Functional Skills – English Level 1

The course will follow the Pearson (Edexcel) specification for Functional Skills at Level 1.

The course will be taught via one session per week. Lessons could take place across any of our three campuses: Whittingham Rd, Shenstone House or Coombs Wood.

Classes are available during the daytime and evening and your attendance to taught sessions is expected weekly. This is not a distance learning course and you will be expected to participate fully in all lesson activities.

You will be expected to complete regular assessments in order for us to track your progress.

The course will be assessed via written examination in December or June depending on your point of entry. The written exam is comprised of two components: reading and writing. Please note that we are only obliged to offer one exam entry per year and if you fail to attend an exam without good reason, we may not offer you a further opportunity.

There is also an internally assessed third component that assess your speaking, listening and communication skills where you will be expected to complete an individual presentation in a formal style and a formal group discussion.

All written examinations will take place at our Whittingham Road campus.

In addition to taught lessons it is expected that you will undertake up to 2 hours of independent study per week to embed the content covered in the lesson.