some webinars to share with you as well as a focus on Functional Skills Test Inspections.??
New Blog: Functional Skills Test Inspections
This month’s blog looks at the Functional Skills Test Inspection framework, why we do it and how it can benefit providers.?
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Functional Skills Paper-based on-demand test bookings in December
You will be aware that there is usually a 14-day lead time for making paper-based on-demand test bookings for Functional Skills.?In December, to mitigate any risk of delays around the festive period, we make a small change to that standard process so we can print and dispatch test materials to arrive in good time for the test date booked.??
In the period from 1 December 2024 to 28 December 2024, you will not be able to make a Functional Skills paper-based on-demand test booking for any date from 29 December 2024 to 12 January 2025. You will still be able to book all other dates as normal.???
From 29 December 2024 we will revert to our standard process and you will be able to book paper-based on-demand tests as normal.
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You Are The Assessor
October saw the return of You Are The Assessor, where we share examples of learner work for you to mark on LinkedIn. So far, we have uploaded two new resources on our webpage. These include the learner work and the marks they would have achieved with rationale.?
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Entry Level Functional Skills English?
Pearson has new exemplar videos and commentaries for Speaking, Listening and Communicating.
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New Functional Skills English Resource?
This month we have a new?English reading resource,?using a past Level 1 paper, this resource encourages learners to compare texts.
New Functional Skills Maths Resource?
This month we have a new quiz on Assumed Knowledge, testing the learners' understanding of time and measurements.?
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Supporting Shy Learners Webinar?
In this skills video Kelly Adams (Product Manager for below level 2)?discusses how to engage and support shy students in their learning so they make good progress and are?encouraged to develop their oracy skills.??
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Festival of Functionality Webinars | English
October saw the final few sessions of the Festival of Functionality. This year’s festival saw a record number of signups who took part in a range of sessions across Functional Skills, EDSQ, ESOL and Supporting SEN learners. We have now started to re-record these sessions and add them to our Functional Skills YouTube playlist.?
Festival of Functionality Webinars | Maths?
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Upcoming Webinars
GCSE English Language 2.0?
03 December 2024 at 16:00-17:00 GMT This event is for teachers delivering Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.0 (1EN2).?The?event will explore:?
GCSE Mathematics?
28 January 2025 at 16:00-17:00 GMT? ? This free online event, delivered by Nicola Woodford-Smith, is for teachers of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths specification and will provide feedback and insights on the November 2024 exam series.?The event will explore:
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Nelly's Corner?
Nelly has been at Pearson Southend for three years now. Here is a flashback to the day she arrived.?
By Chris Briggs -?Product Manager Post 16 English, Maths and Digital Skills