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Title: www'oft'gov'ukskilledtogo
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- www.oft.gov.uk/skilledtogo
- Sam Brew, Consumer education manager
- Office of Fair Trading
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Workshop outline
- Introduction to Skilled to go
- Guided tour online
- Hands-on exploration of materials
- QA and feedback
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What is Skilled to go?
- Flexible online resources
- Modules Buying and selling, Technology,
Utilities - Sets learning in consumer contexts
- Specific Scottish version
- Activities not session plans
- Access 2-3, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2
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Aims to develop
- Consumer skills, knowledge, confidence
- Literacy, numeracy, ESOL skills
- Consumer skills include the ability to
- research information to make consumer choices
- consider individual needs before making decision
- analyse features of GS to identify pros and cons
- compare GS to make the best choice for
individual - communicate effectively in consumer situations
- identify sources of help with consumer problems
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Financial education
- Not designed as a financial education resource
- Broader range of consumer skills
- Includes learning activities to develop financial
capability and confidence - Referenced to Adult Financial Capability
Framework in 2009
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Inside Skilled to go
- Board games, spreadsheets, matching activities,
case studies, ordering cards, video activities,
audio recordings - IT emails, spreadsheet calculations, record in
spreadsheets, research on the internet, internet
auctions, buying online - Managing money, plan and prepare before buying
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Financial learning examples
- How cost of running a mobile is influenced by
your pattern of phone use - Running a stall at a car boot sale
- Comparing costs and features of similar items to
find best buys - Calculating utility bills, setting up and
switching account - Estimating postage and packing costs
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Background
- Why OFT produced Skilled to go
- Quality assurance
- verification for Scotland
- pilot exercise in Glasgow FE college
- evaluation report due December 2008
- exploratory research with teachers
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Learning approaches
- Pupil-centred
- Discussion
- Emphasis on planning and preparation to secure
successful, effective outcome - Decision making and problem solving
- Integrated learning
- Working cooperatively groups, pairs, individually
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Enterprise education
- Real context
- Responsibility
- Relationships
- Review
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CfE capacities
- Successful learners
- Confident individuals
- Responsible citizens
- Effective contributors
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Benefits for teachers
- Free and sustainable
- Flexible, authorable resources
- Relevant, practical learning contexts
- Differentiation and integrated ESOL
- Full consumer information provided
- Full teachers notes
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Learners opinions
- Very good to help me in my life and for my
future - I have a bit more confidence to speak to sales
assistants - Ive learned how to take back a faulty DVD
- I didnt know about small print on a contract
- I like working in groups
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Teachers opinions
- Very useful and fit for purpose!
- Visually appealing, easy to follow
- Students very engaged and spurred lots of
discussion - Students frequently commented that they had
learned something new - All of my students felt more confident
- Lots of variation of activities
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The future
- 3250 registrations so far
- Ongoing content review and update
- Additional modules
- Repackaging for Scottish secondary
- Feedback listening and acting on it
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Think about
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- QA
- www.oft.gov.uk/skilledtogo
- sam.brew_at_oft.gsi.gov.uk
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