GCSE English and Functional Skills English Classes

GCSE, Level 1 / 2

GCSE English and Functional Skills English Classes

Improve your English skills by attending our friendly but focused Part-time Functional Skills classes and gain a vital qualification which will help you in the world of work and further studies.

GCSE English is required by Higher Education establishments and many employers. If you want to improve your skills, this course will develop your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills and help you to gain that vital qualification.

Should attendance fall below 95%, an alternative course may be more suitable and your tutor will discuss options with you.

The course consists of a variety of texts and series of work packs to help with developing revision skills to prepare you for the summer exams. In preparation for these exams you will familiarise yourself with various different genres of writing that you will be expected to analyse. You will also need to be cognisant with subject terminology and writing techniques as tools to use in that analysis, as well as able to produce a variety of texts in the personal writing elements of the papers.

If it has been a while since you took your GCSEs (or O Levels) you may find you will have to do quite a bit of reading outside of class time.

Functional Skills English will cover:

Reading everyday text
Instructions, explanations and persuasive text
Reading strategies.
Sentence and grammar work
Vocabulary and word work
Speaking and listening

Learners may use the qualification to help progress onto further education opportunities such as higher education.
Improve your employment prospects.

GCSE English

You must have a good grounding in basic English, or an ESOL Level 2 qualification.

All attendees are required to provide photographic identification.

Functional Skills English

Students must complete an initial assessment prior to starting the course, to see what level or learning is appropriate to them, most learners will likely be at entry level.

ID to be provided prior to course.

GCSE English

Two written exam papers that will be taken in the summer (June) at Selby College.

Functional Skills English

Once you have completed the English course, you will take two online tests along with a 1 hour speaking and listening assessment. Our hub provides a relaxed environment in which to complete your tests. Tests are taken on a computer, which are then sent electronically to the examination body.

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