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KS4 - Skills for Personal Development - 4 lessons
9 Resources available for download in this module
Four activities including research skills, functional skills, thinking skills and identifying what skills you have, and which you may need to develop as part of your careers planning.
These lessons not only help students realise the importance of key skills, but also help them to identify those that they have already acquired.
Below are the lessons in this topic. Click ‘View these lessons’ to download resources
Thinking Skills
What makes and effective learner? Identify skills and qualities needed to be successful in school and work.
Skills for Personal Development - Activities for Careers
During their studies, students will have developed a number of skills. Many of these skills will be of great value to then when seeking employment. So what are the most important skills that employers are looking for in job applicants?
Lesson 1 - Careers Research Skills
In the first skills lesson, students will look more closely at how their personal skills and qualities affect their career options. We know that there is a recession, and the state of the economy is making it difficult for young people to find work. But are there ways they can increase their chances of finding work doing something they enjoy?
Lesson 2 - Identifying Skills
In the second skills lesson, students will consider their current understanding of employer requirements. The series of activities involves identifying skills, the characteristics of these and how they can be demonstrated.
Lesson 3 – Thinking Skills
In the third session in this module, students look more closely at the attributes associated with difference skills. This then enables them to conduct an audit of their own skills and create a 'personal reflections' record
Lesson 4 - Functional Skills
These are the essential skills in English, Maths and ICT that enable everyone to deal with the practical problems and challenges of life – at home, in education and at work. For example they help us recognise good deals when making purchases, in writing an effective job application, or when using the internet to access information. In this activity, students identify their own strengths in relation to these skills.