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At application, select ‘Functional Skills – English Level 1 & 2’  and an adviser will contact you to discuss your options. 

Functional Skills is widely recognised by employers and other educational institutions. Level 2 is equivalent to GCSE Grade 4/C and meets the minimum standard of literacy required for employment.

The course will follow the Pearson (Edexcel) specification for Functional Skills at Level 2.

The course will be taught via one session per week. Lessons could take place across any of our three campuses: Whittingham Rd, Trinity Point 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. 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. The written exam is comprised of two components: reading and writing. 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.

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.

You must hold a GCSE English qualification at Grade D/3, or a Functional Skills English qualification at Level 1.

In addition, you will be required to complete a short initial assessment of your reading and writing skills that will take place at our Whittingham Rd campus prior to an offer being made. In addition, you will also be required to complete an online diagnostic assessment of your skills prior to your course commencing to help us identify your strengths and areas needing support.

You will need to confirm you have suitable equipment prior to the course commencing.

Evening:

Monday

6pm-8:30pm

Select ‘Functional Skills – English’ at application and an adviser will contact you to discuss a suitable start date. 

w/c 15th September 2025

This course is free for any adult who does not yet hold a grade 4 (grade C) English qualification.