Functional Skills Entry Level 1 English Course Online

You can decide the exam date and place according to your convenience.

Awarding Body	Paper-Based Exam in Centre	Results
Pearson Edexcel	Book within 15 days	Get results in 20 working days

*Offline examinations will be held at our Swindon and London centres. Please contact us for more information.

This Functional Skills Entry Level 1 English Qualification will help you to:

• Listen, comprehend, and react to verbal communication in a variety of scenarios
• Develop an understanding of common words and their effects
• Use that understanding of common words in various contexts
• Read common texts at work and in daily life accurately
• Gain the confidence to read more widely
• Write common texts and documents clearly and effectively
• Show a firm command of spelling, punctuation, and grammar

• Say the names of the letters of the alphabet
• Identify and extract the main information from short statements and explanations
• Follow single-step instructions, asking for them to be repeated if necessary
• Make requests and ask straightforward questions using appropriate terms and registers
• Respond to questions about specific information
• Make clear statements about basic information and communicate feelings and opinions on straightforward topics
• Understand and participate in simple discussions or exchanges with another person about a straightforward topic
• Read correctly words designated for Entry Level 1 (see Annexe B)
• Read simple sentences containing one clause
• Understand a short piece of text on a simple subject
• Punctuate simple sentences with a capital letter and a full stop
• Use a capital letter for the personal pronoun ‘I’ and the first letter of proper nouns
• Use lower-case letters when there is no reason to use capital letters
• Write the letters of the alphabet in sequence and in both upper and lower case
• Spell correctly words designated for Entry Level 1 (see Annexe B)
• Communicate information in words, phrases and simple sentences

This Functional Skills Entry Level 1 English course will help you build a solid foundation in english. Throughout the course, it will provide you with various learning materials and activities to enhance your understanding of these subjects.

• Initial Assessment: To identify the current level of a student’s abilities and recommend the appropriate course to enrol in upon completion.
• Diagnostic Assessment: Identifies skill gaps and produces an individual learning plan
• Learning Resources: Comprehensive video tutorials, practice quizzes & topic-based tests
• Progress Tracker: To record your progress in the course
• Free Mock Test: Access our free mock test facility for professional feedback and to prepare for the final exam.

This Functional Skills Entry Level 1 English qualification is available to all students of all academic backgrounds; no experience or previous qualifications are required.

The Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Level 1 comprises a writing and reading assessment that is externally set, internally graded, and externally verified by the exam body. The listening and speaking assessment is, however, internally set. Your exam results will be forwarded to the awarding body’s internal verifier once you finish the exam.

The writing and reading assessment is available as paper-based for which you will be required to appear for the exam at our designated office in London or Swindon on the exam day. You will be required to take the speaking, listening, and communicating assessment via Zoom.

You need to be registered for the exam three weeks prior to the exam date.

The Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Level 2 consist of 3 exams, these are Reading, Writing and Speaking, Listening and Communicating.

Speaking, Listening and Communicating (SLC) Exam
Awarding Body	Duration	Number of Marks
Pearson Edexcel	Up to 25 minutes	Pass/Fail

SLS Exam Pearson Edexcel: Speaking, listening and communicating are assessed through one 5-minute presentation and linked question and answer session in groups of three to five and one 15-minute formal discussion together in groups of three to five learners. This exam will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Reading Exam
Awarding Body	Duration	Number of Marks	Pass Mark
Pearson Edexcel	40 minutes	12	65%

Reading is assessed through a test consisting of multiple-choice, short open-response and medium open-response questions.

Writing Exam
Awarding Body	Duration	Number of Marks	Pass Mark
Pearson Edexcel	40 minutes	30	63%

Reading/Writing Exam Pass Mark: Learners are required to achieve an overall percentage of marks mentioned in the above table to pass the English reading exam. However, the awarding process will determine specifically where the pass mark sits for each assessment version. Therefore, the pass mark may vary between assessments.

Upon achieving the Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification in English at Entry Level 1, you can:

• Progress to Level 1 and Level 2
• Study GCSE English
• Advance to further vocational studies
• Access a wide range of professions within your chosen field

This Functional Skills Entry Level 1 English has been independently accredited by Pearson Edexcel also regulated by Ofqual. The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) is responsible for regulating qualifications, assessments, and examinations in England.