Good practice in delivering functional skills

Good practice in delivering functional skills

Initial and diagnostic assessment

Delivery by practitioner – functional skills need to be taught(‘You wouldn’t expect a maths teacher to teach plastering.’

National Research and Development Council. 2007)

Two curricula – skills and problem solving

Approaches to deliveryApproaches to delivery

Stand alone – discrete

- taught by specialist in a generic way

Contextualised – de contextualised

- taught as individual subjects with activities contextualised to main programme or qualification

Integrated into the main programme

- no distinct delivery but all aspects included into main area delivery or training

Assessment - English ReadingAssessment - English Reading

Activity:

In pairs, answer the first 7 questions of the English level 1 reading paper.

Mark your answers and discuss with the group. How would your learners respond to this paper?

Assessment - mathematicsAssessment - mathematics

Activity

In pairs, answer questions 9,11, 13 and 14 of the functional mathematics level 1 example paper.

Using the mark scheme, mark your work.

Discuss your responses

Speaking, Listening and Communication assessmentsSpeaking, Listening and Communication assessments

Use the SQA support pack available at both levels

Provide candidates with instructions for assessment which include the scenario(s) for the discussion

Candidates should make notes in preparation which they may refer to during the discussion/presentation but must not read out

Speaking, Listening and Communication assessments (cont)Speaking, Listening and Communication assessments (cont)

Assessors should record contributions to discussions/presentations to inform decisions for grades

Assessors notes may be included as evidence Following assessment, internal verification must

be carried out. Centres must provide sampling plans and

verification reports

Speaking, Listening and Communication assessments (cont)Speaking, Listening and Communication assessments (cont)

Centres must send:For each candidate:

□ Completed instructions to candidate

□ Completed Assessment Mark Sheets

□ Completed Assessor Statements

□ Candidate evidence, including preparation notes, plans

For each batch:

□ Verification Sample Form

□ Verification Report Forms

Lessons learnt from assessmentLessons learnt from assessment

Read the question Answer all of the question Don’t do your own thing

For English Use the correct format Check SPAG

Lessons learnt from assessment (cont)Lessons learnt from assessment (cont)

For maths Use correct values Give functional answers Beware of calculations for time Give full explanations

READ THE QUESTION