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  • Supporting Learners with ADHD

    Hello and welcome to the app Functional Skills blog for 2025. This month’s blog focuses on supporting Functional Skills learners with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). I have been working with app's Harriet Blyth on a new CPD session on this topic and this blog is a by-product of Harriet’s work.

  • app's Functional Skills Bitesize Webinars

    Hello and welcome to the app Functional Skills blog for February 2025. This month we will be introducing a new series of support webinars for our Functional Skills qualifications.

  • Reasonable Adjustments 2024-2025

    Hello and welcome to the Functional Skills Blog for December 2024. This month we will be looking at Reasonable Adjustments.

  • Functional Skills Test Inspections

    Hello and welcome to the app Functional Skills Blog for November 2024. This month we will be looking at the work carried out by the app Functional Skills Test Inspection Team.

  • Functional Skills Pass Rates 2023/24

    Hello and welcome to app’s Functional Skills blog for September 2024. As it is the end of the academic year, we will be looking at the pass rates for Functional Skills 2023/24. In addition, we will also be looking at the average marking times for our Functional Skills assessments.

  • Supporting Functional Skills Maths at Gateshead Council Learning and Skills

    Hello and welcome to app’s Functional Skills Blog for August 2024. This month we have a case study looking at maths delivery at Gateshead Council, Learning and Skills. This is another example of a case study that demonstrates the incredible support for teaching and learning that goes on in Functional Skills. I spoke with Sarah Richardson, the Essential Skills Manager at Gateshead Council, about the support they have put in place for Functional Skills maths and how it has helped give their learners incredible success.

  • You Are The Assessor

    Hello and welcome to the app Functional Skills blog for July 2024. This month we will be taking a look at the marking of Functional Skills assessments and app’s new weekly LinkedIn content called 🔎 You Are The Assessor 🔍.