The top 50 tags in various classification categories, with the most-common tags first.
AL Adult Literacy Core Curriculum (2001): W - writing, R - reading [w - word level , s - sentence level, t - text level]; SL - speaking & listening [lr - listen & respond, c - speak to communicate, d - engage in discussion]
AN Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum (2001): N [N1 - whole numbers, N2 - fractions, decimals & percentages]; MSS [MSS1 - common measures, MSS2 shape & space]; HD [HD1 - data, HD2 - probability].
FE Functional Skills English (2011, Reformed 2018)
FM Functional Skills Mathematics (2011, Reformed 2018)
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English
Functional Skills English - writingFunctional Skills English readingGeneral literacy / EnglishAL Ww/L1.1 Spell & use spelling strategiesFE L1.12 Recognise that language & other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences & purposesAL Ww/L2.1 Spell technical wordsFunctional Skills EnglishAdult Lit Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbolsAdult Literacy: writing composition (Wt)FE L1.9 Identify & understand the main points, ideas & detailsAdult literacy: reading comprehension (Rt)FE L2.14 Understand how textual features/devices can shape meaning for different audiences/purposesFE L1.24 Use format, structure & language appropriate for audience & purposeFE L1.13 Use reference materials & appropriate strategies for a range of purposes, inc. to find word meaningsFE L1.14 Understand organisational / structural features use to locate relevant informationAL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short textsFunctional English - speaking, listening & communicatingFE L1.17 Read & understand a range of specialist words in contextAL Rt/E3.1 Understand longer textsFE L1.18 Use knowledge of punctuation to aid understanding of textsAdult Lit Rw/E1.2 Decode simple, regular wordsFE E3.9 Identify, understand & extract main points & ideas in/from textsFE L2.27 Use language & register (e.g. persuasive techniques, supporting evidence, specialist words) to suit audience & purposeAL Rt/L1.1 Understand continuous textsAL Ww/E3.1 Spell common wordsFE L2.11 Identify when main points are sufficient & when specific details are importantHomophones, homographs & confusablesRw/L1.3AL Rw/L2.3 Vocabulary (language features, synonyms, formality)FE E3.11 Use strategies to find meaning of words e.g. dictionary, context, word typesFE L2.16 Understand organisational features & use to locate relevant information in a range of sourcesFE L2.15 Use a range of reference materials & resources (e.g. glossaries, legends/keys) for different purposesAL Ww/E3.2 Use phonic knowledge to help spellingAL Wt/E3.1 Plan & draft writingAL Rw/E2.2 Recognise high frequency words & words with common spelling patternsAL Ws/L2.4 Use apostrophes & inverted commasFE E3.12 Understand organisational features & use them to locate relevant informationWw/E1.3AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar textsFS Eng L1.4 Communicate information / ideas / opinions clearly & accurately on range of topicsFE E3.10 Identify different purposes of straightforward textsFE E2.8 Understand the main points in textsWw/E2.2Rw/E3.4Rs/E1.1 Read and recognise simple sentence structuresAdult Literacy: Reading at word level (phonics & vocabulary)Rw/E3.5Adult Lit Wt/L1.1 Plan and draft writingAdult Literacy Rs/E3.2 Use implicit & explicit knowledge of word types/order to help with decoding/predicting meaningAdult Literacy: Reading
Mathematics
Functional MathsGeneral numeracy / mathsFunctional Maths - numbers and the number systemFunctional Maths - measures, shape & spaceFunctional Maths - handling information and dataAN MSS1/E3.1 Add & subtract money using decimal notationAN MSS1/L1.1 Add, subtract, multiply & divide sums of money and recordAN N1/L1.7FM Simple one step problem(s)AN N1/L1.3Data HandlingFM Straightforward problem(s) with more than 1 stepAN N1/L2.3AN MSS1/E3.3MSS1/L1.7FM Context free underpinningAN N1/L2.4AN N1/E3.1 place value <1000, odd / even, count in 10s /100sHD1/L2.3Common MeasuresHD1/L1.1HD1/L1.3Whole NumbersMSS1/L1.9MSS1/L1.4HD1/L1.4NumberN2/L1.2AN N2/L1.5 Calculate with decimals up to 2dpMSS1/L2.6MSS1/L2.5AN N2/L2.8 Find percentage parts of quantities and measurementsAN N2/L1.9 Find simple percentage parts of quantities and measurementsN1/E3.5N1/L2.2N1/L2.1AN N1/E2.2 Read, write, order & compare numbers to 100; odd even nos.HD1/E3.1HD1/L2.4Mental mathsAdult Numeracy N2/L1.3N1/L1.5AN MSS1/L1.3 Calculate with and convert between units of timeHD1/L2.1AN N1/L1.1 Place value to millions. < and > symbolsMSS1/E3.6MSS1/E3.5MSS1/L1.8HD1/L1.2Adult Numeracy N2/L2.2
Pre-entry
pre-Entry Rw/M8.3 Recognise & read a growing no. of words signs symbolspre-Entry Ww/M8.1 Write with appropriate grip making many controlled letter shapes & using a conventional sequence of letterspre-Entry Rw/M8.1Recognise letters of the alphabet by shape, name, soundpre-Entry Rw/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in letters, syllables, words,pre-Entry Rtc/M8.3 When working with texts communicate about persons, characters, events, objectspre-Entry Rw/M7.3 Recognise & select up to ten personal words, signs, symbolspre-Entry Generalpre-Entry Ww/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in some letters, syllables. words, rhymes, songspre-Entry N1/M8.5 recognise, use, record & know value of numerals 0-10pre-Entry Rtc/M7.1 Distinguish between print, text, symbols, imagespre-Entry Wt/M8.1 Understand that words/signs/symbols/images convey informationpre-Entry N1/M8.6 Relate numbers to collections of objects reliably to five, & with support to 10pre-Entry N1/M8.3 Count reliably up to 5 items, & with inconsistencies, up to 10 itemspre-Entry Wt/M8.4 Use words, letters, signs, symbols & images in supported writing for simple purposespre-Entry Wt/M7.2 Use words/signs/symbols/images & match their meanings to objects, people, placespre-Entry SLlr/M8.2 Listen to & answer simple questions about personal details/experiences/events & narrativespre-Entry N1/M8.1 Join in rote counting to 10pre-Entry Rw/M7.1 Recognise most letters of the alphabet on any given occasion.pre-Entry Rs/M8.1 Understand that words are grouped together to convey meaning, using rules & structurepE Rtc/M7.3pre-Entry Ws/M8.1 Understand that words are grouped together to convey meaning, using rules & structurepre-Entry Rw/M6.1 Match familiar objects to words, signs, symbols, imagespre-Entry SLc/M8.2 Ask questions using key words, signs, symbols to obtain informationpre-Entry SLc/M8.1 Use key words, signs, symbols when communicating about own experiences, and to recount a narrativepre-Entry N1/M7.3 Identify and use numerals from 1 to 5pre-Entry N1/M6.4 Recognise numerals 1 to 3, & with some inconsistencies 1 to 5pre-Entry N1/M8.7 Add single-digit numbers reliably to five, & with support to 10pre-Entry N1/M8.4 Compare two given numbers of objects in groups of up to five, commnicating which is more/lesspre-Entry N1/M7.4 Relate numbers to collections of objects to three, & with support up to fivepre-Entry Rw/M6.2 Recognise & read up to 5 personal words, signs, symbolspre-Entry Rtc/M8.2 Understand & use conventions of reading: follow left to right, etc.pre-Entry SLlr/M8.1 Listen and respond to familiar people in simple/personal contextspre-Entry SLlr/M7.2 Listen to simple questions on familiar topics & give simple responsespre-Entry SLc/M8.3 Use growing vocabulary to convey meaning to the listener (beyond that of purely personal significance)pre-Entry SLc/M6.1 Use phrases of up to 3 key words/signs to communicate simple ideaspre-Entry SLc/M7.5 Make simple statements about simple and personal matterspre-Entry N1/M8.10 Recognise and apply +, -, =pre-Entry N1/M8.9 Use ordinal numbers, from 'first' to 'fifth'pre-Entry N1/M6.3 Count reliably up to 3 objects & with inconsistencies up to 5e objectspre-Entry MSS1/M8.3 Describe and compare the lengths or heights of two itemspre-Entry N1/M7.6 Subtract single-digit numbers reliably from numbers to 3, & with support from numbers to 5pE Reading - word focuspE ReadingpE Listen & respondpre-Entry N1/M8.2 Continue rote counting onward within the range 1-10,pre-Entry N1/M7.7 Use ordinal numbers 'first' & 'second'pre-Entry MSS1/M8.6 Recognise & select coins up to £2.00, and notes up to £10.00pre-Entry MSS1/M7.8 Recognise and select coins up to 20p, and notes up to £10.00pre-Entry HD1/M6.2 With support, copy simple patterns that involve numbers/shapes/symbols/signs/colourspre-Entry N1/M8.8 Subtract single-digit numbers reliably from numbers to five , &) with support from numbers to 10
ESOL
General ESOLESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbolsESOL Ww/E1.1a Use and spell correctly some personal key words and familiar wordsESOL: Reading text focus - comprehension (Rt)ESOL Rs/E1.1a Read and recognise simple sentence structures:ESOL Engage in discussion (Sd)ESOL: Writing - text focus (composition)ESOL Rt/E1.1a Follow a short narrative on a familiar topic or experienceESOL Rw/E1.2a Use basic sound-letter correspondence to sound out wordsESOL Reading (R)ESOL Rt/E2.1a Use a range of strategies to trace & understand main eventsESOL Rt/E1.1b Obtain information from textsESOL Listen and respond (Lr)ESOL Rt/E3.1a Understand how meaning is built up in a variety texts of more than one paragraphESOL Sc/E1.4a Make simple statements of factESOL Ws/E1.1a Construct a simple sentence, using basic word order & verb formESOL Rw/E1.3a Identify letters of alphabet in both upper & lower caseESOL Rw/E2.3a Use context & range of phonic / graphic knowledge to decode wordsESOL Rt/E3.4a Extract the main points and ideas, and predict words from context.ESOL Rw/E3.5a Use variety of reading strategies to read/understand unfamiliar wordsESOL Ww/E3.1a Apply spelling knowledge to a wide range of common & special-interest wordsESOL Ww/E1.1b Use basic sound-letter correspondence & letter patterns to aid spellingESOL Speak to communicate (Sc)ESOL Rw/E2.2a Recognise a range of familiar wordsESOL Wt/E1.1a Compose very simple text to communicate ideas or basic informationESOL: Writing sentence focus - punctuation and grammar (Ws)ESOL Rw/L1.3a Recognise and understand an increasing range of vocabularyESOL Ww/L1.1a Apply knowledge about vocabulary to aid accurate spellingESOL Rw/E3.3a Use a dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar wordsESOL Rw/L1.1a Use reference material to find the meaning of unfamiliar wordsESOL Rt/L1.2a Know how language and other textual features are used to achieve different purposesESOL Rt/L1.1a Understand how meaning is built up in paragraphed textsESOL Rw/L2.3a Recognise & understand vocabulary associated with different text typesESOL Trace and understand main events of a textESOL Ws/E3.2a Use basic sentence grammar accuratelyESOL Ws/E2.2a Use adjectivesESOL Wt/E2.1a Compose simple text, selecting appropriate format for the genre and purposeESOL Ww/E1.1c Develop strategies to aid spellingESOL Writing: word focus - spelling and handwriting (Ww)ESOL: Reading word focus - vocabulary, word recognition, phonics (Rw)ESOL Speak clearly & with appropriate registerESOL Rw/E3.1a Recognise and understand relevant specialist key wordsESOL Rs/L1.1a Use implicit & explicit grammatical knowledge to predict meaning & check for senseESOL Ws/L1.1a Write using complex sentencesESOL: Follow/participate in exchanges or discussionsESOL Rs/L1.2a Use punctuation to help understandingESOL Ww/E2.1b Use knowledge of sound–symbol relationships & phonological patterns when spellingESOL Sc/E1.3a Ask for personal detailsESOL Lr/E1.4b Recognise different question wordsESOL Ww/E1.2a Form the letters of the alphabet using upper and lower case
ICT
Functional Skills ICT: Finding and selecting informationEntry 1 and 2 ICTFunctional Skills ICT: Developing, presenting and communicating informationLevel 1 and 2 CLAIT / ECDLFunctional ICTFunctional Skills ICT: Using ICTEntry 3 ICTGeneral ICT resourcesCharts & graphsEssential Digital SkillsEDS: Being safe & responsible onlineEDS: CommunicatingDigital wellbeing - Entry LevelBeing responsible online - Entry LevelProtecting data - Entry LevelProtecting privacy - Entry LevelEDS: TransactingEDS: Creating & editingEDS: Using devices & handling informationDigital wellbeing - Level 1Being responsible online - Level 1Protecting data - Level 1Protecting privacy - Level 1Buying securely online - Level 1Buying securely online - Entry LevelUsing online services - Level 1Managing traceable online activities - Entry LevelUsing online services - Entry LevelManaging traceable online activities - Level 1Communicating & sharing - Level 1Communicating & sharing - Entry LevelCreating & editing documents - Level 1Creating & editing documents - Entry LevelIdentifying & solving technical problems - Level 1Identifying & solving technical problems - Entry LevelManaging & storing information - Level 1Managing & storing information - Entry LevelFinding & evaluating information - Entry LevelUsing devices - Level 1Using devices - Entry LevelFinding & Evaluating Information - Level 1
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Worksheet(s) or assignmentReading comprehensionWriting assessments, tasks or promptsRevision materialDiscussion pointsOther listening and/or speaking activityHandout or guideAssessment materialInteractive presentationSort or match cardsInvestigation or projectTeaching ideaGameWarm-upInformative presentationShared textWriting or planning frameCloze exerciseOn-screen activity or videoQuizHands-on / practical activityICT task sheetInteractive worksheetLesson planInteractive whiteboardCrosswordPosterFlash cardsTeacher guidance and curriculaBingo, lotto or PelmanismIce breakerWordsearchTarsia jigsawScheme of workMind mapReading resourcesPresentation or talkResource generatorCut and stickSpelling testTracking or mappingReference cardWriting resourcesSelf-assessment and reflectionTask sheetsRole play and dialogue promptsDictationWriting tips or guidanceReference materialsFormative and summative assessmentOn-screen resourcesQuizzes, games and puzzlesKinaesthetic learningOral and auralLong and short term planning