Functional Skills English - Edexcel
Functional SkillsEnglishEntry Levels 1-3SpecificationFunctional Skills qualificationsFirst registration September 2019
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Contents1Introducing Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills qualifications3What are Functional Skills qualifications?3Sizes of Functional Skills qualifications42Qualification summary and key information53Qualification purpose9Qualification purpose9Qualification aims and outcomes9456Relationship with previous qualifications10Progression opportunities10Qualification structures11Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Level 111Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Level 212Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Level 313Subject content14Qualification format14Qualification title:Level 1Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at EntryQualification title:Level 2Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at EntryQualification title:Level 3Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry151719Programme delivery22Elements of good practice227Centre resource requirements238Access and recruitment24Prior knowledge, skills and understanding24Access arrangements and reasonable adjustments for learners with disabilities or specificneeds249Assessment27Language of assessment27Entry Level assessment27Speaking, Listening and Communicating28
Reading and Writing30Appeals32Dealing with malpractice32Centre recognition and approval35Centre recognition35Approvals agreement3511Quality assurance of centres3612Registration, awarding and reporting38Learner registration38Awarding and reporting38Component results38Qualification results38Resitting3813Further information and useful publications3914Professional development and training4015Contact us41Annexe A: Glossary42Annexe B: Word lists for Entry Level 145Annexe C: Word lists for Entry Level 248Annexe D: Word lists for Entry Level 35010
1Introducing Pearson Edexcel Functional SkillsqualificationsWhat are Functional Skills qualifications?Functional Skills qualifications provide reliable evidence of a learner’s achievementsagainst demanding content that is relevant to the workplace. The qualifications assesslearners’ underpinning subject knowledge and their ability to apply this knowledge todifferent contexts. They provide a foundation for progression to employment andfurther technical education, and they help learners to develop skills for everyday life.In some contexts, Functional Skills qualifications will also play a part in thegovernment’s accountability systems.Functional Skills qualifications are based on Department for Education (DfE) approvedsubject content and are regulated by Ofqual.Learners will work towards their qualification in a number of settings, including butnot limited to: schools and sixth-form colleges Pupil Referral Units further education providers private colleges private skills providers offender learning establishments higher education establishments.Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 20193
Sizes of Functional Skills qualificationsFor all regulated qualifications, Pearson specifies a total estimated number of hoursthat learners need to complete to show achievement for the qualification – this is theTotal Qualification Time (TQT). The TQT value indicates the size of a qualification.Within the TQT, Pearson identifies the number of Guided Learning Hours (GLH) thatwe estimate a centre delivering the qualification might provide. Guided learningmeans activities, such as lessons, tutorials, online instruction, supervised study andgiving feedback on performance, that directly involve tutors and assessors in teaching,supervising and invigilating learners. Guided learning includes the time required forlearners to complete external assessment under examination or supervisedconditions.In addition to guided learning, other required learning directed by tutors or assessorsincludes private study, preparation for assessment and undertaking assessment whennot under supervision, such as preparatory reading, revision and independentresearch.TQT is assigned after consultation with users of the qualifications.4Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 2019
2 Qualification summary and key informationQualification titlePearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualificationin English at Entry Level 1Qualification Number (QN)603/4286/9Regulation start date22/03/2019Operational start date01/09/2019Approved age rangesPre-1616–1819 Total Qualification Time (TQT)60 hoursGuided Learning Hours (GLH)55 hoursAssessmentInternally set and assessed Speaking, Listeningand Communicating assessments.Externally set, on-demand Reading and Writingassessments, internally marked andexternally verified.Grading informationThe qualification and components are gradedPass/Fail.Entry requirementsNo prior knowledge, understanding, skills orqualifications are required before learnersregister for this qualification. However, centresmust follow the guidance given in the Pearsondocument A guide to recruiting with integrity andenrolling learners onto qualifications (see Section 8Access and recruitment for more information).FundingQualification eligibility for 16–19 funding,apprenticeship funding, 19 funding, and 19 loan funding, can be found on the Education andSkills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding hub.16–19-year-olds on study programmes, all-ageapprentices and 19 -year-olds who have notpreviously attained a GCSE Grade A* to C orGrade 4 in English and mathematics, can all befully funded to take Functional Skillsqualifications.Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 20195
Qualification titlePearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualificationin English at Entry Level 2Qualification Number (QN)603/4287/0Regulation start date22/03/2019Operational start date01/09/2019Approved age rangesPre-1616–1819 Total Qualification Time (TQT)60 hoursGuided Learning Hours (GLH)55 hoursAssessmentInternally set and assessed Speaking, Listeningand Communicating assessments.Externally set, on-demand Reading and Writingassessments, internally marked and externallyverified.Grading informationThe qualification and components are gradedPass/Fail.Entry requirementsNo prior knowledge, understanding, skills orqualifications are required before learnersregister for this qualification. However, centresmust follow the guidance given in the Pearsondocument A guide to recruiting with integrity andenrolling learners onto qualifications (see Section 8Access and recruitment formore information).FundingQualification eligibility for 16–19 funding,apprenticeship funding, 19 funding, and 19 loan funding, can be found on the Education andSkills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding hub.16–19-year-olds on study programmes, all-ageapprentices and 19 -year-olds who have notpreviously attained a GCSE Grade A* to C orGrade 4 in English and mathematics, can all befully funded to take Functional Skillsqualifications.6Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 2019
Qualification titlePearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualificationin English at Entry Level 3Qualification Number (QN)603/4288/2Regulation start date22/03/2019Operational start date01/09/2019Approved age rangesPre-1616–1819 Total Qualification Time (TQT)60 hoursGuided Learning Hours (GLH)55 hoursAssessmentInternally set and assessed Speaking, Listeningand Communicating assessments.Externally set, on-demand Reading and Writingassessments, internally marked and externallyverified.Grading informationThe qualification and components are gradedPass/Fail.Entry requirementsNo prior knowledge, understanding, skills orqualifications are required before learnersregister for this qualification. However, centresmust follow the guidance given in the Pearsondocument A guide to recruiting with integrity andenrolling learners onto qualifications(see Section 8 Access and recruitment for moreinformation).FundingQualification eligibility for 16–19 funding,apprenticeship funding, 19 funding, and 19 loan funding, can be found on the Education andSkills Funding Agency (ESFA) funding hub.16–19-year-olds on study programmes, all-ageapprentices and 19 -year-olds who have notpreviously attained a GCSE Grade A* to C orGrade 4 in English and mathematics, can all befully funded to take Functional Skillsqualifications.Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 20197
Centres will need to use the Qualification Number (QN) when they seek public fundingfor their learners. The qualification title, unit titles and QN will appear on eachlearner’s final certificate. Centres should tell learners this when recruiting them andregistering them with Pearson. There is more information about certification in ourUK Information Manual, available on our website, qualifications.pearson.com.8Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 2019
3 Qualification purposeQualification purposeThe Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualifications in English at Entry Levels 1, 2and 3 are for learners to develop understanding and skills in English.The qualifications give learners the opportunity to: demonstrate the ability at an appropriate level to read, write, speak, listen andcommunicate in English apply this knowledge and these skills in familiar situations. achieve a foundation for further study at Levels 1 and 2.Qualification aims and outcomesThe qualifications give learners the opportunity to: listen, understand and respond to verbal communication in a range offamiliar contexts acquire an understanding of everyday words and their uses and effects, and applythis 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, anddemonstrate a sound grasp of spelling, punctuation and grammar.Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 20199
Relationship with previous qualificationsThe final registration date for legacy Functional Skills qualifications is 31 August 2019,with a final certification date of 31 August 2020. All registrations from 1 September2019 must be made for the new 2019 qualifications. No late registrations will bepermitted. To ensure that sufficient teaching and learning has taken place, centresmust consider the needs of their learners when deciding when to make registrationsand entries for the assessments.Legacy qualificationsNew 2019 qualificationsPearson Edexcel Functional SkillsQualification in English at Entry 1QN 500/8494/XPearson Edexcel Functional SkillsQualification in English at Entry Level 1QN 603/4286/9Pearson Edexcel Functional SkillsQualification in English at Entry 2QN 500/8467/7Pearson Edexcel Functional SkillsQualification in English at Entry Level 2QN 603/4287/0Pearson Edexcel Functional SkillsQualification in English at Entry 3QN 500/8464/1Pearson Edexcel Functional SkillsQualification in English at Entry Level 3QN 603/4288/2Progression opportunitiesLearners who achieve Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualifications in English atEntry Levels 1 to 3 can progress through the levels (from Entry 1 to Entry 2 and Entry 2to Entry 3), and to Functional Skills Qualifications in English at Levels 1 and 2 or furtherEnglish study, such as GCSE.Alternatively, learners can progress to employment or to vocational education.10Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 2019
4 Qualification structuresPearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English atEntry Level 1The Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Level 1consists of three components. Learners must pass the following assessments beforethe qualification can be awarded: a Speaking, Listening and Communicating assessment a Reading assessment a Writing assessment.Speaking, Listening and CommunicatingThe Speaking, Listening and Communicating assessment is internally set, internallyassessed and externally verified.ReadingThe Reading assessments are externally set, internally marked and externally verified.They are paper-based and can be downloaded from our website on demand.The texts in the Reading assessments will include a representative sample of thewords and types of words given in Annexe B.Dictionaries are allowed.WritingThe Writing assessments are externally set, internally marked and externally verified.They are paper-based and can be downloaded from our website on demand.66.7 per cent of marks are for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG). Half ofthese are for a spelling task that assesses ten spellings. The spellings are sampledfrom the words and word types in Annexe B.No external aids, such as dictionaries, are allowed.ComponentsDurationNumber of marksSpeaking, Listening and Communicating10 minutes*n/a**Reading45 minutes16Writing50 minutes30*Approximate time. Further details are given in Entry Level English Speaking, Listeningand Communicating: guidance for assessors, available on the Pearson website.**All subject content statements must be evidenced.Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 201911
Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English atEntry Level 2The Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Level 2consists of three components. Learners must pass the following assessments beforethe qualification can be awarded: a Speaking, Listening and Communicating assessment a Reading assessment a Writing assessment.Speaking, Listening and CommunicatingThe Speaking, Listening and Communicating assessment is internally set, internallyassessed and externally verified.ReadingThe Reading assessments are externally set, internally marked and externally verified.They are paper-based and can be downloaded from our website on demand.The texts in the Reading assessments will include a representative sample of thewords and types of words given in Annexe C.Dictionaries are allowed.WritingThe Writing assessments are externally set, internally marked and externally verified.They are paper-based and can be downloaded from our website on demand.57 per cent of marks are for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG). Half of theseare for a spelling task that assesses ten spellings. The spellings are sampled from thewords and word types in Annexe C.No external aids, such as dictionaries, are allowed.ComponentsDurationNumber of marksSpeaking, Listening and Communicating15 minutes*n/a**Reading45 minutes20Writing50 minutes35*Approximate time. Further details are given in Entry Level English Speaking, Listeningand Communicating: guidance for assessors, available on the Pearson website.**All subject content statements must be evidenced.12Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 2019
Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English atEntry Level 3The Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Level 3consists of three components. Learners must pass the following assessments beforethe qualification can be awarded: a Speaking, Listening and Communicating assessment a Reading assessment a Writing assessment.Speaking, Listening and CommunicatingThe Speaking, Listening and Communicating assessment is internally set, internallyassessed and externally verified.ReadingThe Reading assessments are externally set, internally marked and externally verified.They are paper-based and can be downloaded from our website on demand.The texts in the Reading assessments will include a representative sample of thewords and types of words given in Annexe D.Dictionaries are allowed.WritingThe Writing assessments are externally set, internally marked and externally verified.They are paper-based and can be downloaded from our website on demand.56 per cent of marks are for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG). Half of theseare for a spelling task that assesses ten spellings. The spellings are sampled from thewords and word types in Annexe D.No external aids, such as dictionaries, are allowed.ComponentsDurationNumber of marksSpeaking, Listening and Communicating20 minutes*n/a**Reading45 minutes24Writing50 minutes36*Approximate time. Further details are given in Entry Level English Speaking, Listeningand Communicating: guidance for assessors, available on the Pearson website.**All subject content statements must be evidenced.Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 201913
5 Subject contentQualification formatEach qualification has the following information.Qualification titleThis is the formal title of the qualification as it will appear on the learner’s certificate.LevelAll qualifications have a level assigned to them. The level assigned is informed by thelevel descriptors defined by Ofqual, the qualifications regulator.TextThe term ‘text’ is used to explain what learners are expected to study: types of reading text that learners will be given text types that learners will be asked to produce the sort of Speaking, listening and communicating assessments that learners willneed to complete.ContentThe content sets out what a learner will know, understand or be able to do as theresult of a process of learning.14Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3Specification – Issue 1 – June 2019 Pearson Education Limited 2019
Qualification title:Pearson Edexcel Functional SkillsQualification in English atEntry Level 1The Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Level 1 indicatesthat learners should be able to speak, list
1 Introducing Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills qualifications 3 What are Functional Skills qualifications? 3 . preparation for assessment and undertaking assessment when .
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