Essential Skills Framework – KS1 + 2 by Core Careers,Quality Assured by Badge Nation

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Essential Skills Framework – KS1 + 2

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Earners of this badge have gained knowledge/information of the career and technical education (CTE) essential skills framework. Earners explored the 8 essential skills informed by employers, and completed group tasks that gave a deeper understanding. this forms part of the core curriculum for KS1+2

Criteria

Earner has learnt about the careers and technical education 8 essential skills advised by employers. Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, Communication & Collaboration, Flexibility & Adaptability, Initiative & Self-Direction, Social & Cross-Cultural Skills, Productivity & Accountability, Leadership & Responsibility. They gained an understanding of all the skills and explored how they can be used whilst discussing in their groups and actively listening

Earner has explored why the essential skills are important to employers and completed a group task , agreed by the group, to enable them to draw on their learning, critically thinking how they apply their essential skills in their task.

Earner has developed presentation and oracy skills, whilst informing other groups of their completed project task. The earner has gained an understanding about the annual student awards and the criteria applied which links directly to development of essential skills.

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