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Robertswood School
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We were looking at building more skills into our predominantly knowledge based curriculum. Whereas as each subject area contains about 20 specific skills totaling well over a 100 for all the subjects, the Skills Builder programme offered us 8 essential skills which can be applied across any given subject. It allowed us the chance to use knowledge skillfully and hopefully provides a more memorable way of delivering knowledge to children to help them know more and remember more.
Overall impact
The Accelerator programme has provided us with the opportunity to consolidate essential skills learning across the year.
Keep it simple
We ensured that the essential skills were displayed consistently across the school and had a whole school focus on the skill of Staying Positive as the children returned from extended periods of remote learning.
Start early, keep going
We developed an easy-to-use 'light' system for pupils across the school to illuminate if they have utilised any of the eight skills.
Measure it
We are hoping to looking to use the Skills Builder Hub assessment toll to support staff to be able to measure and understand the essential skills of each student.
Focus tightly
Every time we change our school's focus skill, introductory lessons are put into place using the videos and short lesson resources from the Skills Builder Hub.
Keep practising
We have dedicated lessons, across the curriculum, once a week to focus on practising the essential skills.
Bring it to life
As children have returned to the classroom, they have been encouraged to to take up responsibilities in classrooms and across the school, manage of which are supported by the essential skills.
What's next
Moving forward, teachers will concentrate on the essential skills including the ultimate aim of raising the profile of the language of skills into day-to-day life.
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