Schools understanding

A significant opportunity exists with Functional Skills to get schools thinking along the same wavelength as College.

At the moment, the majority of schools focus exclusively on finding the 30 or so marks to get a students past the GCSE pass post. With the first trials of Functional Skills starting this term, we should see more emphasis on underlying learning and teaching in 14-19 rather than simply focussing on passing exams.

Be intersting to see how schools react to the demands of functional skills and whether it will impact throughout the curriculum.