Author name: Rewired for Parents

Parents ask me this all the time: “Are Functional Skills as good as GCSEs?” The honest answer is: for most […]

Short answer: yes. If the idea of dragging your teen to a test centre makes your stomach drop, there’s good

Your teen is at home. They’re not in education, not in a job, not in training. And you’re stuck between

If you’ve been looking into options for your teen and someone’s mentioned “Functional Skills,” you’re probably wondering what they actually

If your teen is NEET — or close to it — you’ve probably heard ‘Functional Skills’ mentioned by a college,

They’re not stupid. They can hold a conversation, argue their point, explain things clearly when they want to. But put

Your teen needs Functional Skills Maths. Maybe their college said so. Maybe a training provider mentioned it. Maybe they’re NEET