Gateway Qualifications is currently consulting with centres on how to implement the changes required to meet the DfE’s published subject content for the new Functional Skills in English and Mathematics.
Following a consultation last year the Department for Education (DfE) has published subject content for the new Functional Skills in English and Mathematics. The revised qualifications, based on this subject content will be introduced for first teaching from September 2019. The DfE also published their response to the consultation and an equality impact assessment.
Functional Skills Subject Content English
Functional Skills Subject Content Mathematics
Functional Skills Consultation Government Response
Subject Content Equality Impact Assessment
Ofqual has also launched a consultation on implementing Functional Skills reform, which seeks views on the detailed conditions, requirements and guidance they want to put in place for the new functional skills qualifications. Gateway Qualifications will be responding to this consultation. More information can be found at.
Implementing Functional Skills Reform
We are currently consulting with centres on how we implement the changes required to the subject content to ensure that what we develop meets the needs of your learners.
If you have any questions, comments or feedback on the reform please email us at quality@gatewayqualifications.org.uk.