1. Maureen Emmett OliverTrailor

2. 1. Consider what is required of our staff 2. Explore how to support staff 3. Look at strategies to help staff to develop their own skills and those of their learners emskills.org.uk

3. ‘Inspectors will make a judgement of the quality of teaching learning and assessment by evaluating the extent to which: Teaching and learning develops English mathematics and functional skills’ emskills.org.uk

4. Read the advert…find the errors emskills.org.uk

5. We work with colleges, training providers, local authorities, NHS trusts and others, to up-skill tutors’ own knowledge so that they can:  Apply the knowledge in their teaching and learning  Know where to concentrate their effort when preparing learners for assessment emskills.org.uk

6.  Webinars for specific aspects of maths/English/ICT  Face-to-face teaching for the ‘nuts and bolts’  Distance learning to take the Level 2 Functional Skills qualifications emskills.org.uk

7.  Level 3 Award in mathematics for numeracy teaching: ◦ statistics ◦ algebra ◦ number  Level 3 Award in English for literacy and language teaching ◦ writing ◦ reading ◦ SLC ◦ analysis of the English language emskills.org.uk

8.  Embed the subjects into own vocational area/ programme where appropriate  Develop own toolkit of resources  Work with available subject specialists  Use workplace mentors emskills.org.uk

9.  Unpick the assessments. Where are the marks?  Focus on what is assessed at each level, in each subject  Use/understand available resources emskills.org.uk

10.  Here’s one I prepared earlier  And one for you…. emskills.org.uk

11.  You don’t have to know/learn everything  Concentrate on what the learners need for their subject/programme area  Build your own resources  Use the subject specialists at your disposal  Don’t be afraid emskills.org.uk