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A fabulous multi-level, multiple-skills project which clearly demonstrates how Functional English, Maths and ICT can be embedded into vocational teaching. Includes budgeting, forecasting, writing business plans, group discussion and much more. Ideal for (and fully mapped to) E3-L2 Functional English and Maths.

Level
Level 2
Level 1
Entry Level 3
English
Functional Skills English
Maths
Functional Maths
ICT
Functional ICT
Context
Business & Money management

Internet Searching is a gentle introduction for those new to the internet (suitable for all levels from E2 upwards) based on the BBC home page.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
ICT
Functional Skills ICT: Finding and selecting information
General ICT resources
General
Study Skills and General Teaching
Context
Business & Money management

A challenging project where students must research, plan and cost a luxury garden. Includes scale diagrams, money, and shape and space problems (paving slabs). Extension options cover percentages and averages. Great for horticulture students or anyone with an interest in gardening.
Also ideal for L1-2 Functional Maths.
The project also involves web investigation (costs of garden materials) and writing a covering letter (selling the finished garden design) and therefore also covers Functional ICT and Functional English.

Level
Level 1
Level 2
English
Functional English - writing
Adult Literacy: writing composition (Wt)
Maths
Functional Maths
MSS1/L1.11
MSS1/L2.10
MSS2/L2.2
MSS2/L2.3
ICT
Functional Skills ICT: Finding and selecting information
Context
Gardening & Horticulture

Investigate the possibility of a college stocking fairly traded products in its canteen. Covers many reading, writing, ICT, numeracy, speaking and listening skills inc. data handling, report writing, creating charts and questionnaires, giving a presentation, etc. Ideal for embedding all three functional skills (or literacy, numeracy and ICT) especially for business students.

Level
Level 1
Level 2
English
Functional Skills English
General literacy / English
Maths
Data Handling
Functional Maths
ICT
Functional ICT
Level 1 and 2 CLAIT / ECDL
General
Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Context
Business & Money management

4 step by step exercises allowing construction students to produce professional looking invoices, job costings and an illustrated list of tools.

Level
Level 1
Level 2
ICT
Functional Skills ICT: Developing, presenting and communicating information
Level 1 and 2 CLAIT / ECDL
Context
Construction Carpentry Plumbing

A substantial resource designed to encourage students to tackle large projects in bite sized pieces. Originally used with E2E learners but suitable for all age groups. Aimed at E3- L1, it covers many literacy and numeracy topics and also requires some IT and research skills. Also used for L1 Key Skills IT portfolios and would now (2010) make an ideal Functional Skills project.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Functional Skills English
Maths
Functional Maths
ICT
Functional ICT
General
Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Context
Employment skills & Public services

Moving text neatly combines literacy (alphabetical ordering) and ICT. Step by step task sheet asks the learner to set up a document (involves margins, headers, footers, formatting, etc) and then move text using two different techniques.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Rw/E3.4
ICT
Functional ICT
Entry 3 ICT
Level 1 and 2 CLAIT / ECDL

Working with bullets neatly combines literacy (punctuation) and ICT. Step by step task sheet asks the learner to set up a document (involves margins, headers, footers, formatting, etc) and then add bullets, shading and paragraph borders.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
Rs/E3.3
Rs/L1.2
Adult Lit Rs/L2.2 Use punctuation to help interpret the meaning and purpose of texts
ICT
Functional ICT
Level 1 and 2 CLAIT / ECDL

Two task sheets – one for beauty therapists, one for motor vehicle students, etc. Find information, work out total cost, mean and range, display your results in a chart. (Originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work).

Level
Level 1
Maths
HD1/L1.3
HD1/L1.4
HD1/L1.2
HD1/L1.1
Functional Maths
ICT
Functional ICT
Charts & graphs
Context
Hairdressing & Beauty therapy
Motor vehicles & Transport

Four ‘real-life’ task sheets in this great resource. Build a wall, re-turf a football pitch, paint a ceiling or garden makeover. Web research, work out costs and draw a scale diagram. Ideal for class or homework (originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work but ideal for Functional Maths).

Level
Level 1
Maths
AN MSS1/L1.1 Add, subtract, multiply & divide sums of money and record
MSS2/L1.2
MSS1/L1.9
ICT
Functional ICT
Context
Construction Carpentry Plumbing
Gardening & Horticulture
Painting Decorating & DIY
Sport and fitness