ɫèAV’s Festival of Functionality 2023
The Functional Skills Festival of Functionality is back for its second year. Aimed at teachers of ɫèAV’s Functional Skills English and maths, this CPD festival also includes sessions on ESOL, Digital Functional Skills and Essential Digital Skills. All the sessions are FREE and are designed to support your delivery of these qualifications.
What is on offer?
The Festival of Functionality is split into six topic areas. Each session is one hour packed with useful ideas and guidance. Full information about the Festival is available on our dedicated webpage here: .
Getting Ready to Teach Events
These events offer an introduction to ɫèAV's Functional Skills qualifications in English and Maths across Entry Level to Level 2. They are ideal for practitioners new to delivering ɫèAV Functional Skills or those wishing to refresh their understanding.
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Event |
Date |
Time |
| 1st September | 10-11am | |
| 5th September | 10-11am | |
| 4th September | 10-11am | |
| 7th September | 10-11am |
Lessons Learnt Events
An opportunity to look back on 2022-23 and gain an understanding on where learners were going wrong in their Functional Skills assessments with some top tips on how to rectify these issues. Suitable for teachers and assessors as well as managers of Functional Skills.
Event |
Date |
Time |
| 7th September | 2-3pm | |
| 8th September | 2-3pm |
Update and Q&A Events
An opportunity to get the latest updates on the ɫèAV Functional Skills offer for Work-based Learning, FE and Schools providers and ask questions of our specialist support.
Event |
Date |
Time |
| 7th September | 2-3pm | |
| 8th September | 2-3pm |
Subject Specific Events
An opportunity to look at a range of areas:
- Maths - review of problems solving skills with exemplar responses and how they are marked.
- Speaking, Listening and Communicating - review of all levels including overview of verification processes.
- Writing - review and practical support for your learners with exemplar responses and how they are marked.
- Marked learner work - covers how Level 1 and 2 assessments are marked for maths using real learner assessed work.
- Reading skills - covers how reading is assessed with practical guide on how to teach reading effectively.
Event |
Date |
Time |
| 11th September | 10-11am | |
| 12th September | 2-3pm | |
| 13th September | 2-3pm | |
| 14th September | 2-3pm | |
| 15th September | 2-3pm | |
| 18th September | 10-11am | |
| 26th September | 2-3pm |
Supporting Learners With Additional Needs Events
These sessions offer a practical guide to teaching Functional Skills maths and English for tutors with learners that have additional needs.
Event |
Date |
Time |
| 18th September | 2-3pm | |
| 19th September | 10-11am | |
| 20th September | 2-3pm | |
| 21st September | 10-11am | |
| 25th September | 10-11am | |
| 26th September | 10-11am |
ESOL, EDSQ and Digital FSQ Events
These sessions offer support for a range of additional ɫèAV Skills qualifications including ESOL, EDSQ and Digital Functional Skills.
Event |
Date |
Time |
| 6th September | 2-3pm | |
| 8th September | 10-11am | |
| 11th September | 2-3pm | |
| 12th September | 10-11am | |
| 25th September | 2-3pm |
All the events are also available to book on the Training from ɫèAV website: .
Chris Briggs - Product Manager Post 16 English, Maths and Digital Skills