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Teaching learners how to plan and write non-fiction text for GCSE and Functional Skills exams In House

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This course explores how teachers can support learners to make decisions and control narrative voice, structure and time for effect in their creative writing. The course activities encourage participants to try out suggestions for writing activities before using them with their learners.

Programme aim

To explore a range of activities designed to help learners plan, develop ideas and prepare non-fiction writing tasks in GCSE and Functional Skills qualifications.

Who is this for?

This course is for teachers who teach GCSE, Functional Skills English or other tutors and support staff who need to support the development of learners' English skills.

Programme structure

This course is 2 hours in length and can be delivered as a live online session or face-to-face delivery.

What will you gain?

Compare aspects of the non-fiction writing process which your learners find difficult with feedback from GCSE and FS examiners' reports.

Investigate how an integrated skills approach can be used to help learners identify which aspects of the writing process they are comfortable with and which need to be built on further.

Evaluate a range of activities used to both demonstrate the value of planning and encourage its practice.

Explore a number of activities designed to help learners develop structure and coherence across a range of different text types.

Plan learning opportunities which help learners to explore aspects of non-fiction writing, identify what they need to work on and which approaches will help them improve.

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