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Future Skills Programme
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identifies
develops
assesses
records
reports skills for individuals
“
We need a system for developing skills that meet
everybody’s needs and aspirations and equips
individuals with skills that are flexible enough to meet
the needs to today and respond to the demands of
tomorrow
”
Fiona Hyslop
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
Implementation of
Curriculum for Excellence
at Govan High School
To enable all young
people to become
successful learners
confident individuals
responsible citizens
effective contributors
Our Journey
Skills – Our Journey
Why did we make it?
September 2003
XXXXX High School
Skills, Thrills and Fun
VAK Training
Mindscreen
Skills Based Curriculum
August 2006 - Present
Delivering No1 National Priority –
A Curriculum for Excellence
LINKS BETWEEN
Employability
and
The Skills Based Curriculum
Glasgow
South
Business
Group
We asked Employers
“If the educational system is doing
its job well, what do you believe are
the most important things that it
develops in its pupils to prepare
them for life and for employment in
businesses such as your own”
89
individual returns
Request for Information
“If the educational system is doing its job well, what do you believe are the
most important things that it develops in its pupils to prepare them for life
and for employment in businesses such as your own”
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2. …………………………………………………………….
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My Business is………………………………………………
My Name is………………………………………………….
Telephone contact number is……………………………..
Achieving our full potential
From a wide range of
different businesses
Employability Skills
… so what are they?
• We asked employers!
Employability Skills are
Not specific school subjects
– only 4% of responses
Employability Skills are
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teamwork
inter-personal skills
communication
numeracy
problem solving
The Employers told us
Oral
Communication
Literacy Skills
numeracy
Work
Experience
Confidence
Proactive
Learn to smile
Social
Awareness
Transferable
Skills
Interpersonal
Skills
Show interest
Ask for help
Did homework
Business
Administration
Willingness to
learn
Ability to learn
new skills
IT Skills
Enthusiasm
Attention to
detail
Respect
Use Initiative
Goal Setting
Core skills
Attitude
Citizenship
Accountancy
Creativity
Sense of
responsibility
Common Sense
Willingness to
listen
Teamwork
Understanding
of basic
finance and
debt
Timekeeping
Ambition
Integrity
Work ethic
Reliability
Matched
to future
skills
The Employers told us
“This is exactly what employers are looking for”
John Stevenson, Kall Kwik
Top10
Scottish Business in the Community
The Top Ten
These 10 items are NOT in any order
Companies look to recruit school leavers who are
1. Reliable
2. Punctual
3. Willing to learn
4. Able to work as a member of a team
5. Enthusiastic
6. Clean and tidy in appearance
7. Able to work with minimum supervision
8. Able to show initiative when appropriate
9. Able to work with figures and write neatly
And
10. Have SQA Passes
Reliable
Big picture connections, Consideration, Efficiency, Focus on task, Objective rational thinking, Participation
Punctual
Analytical skills, Consideration, Co-operation, Decision-making, Deriving activity from instruction, Efficiency,
Focus on task, Independent working, Judgement, Neurological connections, Objective rational thinking,
Organising, Practical measuring, Processing information.
Willing to learn
Analytical skills, Co-operation, Decision-making, Future orientation, Image modelling, Objective rational
thinking, Open to discussion, Participation, Perseverance, Pushing boundaries, Self-evaluation and correction
Able to work as a team
Future Skills – Team Skills
Enthusiastic
Adapting communication, Discovering, Empathetic skills, Experiencing, Image modelling, Neurological
connections, Participation, Perceptive interpretation, Self projection
Clean and tidy in appearance
Analytical skills, Big Picture connections, Consideration, Efficiency, Empathetic skills, Objective rational
thinking, Organising, Presentational skills, Self -projection.
Able to work with minimum supervision
Analytical skills, Assimilation, Consideration, Co-operation, Decision-making, Efficiency, Focus on task,
Following instructions, Independent working, Judgement, Objective rational thinking, Organising,
Participation, Pushing boundaries, Self-evaluation and correction
Able to show initiative when
appropriate
Analytical skills, Assimilation, Big picture connections, Decision-making, Flexibility, Helping others, Image
modelling, Independent working, Judgement, Leadership, Neurological connections, Objective rational
thinking, Participation, Problem-solving, Processing information, Pushing boundaries, Reaching conclusions,
Very observant
Able to work with figures and write
clearly
Adapting communication, Analytical skills, Assimilation, Counting skills, Efficiency, Focus on task, Hand-eye
co-ordination, Independent working, Neurological connections, Note taking, Objective rational thinking,
Organising, Presentational skills, Setting information out, Vocabulary.
Have SQA Exam Passes
In theory, all the skills should be covered
LINKS BETWEEN
A Curriculum for Excellence
and
The Skills Based Curriculum
successful learners
confident individuals
To enable all young
people to become
responsible citizens
The Sorter
The Doer
effective contributors
The Originator
The Connector
The Contributor
The Decider
The Communicator
Playing with Semantics?
successful learners
(not “successful learning”)
confident individuals (not “confidence”)
responsible citizens (not “responsibility”)
effective contributors (not “effective contributing”)
A learner-centred approach
Successful Learner
Creating word pictures
Creative writing
ICT-E-lit (electronic literacy)
Note taking
Summarising skills
Vocabulary
Auditory learning skills
Diagrammatic interpretation
Image modelling
Perceptive interpretation
Visual learning skills
Objective peer evaluation
Action learning skills
Deriving activity from instruction
ICT - practical
Mechanical skills
Practical measuring
Using equipment
Discovering
Assimilation
Counting skills
Neurological connections
Self Evaluation
Effective Contributor
Adapting communication
Empathetic skills
Focus on feeling
Setting information out
Sharing ideas
Analytical skills
Gathering facts
Co-operation
Helping others
Participation
Team skills
Efficiency
Focus on task
Strategic planning
Following instructions
Practical application
Creativity
Imagination
Open to discussion
Problem-solving
LINKS BETWEEN
Skills for Scotland Strategy
and
The Skills Based Curriculum
Skills Strategy
Future Skills
Where people can work in teams
Team skills
…Are Creative
Creativity
Enterprising
Adapting Communication, Presentation
Skills, Self projection, Analytical Skills, Big
Picture Connections, Future Orientation,
Networking Connections, Decisionmaking, Efficiency, Judgement,
Leadership, Organising, Reaching
conclusions, Strategic planning,
Perseverance, Pushing boundaries,
Creativity, Designing, Discovering,
Independent working, Flexibility, Problemsolving
A skilled workforce that is
increasingly literate
Adapting communication, Assimilation,
Auditory learning skills, Image modelling,
Note taking, Objective rational thinking,
Objective reporting, Perseverance,
Processing information, Self-evaluation
and correction, Synthesizing skills, Visual
learning skills, Vocabulary
A skilled workforce with good ICT
skills
Adapting communication, Assimilation,
Efficiency, Flexibility, Following
instructions, Hand eye co-ordination, ICT
E-lit, ICT-practical, Image modelling,
Neurological connections, Objective
rational thinking, Presentation skills,
problem-solving, Processing information,
Setting information out, Using equipment,
Visual learning skills, Vocabulary
39 Skills mentioned
All 39 have a match
In Future Skills
EXAMPLES
matched to skills spotlight lessons
S1 Science
Team skills
Participation
Being willing to
take part in jobs,
activities or tasks
Being able to work well
with others in a group –
knowing when to speak
up, when to listen, and
how best to help the
group
The Contributor
The
Learner
Govan
High School
"The school had recently introduced major
innovations to its curriculum, resulting in some
encouraging signs of improved engagement in
learning for pupils. It placed a clear emphasis
upon the development of a range of skills and
aimed to make the curriculum more relevant to
pupils’ needs and to improve their motivation,
achievement and employability.“
HMIE, Inspection of Govan High School 2007
English – The Simpsons
Co-operation
Helping others
The Contributor
Being willing to
work together with
others without
wanting your own
way all
the time
Being willing to
give your time,
understanding
skills or
patience in
supporting others
The
Learner
Govan
High School
Cinderella
Co-operation
Helping others
The Contributor
Being willing to
work together with
others without
wanting your own
way all
the time
Being willing to
give your time,
understanding
skills or
patience in
supporting others
The
Learner
“I helped someone
when they didn’t
think they could do
something. I talked
to them and gave
them confidence.”
Govan
High School
"Many staff emphasised the skills which pupils
would practise in their lessons.“
HMIE, Inspection of Govan High School 2007
Maths
Objective
rational thinking
The
Learner
Looking at The Connector
a situation on its
own, without
letting your
personal beliefs
get in the way
Govan
High School
"Teachers consistently shared the purposes of
lessons with pupils, which included the skills to
be developed"
HMIE, Inspection of Govan High School 2007
Clyde Challenger Sailing Trip
“Every day we
had to obey
instructions in
order to make
sure everything
went to plan”
Efficiency
The Doer
Being able to carry out
everything you've been
given to do in the way
you're supposed
to be doing it
The
Learner
Govan
High School
Future Skills – The Doer
Experiencing
The Doer
Being willing to involve
yourself in some real-life
experience, and the
completely different
feelings you get from
doing so
“Putting up the
sails in
rainy/windy
weather, and the
next day it’s
nice and calm
weather – so it’s
a different
feeling for both”
Govan
High School
Future Skills – The Contributor
“We showed each
other how to
steer the boat,
and help each
other with the
ropes and fenders
Helping
others
Being willing to
give your time,
understanding
skills or
The Contributor
patience in
supporting others
The
Learner
Govan
High School
"The curriculum was undergoing radical change to
give more emphasis to the development of skills
which would prepare pupils for the world of work.
This was an appropriate innovation and the school
and education authority needed to continue to
monitor carefully its impact on pupils“
HMIE, Inspection of Govan High School 2007
Therefore
We ARE
delivering
A Curriculum
for Excellence
through the
Skills Based
Curriculum
A Curriculum for Excellence
successful learners
confident individuals
To enable all young
people to become
responsible citizens
effective contributors
“Future Skills”
What is it?
Future Skills is:
• The school
• All staff
• All pupils
• All classes/cross-curricular areas
• All areas of the school
• Events/activities/experiences
wherever they are
We ALL need to
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Recognise and identify skills
Help young people make skills connections
Involve young people in the process
Look for explicit and implicit skills
(not just what they do but also HOW)
We ALL need to
• Complete and hand out skills cards or
assessment booklets as a matter of course
• Use the database with young people
• Discuss with colleagues at meetings –
get it on the agenda!
• Look for opportunities to connect skills across
all areas of young people’s learning
"We live in an increasingly complex, interdependent and
competitive world. Scotland's education system has a
crucial part to play in ensuring that our population has the
skills and the confidence for continued and future
success."
Graham Donaldson,
Chief Inspector HMIe
Scottish Government website
"Learning from the American school system"
“
We need a system for developing skills that meet
everybody’s needs and aspirations and equips
individuals with skills that are flexible enough to meet
the needs to today and respond to the demands of
tomorrow
”
Fiona Hyslop
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning