Resources
Functional Skills Qualifications requirements
This resource from Ofqual will help you understand the current functional skills qualifications requirements.
Skills for Life Diagnostic Assessment Materials
These diagnostic assessment materials for literacy, language and numeracy were developed nationally in 2002, and include materials for assessing the need for dyslexia support.
Functional Skills Initial Assessment
This information on the Excellence Gateway website provides pointers to enable you to develop your own functional skills initial assessment tool.
Embedded numeracy resources for construction training
These downloadable embedded numeracy resources for use in a construction context cover a range of the adult numeracy core curriculum targets from Entry 2 to Level 2.
Google Earth as a Skills for Life resource
An introduction to Google Earth as a fun resource to support literacy and numeracy skills development.
Embedded Activities for Level 1 maths and English
Embedded activities for Level 1 maths and English learners working or training in a catering context.
Chaser card activity for use with groups of learners
Chaser cards can be a useful resource to support maths and English skills development, especially in the context of ice-breaker and group based activities.