what are they? why are they important? stephen williams coleg sir gâr slt section
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•What are they?
• Why are they important?
Stephen Williams
Coleg Sir Gâr
SLT Section
1st THREE KEY SKILLS:
• Application of Number
• Communication
• ICT
How many Key Skills are there?
3 WIDER KEY SKILLS
•Improving own learning and performance
•Working with others
•Problem solving
HOW ARE KEY SKILLS ASSESSED?
Portfolio
• You will produce a portfolio (file) for your Key Skills work
• It will contain new work, or copies of work completed in your other school work.
Skills lacking in school / college leavers
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Source: Future Skills Wales (1999), Local Area Perspective - West Wales (Table 11)
Important skills for all occupations
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Source: Future Skills Wales (1999), Local Area Perspective - West Wales (Table 2)
Application of number
• Not maths!
• As the title suggests it uses number in a “real-world” setting e.g. holidays, shopping, money.
• One portfolio task with three parts– Find data– Perform calculations– Present findings
COMMUNICATION• Not English
• Deals with your ability to convey information
• Portfolio tasks involve :
– Group discussion– Short talk– Summary– Writing documents e.g. letters, reports
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGYPortfolio involves :
• Finding information e.g. search-engines
• Using diferent packges e.g. Access, Excel
• Presenting data e.g. Powerpoint
“Widers”
• Improving own learning and performance
•Involves you setting a goal
•Working towards improvement
•Evaluating success
Examples could include :
•Getting a qualification
•Improving fitness / skill
•Learning to drive
•Passing coursework
•Musical skills
•Getting a job
•Language skills
• Working with others
•Involves planning work with a partner /
team
•Working together on a task
•Evaluating how good you were as a team
Examples could include :
•Planning a charity fundraising activity
•Working on a presentation / coursework
•Training together
•Promoting an event
• Problem solving
•Involves thinking of different ways of
tackling a problem
•Trying out one of your methods
•Evaluating success
•Could be for school e.g. completing all coursework on time
•Could be health / sporting e.g. trying to gain / weight / run faster
•Could be a personal e.g.how to quit smoking
Take a problem and straighten
it out!
You can study KS at 5 levels :
Levels 1 - 2 might be at school
Levels 2 – 3 could be at college
Levels 4 – 5 may be at university / employment
…THEREFORE KEY SKILLS ARE
FOR LIFE!
More information
• See the Key Skills module on Moodle :
Key Skills SLT
Any questions to :