© Crown copyright 2008 Functional Skills Chris Jones Senior Adviser – ICT Functional Skills

© Crown copyright 2008 Apprenticeships The landscape of reform A Levels GCSEs Diplomas Extended project KS 4 Engagement Project Secondary Curriculum Review Foundation Learning Tier RoSLA 2 Functional Skills

© Crown copyright 2008 Functional Skills – where we are Year 2 of pilot –Diploma consortia –QCA selected centres –Awarding Body selected centres 12 awarding bodies: therefore range of assessments on offer … Start small …

© Crown copyright 2008 Implementation 2007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–14 Year 7 Current KS3New KS3 Year 8 Current KS3 Current or new KS3 New KS3 Year 9 Current KS3 Current or new KS3 New KS3 Year 10 Current GCSEs Diploma Lines Functional skills New GCSEs Diploma Lines Functional skills New GCSEs Diploma Lines Year 11 Current GCSEs Diploma Lines Current GCSEs Diploma Lines Functional skills New GCSEs Diploma Lines Functional skills New GCSEs Diploma Lines Impact on Current Y8

© Crown copyright 2008 Renewed Frameworks FS embedded at Level 1 through KS3 FS embedded at Level 2 through KS4 BUT …

© Crown copyright Progress towards Level 2 qualifications How many learners? 85% by

© Crown copyright 2008 Functional Skills Points Level 2 = 23 points Level 1 = 12.5 points Entry 3 = 7 points Entry 2 = 6 points Entry 1= 5 points

© Crown copyright 2008 Relationship to GCSE 2010 – must pass FS Therefore En, Ma and ICT would equal 4.5 GCSEs Don’t know yet how this impacts on threshold Unclear about other ICT L2 qualifications

© Crown copyright 2008 Requirements Must have all three FS at L1 for Foundation Diploma Must have all three FS at L2 for Higher and Advanced Diplomas Must have FS at L2 in order to gain A*- C in each of English, mathematics and ICT

© Crown copyright 2008 Myths and legends Accept no substitutes … –Colin was explicitly told that ICT Diploma students do not need to do the ICT Functional Skills – and this was at a National Diploma conference –The school SLT lead for the Diploma hadn’t thought about Functional ICT but is running separate Functional mathematics and English classes –If kids are doing OCR National ICT and the Creative and Media Diploma we don’t need to do FS ICT –The other said we don’t need to enter the Diploma pupils for FS ICT assessment because they are doing ECDL…

© Crown copyright % of curriculum time

© Crown copyright % of curriculum time

© Crown copyright % of curriculum time Progression Diploma = 2.5 A Levels

© Crown copyright 2008 Assessment The focus of the pilot is on the assessment model We do not know what the final shape of assessment will be Any models currently on offer may not exist in 2010

© Crown copyright 2008 Getting the right support NS Support: 4 Core Modules LA Consultants LSN Support: Post-16 modules Regional Advisers SSAT Support: Diploma Development Awarding Bodies: Examination and Assessment

© Crown copyright 2008 Training - support National Strategies: FS support – through LA consultants – school centres LSN: FS support – regional co-ordinators – Further Education and Work Based Providers and other settings SSAT – Diploma Awarding Bodies – assessment training

© Crown copyright 2008 Delivering 14–19 Reform: Next Steps

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