Writing a workplace letter

Challenge reference: 4611

Notional learning hours  10
Level WTE1
Subject area
Preparing for Adulthood pathway
Skill
Learning aim

The learner will show how to construct a letter for a work based scenario using symbol-based texts.

Learning context

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Learning outcomes

What the learner needs to know, understand or be able to do

The learner will:

  1. Be able to plan a letter for a given workplace scenario.

  2. Be able to construct a workplace letter following a plan and using a template.

Assessment criteria

What the learner need to demonstrate in order to meet the learning outcome

The learner can:

    • Identify an address and date from a given written scenario with symbol supports
    • Identify who is to send and who is to receive a letter from a given written scenario with symbol supports
    • Identify that they need to start a workplace letter using 'Dear' and end it using 'Yours sincerely' communicating selections through symbol choices
    • Identify the context and key information needed in the main body of a workplace letter through responding to verbal questioning through symbol choices  
    • Identify the correct information from a symbol-based plan to add a sender and recipient address to a letter template 
    • Identify the correct information from a symbol-based plan to add a date to a letter template 
    • Identify the correct information from a symbol-based plan to add sender and recipients names to a letter template
    • Correctly start a letter using 'Dear' and add a final greeting using a letter plan and template