Why build essential skills with your students?

Your students need essential skills to succeed, now and in the future.

You can start embedding essential skills in your school or colleges through the Skills Builder Digital Membership. The approach is backed by more than 200 leading organisations and already used in over 550 schools and colleges.

“I joined the teaching profession because I believed I could make a difference. Of course this is what a lot of young teachers believe. I'm passionate on driving big changes, equipping pupils with essential future skills that really will make a difference.”
Skills Leader

“Skills Builder provides students with an understanding of how essential skills for the future can be developed and cultivated in a way that they can access.”
Skills Leader

See what you get

The Skills Builder approach

The Skills Builder Partnership brings together educators, employers and organisations around a common approach to building eight essential skills.

430

schools and colleges

200

organisations and employers

Transform essential skills

The Skills Builder Universal Framework provides the national standard for teaching essential skills. It breaks each skill into teachable steps, supporting progress. All our teaching resources and online tools are developed by teachers and are aligned to the Skills Builder Universal.

Achieve long-lasting change

Refined over a decade, the Skills Builder Principles underpin a rigorous approach to building essential skills. All our support, training and experiences for students are delivered by qualified teachers and aligned to the Skills Builder Principles of best practice.