Finding and selecting information
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
ICT: Finding and selecting information, Developing, presenting and communicating information
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Context: Sport
Resource type: Discussion points, ICT task sheet, Investigation or project, Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1, L2
Learners must choose the next manager of the England football team. Using the task sheet to guide them, they must research, collate and present information for five candidates and then make the final choice.
There is scope for plenty of lively discussion around the choices made and also about what the manager’s job entails.
A Power Point presentation is included as an example, but can also be printed out to use in some of the additional activities described.
Numeracy: Functional Maths
Literacy: Functional English - reading
ICT: Finding and selecting information
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Free tags: Diamond Jubilee
Context: Art Film Media Music TV, Leisure Travel Tourism
Resource type: Investigation or project
Level: E3, L1
A topical investigation that can be used as a group or individual task. Learners imagine they have won tickets in the ballot and must plan their trip to Buckingham Palace.
Ideal for E3-L1 Functional maths, English and ICT but could be easily adapted for higher or lower levels.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Functional English - reading, Functional English - writing
ICT: Finding and selecting information
ESOL: General ESOL
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Resource type: Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
Level: L1
A short project for L1 Functional Skills or ESOL, wherein students research aspects of a foreign holiday destination and produce a piece of persuasive advertising based upon findings.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
ICT: Using ICT, Finding and selecting information
Context: Art Film Media Music TV, Electrical, Electronics & Technology
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1
A lovely, very topical set of Functional Skills tasks about the UK digital TV switchover that began in 2009 and finishes in 2012.
The task sheet covers reading comprehension, research, and ICT skills such as finding and selecting information, saving and printing files.
Literacy: Functional Skills English
Numeracy: Functional Maths
ICT: Finding and selecting information, Developing, presenting and communicating information
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Sport
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1
An E3-L1 Functional Maths, English and ICT task first used with learners at Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme. Plan and cost a restaurant meal for 20 officials (originally held at Frank and Benny’s, Chingford, but you will need to provide menus from a favourite local restaurant or chain) and then present your results in a spreadsheet..
ICT: Finding and selecting information
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Handout or guide
Very handy help sheet – ideal for Functional Skills ICT Entry 3- L1 or any basic ICT class. Also provides useful practice in reading and following directions.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Functional English - writing
ICT: Entry 3 ICT, Finding and selecting information, Developing, presenting and communicating information
Context: Employment skills & Public services, Health, Social care, Early years, Leisure Travel Tourism
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Investigation or project, Writing prompts
Level: E2, E3
Super set of three ICT task sheets that successfully embed Functional ICT, Functional English and even some Functional Maths!
Each task sheet involves composing, sending and replying to work-based emails: based in a dental surgery, a health centre and a travel agency.
Please also download the separate, very detailed, Functional Skills mapping document which includes differentiation ideas, teaching tips and embedding ideas.
Literacy: Functional English - reading
Numeracy: Functional Maths
ICT: Using ICT, Finding and selecting information
Free tags: Olympics
Context: Sport
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E1, E2
This uses the Olympic games 2012 as a focus.The main emphasis is maths / numeracy but ICT and English reading skills are also covered.
Learners will read dates by looking at a calendar and marking on when the Olympics start and finish (including the Paralympics), read times that the football events start and finish and put these on a clockface, and read prices of tickets of a match that they choose. There are also questions on shapes, number, money and doubling.
Literacy: Wt/E3.1, Wt/E3.2, Wt/E3.4, Wt/L1.1, Wt/L1.3, Wt/L1.6, Wt/L2.1, Wt/L2.3, Wt/L2.7, Functional English - writing
ICT: Finding and selecting information
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Writing prompts
Level: E3, L1, L2
Writing and ICT task sheet designed to get reluctant writers to put pen to paper. Ideal for teenagers or anyone with an interest in music/video. Mapped to Functional English / ICT.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Functional English - reading
ICT: General ICT resources, Finding and selecting information
Context: Employment skills & Public services
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3
Police web quest is a wonderful way of embedding literacy in Public Service (PS) lessons – allowing students to find out more about careers (inc support staff) in the Police Force. Written for Entry level PS students but could also be used in Work Skills and law & order/ justice sessions. Includes reading, writing, vocabulary, gap fill, word search and much more. Also ideal for embedded E3 Functional English and Functional ICT.
