Skills Curriculum Year 7 - The Skills

Within the ‘Concentration’ skill we aim to:

• Develop the ability to focus on tasks, speakers and other sources for periods of time without being distracted.
• Develop the ability to listen, understand, retain and recall information.
• Develop the ability to settle quickly in lessons and be in the correct frame of mind for learning.
  
  

Within the ‘Creative Thinking and Enterprise’ skill we aim to:

•  Develop the ability to think and work more independently.
• Promote creative thinking and original ways of looking at problems and tasks.
• Promote a positive attitude to solving problems and challenges.

Within the ‘Empathy’ skill we aim to:

• Develop the ability to imagine how others will feel in certain situations.
• Develop the ability to place yourself in ‘someone else’s shoes’.
• Encourage students to be more understanding and compassionate members of society.

Within the ‘Presentation and Communication’ skill we aim to:

• Develop a range of skills which allow students to present their work in exciting and interesting ways.
• Promote confidence and self-belief.
•  Develop the ability to communicate clearly using a variety of channels including visually and orally.

Within the ‘Working with Others’ skill we aim to:

•  Develop strategies for effective teamwork, including how to adopt different roles within a group.
•  Develop leadership skills.
•  Develop the ability to negotiate, discuss and cooperate.

Within the ‘Reflective Learning’ skill we aim to:

• Establish the good practice of analysing and evaluating work.
• Encourage students to think about their strengths, weaknesses and ways they can improve.
•  Allow students to work in different ways so they can explore which ways work best for them.