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Maggie Harnew

@skillsworkshop

Freelance writer; owner of https://t.co/PMOZPLHwmK a free Functional Skills resource site; taught adult literacy & numeracy in an FE College for 21 yrs.

Joined March 2009
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skillsworkshop.org/resources/phon… Many thanks to Colleen Kelly for this easy to understand introduction to phonics (for teachers and learners). Also useful for E1-2 Functional Skills English. ✅✅✅


skillsworkshop.org/resources/advi… Advice and support for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK: many thanks to Colleen Kelly for this handout. Written mostly for educators who are working with people that are new to the UK. 👍🏿👍🏽👍🏻👍🏾👍👍🏼


skillsworkshop.org/resources/frau… 💳Frauds & Scams📱many thanks to Colleen Kelly for this topical English resource with wide appeal. Reading, writing (poster or leaflet) & SLC (interview, presentation, discussion). Written for E3-L2 ESOL but also useful for Functional/Digital Skills👍👍🏻👍🏿


Many thanks to Steph Gilford @Ravenatadesk a GCSE reading activity: uses prologue of The Secret History, Donna Tartt, 1992, to examine structure, language features & inference. Clever questions & clear layout make for a super useful resource👍🏽📖👍🏿📖👍🏻 skillsworkshop.org/resources/the_…


skillsworkshop.org/resources/slee… Huge thanks to Jean Morten for this wonderfully clever and funny 10 minute pantomime script. Suitable for all levels from pre-Entry to Level 2. With teaching notes. 🎭👍🏽👍👍🏿


skillsworkshop.org/resources/emot… Many thanks to Helen Irwin-Brooks for this super annotated text that's an answer sheet/prompt to a task in 'Education a Sorry Story' 2010. Based on transcript of speech that's still relevant today (although the Labour Chancellor has since changed!) ✅✅✅


skillsworkshop.org/resources/nadi… 📗📙📘Nadia Joins the Library📚📚 Super set of short, straightforward reading and writing tasks. Written for E1-2 ESOL but equally suitable for Entry Level 1-2 Functional Skills English. A BIG THANK YOU to Colleen Kelly for this resource😀


A really interesting and enjoyable ‘long read’ from the Guardian - and a respite from all the doom and gloom going on at the moment: theguardian.com/science/2024/s…


skillsworkshop.org/resources/word… WORD TYPES - Yet more thanks to Niamh Mulhern for this useful and easily adapted PPT with well presented info followed by a short quiz. E3-L1 English - ESOL. ✅☑️✅


skillsworkshop.org/resources/verb… VERB TENSES - More thanks to Niamh Mulhern for another very useful and adaptable PPT. ✅☑️✅


skillsworkshop.org/resources/tric… ✍🏻✍🏿✍🏽 TRICKY WORDS & WORDS WITH SILENT LETTERS Big thanks to Niamh Mulhern for this handy and easily adaptable spelling PPT. For Entry 2 - Level 1. ✍🏼✍️✍🏾


feweek.co.uk/a-poundshop-ap… Well worth a read if you’re interested in the GCSE v FS v possible-new-qualification debate.


skillsworkshop.org/resources/comp… COMPARING with COMPARATIVES: Many thanks to Colleen Kelly for this very useful ESOL grammar resource with information and exercises. Accompanies SUPER SUPERLATIVES (see my previous post). ✅✅✅


skillsworkshop.org/resources/supe… SUPER SUPERLATIVES: Many thanks to Colleen Kelly for this very useful ESOL grammar resource with information and exercises. Accompanies COMPARING with COMPARATIVES (see my next post). ✅✅✅


skillsworkshop.org/resources/youn… 📚Very many thanks to Steph Gilford @Ravenatadesk for this engaging and highly original GCSE English reading (inference) and creative writing resource - based on the opening lines of seven Young Adult novels. 🌟⭐🌟


skillsworkshop.org/resources/the_… UK Emergency Services thanks to Colleen Kelly for super set of resources. Wonderful for UK newcomers, Entry FS English & Independent Living groups. Flashcards great in their own right: match scenario cards to the correct emergency service👍🏽👍👍🏿


skillsworkshop.org/resources/body… Body Language: Huge thanks to Niamh Mulhern for a very useful PPT on an important skill that doesn't come naturally to everyone. The summative quiz is brilliant and, as it is image based, would suit all levels. ⭐🌟⭐🌟


feweek.co.uk/an-evidenced-c… I agree with much but not all of the sentiment, but the thought of remapping skillsworkshop to another set of standards fills me with dread. Might even be multiple strands of content descriptors if customisation for different vocational areas happens Help!


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