Guidance

Functional Skills subject content: English

Functional Skills subject content for Entry Levels 1 to 3 and Levels 1 and 2.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 27 February 2018
• Last updated: 9 April 2025
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  1. 9 April 2025

     Merged 2 bulled points 'Subject content and scope of study: Entry Level 2'.

  2. 8 November 2024

     Replaced the PDF attached to the page with the same information presented in HTML format to improve its accessibility and an accompanying appendix in PDF.

  3. 27 February 2018

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

English Functional Skills: subject content

HTML

English Functional Skills: subject content – appendix

PDF, 292 KB, 14 pages

Details

The subject content of the Functional Skills qualification (FSQ) in English sets out the:

• purpose of the FSQ
• learning aims and outcomes at each level

Subject content is also available for the:

• maths FSQ
• digital skills FSQ