What are they

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KEY SKILLS
Stephen Williams Coleg Sir Gâr SLT Section

• What are they?
• Why are they
  important?

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How many Key Skills are there?

• 1st THREE KEY SKILLS
• Application of Number
• Communication
• ICT

• 3 WIDER KEY SKILLS
• Improving own learning and performance
• Working with others
• Problem solving

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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.

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Skills lacking in school
/ college leavers
Source Future Skills Wales (1999), Local Area
Perspective - West Wales (Table 11)
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Important skills for all occupations
Source Future Skills Wales (1999), Local Area
Perspective - West Wales (Table 2)
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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

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COMMUNICATION

• Not English
• Deals with your ability
  to convey information
• Portfolio tasks involve
• Group discussion
• Short talk
• Summary
• Writing documents e.g. letters, reports

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

• Portfolio involves
• Finding information e.g. search-engines
• Using diferent packges e.g. Access, Excel
• Presenting data e.g. Powerpoint
• E-mail

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Widers

• Improving own learning and performance

• Involves you setting a goal
• Working towards improvement
• Evaluating success

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• Examples could include
• Getting a qualification
• Improving fitness / skill
• Learning to drive
• Passing coursework
• Musical skills
• Getting a job
• Language skills

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• Working with others

• Involves planning work with a partner / team
• Working together on a task
• Evaluating how good you were as a team

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• Examples could include
• Planning a charity fundraising activity
• Working on a presentation / coursework
• Training together
• Promoting an event

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• Problem solving

• Involves thinking of different ways of tackling a
  problem
• Trying out one of your methods
• Evaluating success

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• 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!
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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!
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www.bbc.co.uk/raiseyourgame
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More information

• See the Key Skills module on Moodle
• Key Skills SLT

Any questions to stephen.williams_at_colegsirgar.a
c.uk