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  • ResultsPlus For Functional Skills English

    Hello and welcome to the Pearson Functional Skills blog for December 2025, Part 2. In this edition, we’ll explore ResultsPlus for Functional Skills English, and how it can support teaching, learning and provide meaningful feedback for individual learners.

  • ResultsPlus For Functional Skills Maths and Digital

    Hello and welcome to the Pearson Functional Skills blog for December 2025, Part 1. In this edition, we’ll explore ResultsPlus for Functional Skills Maths and Digital, and how it can support teaching, learning, and provide meaningful feedback for individual learners.

  • Reasonable Adjustments 2025-2026

    Hello and welcome to the Functional Skills Blog for October 2025. This month we will be looking at Reasonable Adjustments. The purpose of this blog is to provide guidance on what adjustments can be made. This is an update on the blog for 2024-25 and includes two important changes.

  • Functional Skills Pass Rates 2024/25

    Hello and welcome to Pearson’s Functional Skills blog for September 2025. As it is the end of the academic year, we will be looking at the pass rates for Functional Skills 2024/25. In addition, we will also be looking at the average marking times for our Functional Skills assessments. 

  • Supporting Learners with ADHD

    Hello and welcome to the Pearson Functional Skills blog for 2025. This month’s blog focuses on supporting Functional Skills learners with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). I have been working with Pearson's Harriet Blyth on a new CPD session on this topic and this blog is a by-product of Harriet’s work. 

  • Pearson's Functional Skills Bitesize Webinars

    Hello and welcome to the Pearson Functional Skills blog for February 2025. This month we will be introducing a new series of support webinars for our Functional Skills qualifications.

  • Reasonable Adjustments 2024-2025

    Hello and welcome to the Functional Skills Blog for December 2024. This month we will be looking at Reasonable Adjustments.