2. » Define the levels used to categorise essential skills » Describe how learners’ literacy and numeracy skills progress through the levels » Know how recognised standards can be used to describe the stages in numeracy development

3. » What do the levels mean? » Complete the matching activity to assess your prior knowledge.

4. » Work in pairs – choose a curriculum area and make a list of the separate skills that learners need to master. » Whilst doing that look at the learning activities and resources suggested

5. » Simplified curriculum references » Less guidance for teaching, learning and supporting » ESOL – up to level 2 ACTIVITY: complete page 1 of booklet

7. » Finding your way around the standards » Progression tables: ˃Evidence ˃Skills

8. If you have completed your booklet then you have successfully achieved our learning objectives: » Define the levels used to categorise essential skills » Describe how learners’ literacy and numeracy skills progress through the levels » Know how recognised standards can be used to describe the stages in numeracy development