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English mapping to Functional Skills

Level 1KS3 PoS
Speaking and listening take full part in formal and informal discussions and exchanges The range of speaking and listening activities should include: prepared formal presentations and debates (range and content) The range of purposes for speaking and listening should include[:]...expressing ideas...and opinions (range and content)Make...relevant contributions in groups, responding appropriately to others (key processes)Present information and points of view clearly and appropriately in different contexts… including the more formal
Reading: read and understand a range of texts     Extract and interpret...main points and ideas from texts (key processes) Extract and interpret information, events, main points and ideas from texts, Infer and deduce meaning, Assess the usefulness of texts, sift the relevant from the irrelevant and distinguish between fact and opinion (key processes) Reading and understanding a range of texts (key concepts), The range of non-fiction and non-literary texts studied should include: forms such as journalism, travel writing, essays, reportage, literary non-fiction and multi-modal texts including film; purposes such as to instruct, inform, explain, describe, analyse, review, discuss and persuade (range and content)
Writing write documents to communicate information, ideas and opinions, using formats and styles suitable for their purpose and audience. Structure their writing to support the purpose for the task and organise meaning (key processes) Adapt style and language appropriately for a range of forms, purposes and readers (key processes) Use grammar accurately in a variety of sentence types, including subject-verb agreement and correct and consistent use of tense (key processes) Use planning, drafting, editing, proofreading and self-evaluation to shape and craft their writing for maximum effect (key processes
Level 2KS4 PoS
Speaking and listening make a range of contributions to discussions and make effective presentations           Present information clearly and persuasively to others, selecting the most appropriate way to structure and organise their speech for clarity and effect (key processes) Select from strategies to adapt speaking and listening flexibly in different circumstances (key processes)Take different roles in organising, planning and sustaining discussion in a range of formal and informal contexts (key processes).Work purposefully in groups, negotiating and building on the contributions of others to complete tasks or reach consensus (key processes) 
Reading select, read, understand and compare texts and use them to gather information, ideas,arguments and opinionsSelect, compare, summarise and synthesise information from different texts and use it to form their own ideas, arguments and opinions (key processes Identify the purposes of texts, analysing and evaluating how writers structure and organise ideas to shape meaning for particular audiences and readers (key processes) Reflect on the origin and purpose of texts and assess their usefulness, recognising bias, opinion, implicit meaning and abuse of evidence (key processes)
Writing write documents, including extended writing pieces, communicating information, ideas and opinions, effectively and persuasivelyWrite fluently, adapting style and language to a wide range of forms, contexts and purposes (key processes Use the grammatical features of written standard English accurately to structure a wide range of sentence types for particular purposes and effect (key processes) Use a range of ways to structure whole texts to give clarity and emphasis (key processes) Present information and ideas on complex subjects concisely, logically and persuasively (key processes) Spell correctly, including words that do not conform to regular pattern and words that are sometimes confused in use (key processes)

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