Functional Skills Success is a growing educational platform dedicated to helping learners and teachers prepare for a range of qualifications including Functional Skills Maths (Levels 1 and 2) and FS English (Level 2)
Fee teaching tools include functional skills maths question generators, interactive manipulatives such as place value counters, word of the day generator, teaching ideas, common exam mistakes guide, links to practice papers, question of the day, teaching blog.
A new site run by UK Maths teacher Iain. The Level 2 Functional Skills Maths content descriptors have been broken down into 70 free, detailed video tutorials with associated worksheets (practice questions followed by scenario questions) provided as large image files - not PDFs. There are also videos with past paper walk-throughs and times table tips, plus links to past papers from all the FS awarding bodies. Videos are short and snappy and great for self study, reinforcement and revision. Foundation GCSE is also covered (separately) 👍👍🏿👍🏽
Getworksheets.com is a free US community site founded by teacher Cris but now the combined effort of 23 teachers and 6 home schoolers. It's a massive collection with an impressive quality control system that you can read about here.
Worksheets cover all ages and skills from preschool to college. You'll need to sort through as some sheets include childlike images not suitable for the majority of Functional Skills (FS) learners. However, there are hundreds of gems to be found and all can be freely printed.
I like the clean, unfussy layout of these sheets. Although written for primary maths (UK Key Stages 1 and 2) the absence of distracting or childlike images makes them ideal for underpinning all levels and of Functional Skills Maths. In addition to 100s of sheets, the collection includes practical teaching tips and game ideas. Some sheets can be cut into strips for use in quick activities or interventions.
The astounding Adult Literacy and Numeracy Tutor Manual: From Research to Practice has recently been released as a joint venture between Libraries Tasmania and TasTAFE (Tasmanian Technical and Further Education) and was designed to help tutors build learner confidence, independence, and opportunity.
It's an immense tome and has been split into three downloadable PDFs. Although written for the Australian many resources and much of the information is suitable for all branches of English teaching.
Worksheetzone is an all-in-one teaching and learning support platform designed to make education more accessible, engaging, and effective for everyone. It offers thousands of free printable resources covering a wide range of subjects and grade levels, helping educators save time in lesson planning and giving parents and teachers valuable tools to support learning at home. With high-quality worksheets, activities, and educational materials, Worksheetzone empowers both teachers and students to create meaningful learning experiences anytime, anywhere.
An incredible collection of free worksheets from OUP. Designed to support the excellent book ‘Maths the Basics’ by June Haighton et al (see our separate entry about this book) but can be used independently. I haven’t looked at them all ( there are more than a 100 - plus answer sheets!) but they seem to cover Entry Level 3 to Level 2.
In addition there are many other useful downloads including tips and hints for non-specialists on delivering Functional Skills maths, English and ICT and much more.
I’ve only briefly skimmed through but some of these new mastery resources for L1 & L2 Functional Maths (and GCSE resits) look amazing! Includes full 33 hour (22 x 1.5 hr lessons) schemes of work, lesson plans, handouts and slides.
Free "6 Minute Maths" Digital Learning resource! Entry Level to Level 2, no catch revise on your phone or tablet with this free very detailed 4 page PDF.
Are you an Apprentice preparing for a Functional Maths assessment? Are you working on Improving your functional Maths?
Five really comprehensive, free schemes of work - one for each level of reformed Functional Mathematics.
Each document lists the reformed content and suggests the number of GLH (guided learning hours) to devote to each descriptor. The order of teaching is left to the teacher's discretion. Each topic / content descriptor is explored in detail with handy lists of:
