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Putting text in a logical order. Planning and organising paragraphs, proofreading and checking spelling.

Getting to grips with commas, apostrophes and punctuation marks in writing.

Using formal and informal tones and laying out a letter. Understanding the language around us and finding the appropriate style.

Writing different types of sentences using nouns, capital letters, adjectives and conjunctions.

Will reads the detailed specification of a machine tool part. His supervisor asks him some detailed questions about his progress and Will writes up his responses in an email.

Showing you're listening, interrupting politely and moving the conversation on.

Addition explained, getting the same total when adding different numbers and making addition easier using chunking and the column method.

Choosing the right words, how to proofread, listening and making suggestions.

Reading and making changes, asking the right questions and presenting information clearly.

Writing accurately using the correct grammar. Asking questions, listening and speaking clearly.

Checking your spelling using some simple tips.

Becky is preparing a presentation to staff about a recent course she attended. She selects and orders the information into slides using headings and bullet points.

Alistair writes up his job record and ideas for design improvements in his Log Book ahead of his appraisal.The apprentices discuss what should go into the Log Book.

Choosing the right tense and verbs. Keeping consistent and writing clearly.

The purpose of texts, how to scan and skim and finding the meaning in a piece of writing.

Claire wants to draft a letter home about dangerous snacks. With Becky’s help, she looks at previous letters to decide what is the most effective approach.

At the Children’s Centre, the assistant reads the weekly planning sheet to decide what activities she will do with her children that morning.

George checks the safety information in the manual before using the Laser Cutter. He and his colleague and Sam exchange ideas and information as they work together on the Laser Cutter

Finding out about a new client, speaking persuasively and making notes.

Explaining multiplication, different ways of thinking about multiplication and long multiplication using the grid method.

Reading customer feedback and choosing professional language.

Working out the medicine amount, working out a dosage using ratio and checking the working out with a manager.

Using speaking and note-taking skills to help communication. Taking notes and speaking effectively.

An English article where you can learn about planning and writing a formal report.

At snack time, Claire is checking the ingredients in the snacks. One snack contains an unfamiliar additive so she looks it up and finds children with asthma shouldn’t eat it.

Follow these top tips about the dos and don'ts of giving a presentation and you'll soon be ready to persuade and entertain any audience with this BBC Bitesize Scotland article for P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7 - First and Second Level CfE.

Whole numbers and decimal numbers, measuring correctly using decimals and multiplying decimals.

Percentages explained, calculating percentage discounts and how to turn fractions into percentages.

Evaluating texts, reading in detail, responding and making choices.

Sharing ideas in a team and putting them into practice by using specific techniques and feeding back experiences.

Following a task list and building rapport with a client. Analysing and understanding texts and asking the right questions.

Recorded webinar discussing Language Techniques, specifically relating to English reading Functional Skills.

The formula for working out engine capacity, working out the engine capacity in stages and reading a table to find the correct value.

Writing a professional response to a complaint by reading in detail and responding, choosing the right words and tone.

Fractions explained, cutting a cake into equal pieces and representing a fraction as a decimal and as a percentage.

An English article on how to plan and give a presentation using graphs and charts.

Mixing hair dye in a 1:1 ratio, working out one part of a ratio and simplifying a 1:1.5 ratio.

Place value explained, multiplying and dividing by 10 and comparing prices using place value.

Division explained, remainders when dividing numbers and dividing by 10.

Asking the right questions using the 'five Ws' - who, what, when, where and why. Getting the details right and using the power of persuasion.

Ratios explained, working out total amounts using ratios and scaling a recipe using ratios.

Making a complaint about a delivery. Reading and responding, speaking assertively about a problem and writing in a professional tone.

Understanding an email from a customer, writing a reply and checking spelling.

Working out the total amount of a purchase, calculating and subtracting a percentage discount from the total and exploring different ways to get the same answer.

Planning the setting out of a brick wall, calculating the number of bricks needed and working with different sized bricks.

Helping a customer make a decision and using the right grammar in writing.

Welcome to the first in the series 'Functional Skills English Level 1'. Use these videos to help you pass this qualification. Today we are looking at Reading Strategies in order to help you practice different ways of reading and help with time keeping in the reading exam. Keep a look out for the rest of the series which will be uploaded to my ...

Find more Pearson Functional Skills resources and guidance documents here- https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-functional-skills.html Follow Chris Briggs, Product Manager for Post 16 English, Maths & Digital Skills, here- https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-briggs-0540004b/

A quick revision video on the paper 2 writing exam. More in-depth videos with teacher voiceover are available on the BPCEnglish YouTube page. I do not own the music.

A functional skills English level 2 video that covers understanding organisational features and using them to locate relevant information in a range of straightforward and complex sources.