Functional Skills English

Overview

Functional Skills qualifications are intended for anyone wishing to develop their maths and English. They focus on the underpinning of skills as well as the ability to apply maths and English to different contexts.

Our flexible learning takes place during daytime and evenings at our Adult Learning Centre on Chesterfield Road South in the centre of Mansfield.

Start dates and fees

You can start the course at any time during the year. You can study on a flexible basis, with multiple sessions per week so you are able to attend at times that suit your existing commitments and lifestyle.

What will I study?

Functional Skills English qualifications indicate that you should be able to speak, listen, communicate, read and write with increasing clarity, accuracy and effectiveness at each level. You will be supported to be able to:

listen, understand and respond to verbal communication in a range of familiar contexts
acquire an understanding of everyday words and their uses and effects, and apply this understanding in different contexts
read with accuracy straightforward texts encountered in everyday life and work, and develop confidence to read more widely
write straightforward texts and documents with clarity and effectiveness, and demonstrate a sound grasp of spelling, punctuation and grammar.