All of our students from year 7 to 11, use and access Skills Builder throughout their learning. Each subject area includes references to the 8 essential skills within their planning and delivery. Developing the essential Skills has become integral to our tutor program with tutors selecting and completing activities from our Skills Passport. At Key Stage 4 students develop their awareness of the essential skills not only through their core subjects but also whilst working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Awards and throughout any Careers related learning.

Being able to focus on just one skill at at time, as a whole school, from the introduction of our 'Skill of the week', has made it easier for staff and students to highlight and recognize the separate qualities of each skill. To reinforce the recognition and in celebration students are awarded stickers, which are put in to their work to record where and when that skill was used or witnessed. This provides consistent visible feedback. Tutors have a key role in the delivery of Skills Builder at Brook Green, as they often use their tutor times to discuss & share the separate skills and record their group's progression their using the hub report and through student's Skill Passports. Despite the varying needs within each group progression is noticeable and evidenced through the 'Hub' reports. Teachers and TLAs have also had training on how to use the Skills Builder platforms for their groups.

Each week all students have at least 2 Tutor time sessions in their timetables which is allocated time to work on essential skills along side other tutor-based activities. Alongside our core curriculum offer, this year we also offered a 'Preparing for Adulthood' program, which focusses on life-skills. This program is aimed at students who may not be studying for external examinations, eg. GCSEs. This program uses an audit tool and Unit Awards to record and show development of 'Skills for Life', be it preparing food or planning a journey. To support our staff 2 one hour CPD sessions focusing on the use of Skills Builder are included in our annual staff CPD. This time enables staff to share practice and remain up to date with the different platforms and resources, thus enabling Skills Builder to be incorporated into each subject area and their curriculum. New for this year we have also set up a project at a local farm where groups of students are given the chance to use the essential skills.

Throughout the year students have opportunities to apply their essential skills not only in their daily curriculum but also as part of collapsed timetable days such as Numeracy Day, World Book Day, RE (Religious Education) Days, STEAM Days (Science Technology Engineering, Art and Math), activities completed during National Careers Week and during our end of school year Challenge week. Activities on offer range from orienteering, to baking, to entering the 'Spirited Arts' Competition, and participating in our 'You're Hired Scheme. 'You're Hired', is where students write a letter of application to join our Brook Green Café Team as part of their English Curriculum, if the student wishes, the letter can be put forward for an interview, as part of the interview students are asked to describe what skills they have for the role being applied for; each year we look to appoint 4 students to join the Café team.

All students have the opportunity to visit places of work or meet with employers. Where possible these encounters are tailored to the student's expressed interests in order to ensure that they are relevant. These encounters are recorded in their individual employability record. In this record, students have time to reflect and respond to their experiences. This helps to provide evidence for future employers and assists with Post-16 college applications & interviews. Students in years 9 and 10 also develop their core skills outside of the classroom as part of their Duke of Edinburgh awards. Work experience placements are completed by year 10 students and again in year 11. In year 10 students complete 1 day a week for 6 weeks whereas in year 11 students complete a block placement to combinate everything. Within our school setting, we have a small Cafe on Friday mornings where students use their Enterprise skills to make and sell coffee and ice-creams.