Functional skills

Use reform to tailor functional skills to industry needs

We use our expertise to determine minimum literacy and numeracy levels for each apprenticeship we offer

Jessica Hill
Mike Worley
Functional skills

Do we really need functional skills anyway?

In truth, the value of numeracy and literacy has fallen now that you can learn practical skills from online...

Jessica Hill
Tim Leunig
Functional skills

An evidenced case for reform of the maths functional skills qualification

The current model lacks relevance, harms learners and hinders social mobility. Here’s how we can fix our dysfunctional skills...

JL Dutaut
Kerry Boffey
Functional skills

We must ensure functional skills are fit for the future

Reforms have made FSQs indistinguishable from GCSEs and turned them into a barrier to progress

JL Dutaut
Paul Warner