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What are the similarities between the Functional Skills Standards and the Skills for Life Standards? The Teaching and Learning team at the Skills for Life Development Centre have mapped the two sets of standards for English (Literacy) and Maths (Numeracy) so that professionals can draw their own comparisons. For the rationale to the work, please download: http://sfldc.org/documents/fs/RationaleForMapping.doc (43Kb, Word format) Mapping Literacy -http://sfldc.org/documents/fs/FS-SfL-mapping_literacy.doc (229Kb, Word format)
Mapping Numeracy - http://sfldc.org/documents/fs/FS-SfL-mapping_numeracy.doc (225Kb, Word format) If you are teaching ESOL learners, you may also be interested in the Good Communications Strategies advice sheet. (28Kb, Word format) and ESOL Key grammar by levels http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/curriculum_esol/progression/gramstructlevel/ http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_6066.aspx Functional skills information including The Standards and amplification of The Standards.
http://developments.edexcel.org.uk/fs/assessment/ 2008 past papers for Functional Skills from Edexcel
http://aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/maths_cp_project_certificate.php AQA specimen materials for the functional skills exams
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/1419changes/functionalskills/ OCR Functional Skills information including links to sample assessment materials.
http://www.cityandguilds.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-EBADCF4A-BOE6506F/cgonline/hs.xsl/21613.html?search_term=functional%2020skills City and guilds example assessment materials for mathematics.
http://www.ocnw.com/News/FunctionalSkills/Downloads/tabid/160/Default.aspx OCNW Functional skills sample assessment papers.
http://www.asdan.org.uk/functional_skills.php ASDAN sample assessment papers for Functional skills.
http://www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?subject=90&level=140 WJEC sample assessment papers for Functional skills
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