Employment skills & Public services
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, MSS1/E3.1
Context: Business & Money management, Catering Food Nutrition, Employment skills & Public services
Level: E3
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
This resource is adapted from, and complements, the L1/2 resource with the same title created by Claire Douglas (see below).
The activity is based on recent changes to the minimun wage (Nov 2011). Students have to read the information given on the shop employees’ ages and new minimun pay to work out how much the staff are paid for their work.
I used this activity with my E3 students and they enjoyed it.
Literacy: Writing, Functional English - writing
Free tags: CV, quiz
Context: Employment skills & Public services
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Discussion points, Quiz
21 questions to answer about dos and don’ts on your CV preparation. Are the statements true, false or is there some discretion about what you can do? As a team quiz it prompts discussion and lets learners express their opinions and justify the points made. Can be used as a revision or introductory tool prior to creating a CV in Functional English, Functional ICT or work skills classes.
Answers are included.
Literacy: Functional English - speaking, listening & communication, Wt/L1.4, Wt/L2.5, Functional English - writing
Context: Employment skills & Public services
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Discussion points, Interactive presentation, Sort or match cards
A powerpoint to spark discussion and introduce the topic of formal and informal language and choosing which is appropriate for different social and work situations. Aimed at E3-L1 Functional English learners.
The PPT can be used with the word match up game, which gets learners thinking about the difference between formal and informal language. Laminate the page and cut up into individual word cards.
Literacy: Wt/E3.1, Wt/E3.4, Functional English - writing
Context: Animal care & Equine, Employment skills & Public services
Level: E3
Resource type: Assessment material, Worksheet or assignment
A writing task / practice paper written for an E3 booster writing group of 16-18 year olds.
You want a Saturday job in a pet shop and write a letter to the manager about possible vacancies.
Fully mapped to the E2 and E3 Functional Skills English writing criteria, it also includes a one page tutor marking sheet. Modelled loosely on practice papers from the major awarding bodies but note that the marking scheme / points system is my invention and is not weighted exactly as it should be for formal assessment.
Literacy: Apostrophes, Rt/E2.1, Rt/L2.3, Rw/L2.3, Writing: text focus (composition)
Context: Employment skills & Public services
Level: L2
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
A set of exercises based around an article from the BBC News website during the adverse weather of 2010.
There are multiple choice comprehension questions, together with exercises on apostrophes, vocabulary and synonyms and anagrams. The learner is then asked to write his/her views.
Literacy: Rw/E2.4, Rw/E3.4
ESOL: ESOL Rw/E3.4a
Context: Employment skills & Public services
Resource type: Interactive presentation, Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E2, E3
The resources have been designed to complement the alphabetical ordering component of the E2 and E3 adult literacy exams. There are are four printable worksheets suitable for levels E2-E3. Two worksheets have also been adapted as PPT slides which include audio files so that the jobs and instructions can be heard as well as read.
Literacy: Plan, compose and draft, Organise and present text structure, Functional English - writing
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Employment skills & Public services, Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
This is a resource that was designed for use in a computer classroom. It allows learners to research what is needed in a cover letter to find employment.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, MSS1/L1.1
Context: Business & Money management, Employment skills & Public services
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Informative presentation, Worksheet or assignment
Great for Functional Maths and/or employability classes, this set of resources explore the different levels of the minimum wage. A PPT introduces the topic and demonstrates how to solve some sample problems about the wages bill of a sandwich shop with 4 employees aged between 16 and 35. (Adding up and multiplying money).
The accompanying worksheet provides further practice and consolidation and includes extension questions.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
Context: Employment skills & Public services
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Fully mapped integrated set of tasks covering all aspects of Functional Skills English (reading, writing and communication). All tasks are based on a job vacancy advert. Aimed at Entry Level 3 but there are differentiated task sheets and the detailed teacher notes explain how the tasks can be simplified for E1 and E2.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, Functional Maths - number, N2/L2.8, MSS1/L2.1, N2/L2.9
Context: Business & Money management, Employment skills & Public services
Level: L2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Challenging and very functional worksheets where learner must complete the missing information and calculate the take-home pay etc. for various UK tax payers. There are also some interesting open questions that are ideal for Functional Maths interpreting skills.
