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Functional Skills Qualifications Syllabus
Qualifications in English, maths and ICT in England providing practical core skills, often taken by students who did not achieve GCSE grades 4/C. The full Functional Skills Qualifications syllabus: 8 subjects, 27 chapters, 108 topics and 166 sub-topics, with 413 flashcards written against it.
Functional Skills Qualifications subjects
Functional Skills Qualifications has 8 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Functional Skills English — Reading
- Understanding Texts and Locating Information · 4 topics
- Comparing, Inferring and Evaluating · 4 topics
- Purpose, Audience and Language · 4 topics
- Reading Text Types and Genres · 5 topics
Functional Skills English — Writing
- Planning and Drafting · 4 topics
- Document Formats and Text Types · 5 topics
- Sentence Structure and Grammar · 4 topics
- Spelling, Punctuation and Vocabulary · 4 topics
Functional Skills English — Speaking, Listening and Communication
- Speaking and Presenting · 4 topics
- Listening and Responding · 4 topics
- Discussion and Collaboration · 4 topics
Functional Skills Maths — Number and the Number System
- Whole Numbers and Place Value · 5 topics
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages · 4 topics
- Ratio, Proportion and Scaling · 4 topics
Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space
- Money and Time · 3 topics
- Measurement and Units · 4 topics
- Perimeter, Area and Volume · 3 topics
- Properties of Shapes and Position · 4 topics
Functional Skills Maths — Handling Data and Statistics
- Collecting and Representing Data · 4 topics
- Averages and Spread · 3 topics
- Probability · 3 topics
Functional Skills ICT — Using ICT Systems
- Operating Hardware and Software · 4 topics
- File and Data Management · 4 topics
- Safe and Responsible Use · 4 topics
Functional Skills ICT — Finding and Communicating Information
- Searching and Evaluating Online Information · 4 topics
- Email and Online Communication · 4 topics
- Creating and Presenting Information · 5 topics
Functional Skills Qualifications flashcards
413 question-and-answer cards across 8 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Functional Skills English — Reading — 50 cards
- Functional Skills English — Writing — 58 cards
- Functional Skills English — Speaking, Listening and Communication — 51 cards
- Functional Skills Maths — Number and the Number System — 51 cards
- Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space — 50 cards
- Functional Skills Maths — Handling Data and Statistics — 53 cards
- Functional Skills ICT — Using ICT Systems — 50 cards
- Functional Skills ICT — Finding and Communicating Information — 50 cards
Functional Skills Qualifications syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Functional Skills Qualifications syllabus?
Functional Skills Qualifications covers 8 subjects: Functional Skills English — Reading, Functional Skills English — Writing, Functional Skills English — Speaking, Listening and Communication, Functional Skills Maths — Number and the Number System, Functional Skills Maths — Measures, Shape and Space, Functional Skills Maths — Handling Data and Statistics, Functional Skills ICT — Using ICT Systems and Functional Skills ICT — Finding and Communicating Information.
How many chapters and topics are in the Functional Skills Qualifications syllabus?
27 chapters and 108 topics, broken down further into 166 sub-topics, across 8 subjects. Functional Skills English — Reading is the largest subject, with 17 topics in 4 chapters.
Are there Functional Skills Qualifications flashcards?
Yes — 413 question-and-answer flashcards in 8 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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