Steps to Success

Learners will reflect on their current communication skills and complete practical activities to identify and demonstrate these. They will consider the importance of these skills in their education, future employment and daily life.

Learners will reflect on and identify their own critical thinking skills and apply these in scenario-based group tasks. They will consider how they can develop and apply these skills both in their education and daily life.

Learners will consider the importance of goal setting, discuss different types of goals and set some short, medium, and long-term goals. They will learn about and create a vision board to guide them towards achieving their individual goals.

Learners will develop awareness of their own thoughts, before being introduced to the learning cycle. They will begin to reflect upon their approach to prior learning and use this knowledge to support them to plan for future learning.

Learners will be introduced to the diverse education pathways that they can choose post-16. These include academic, vocational and technical pathways as well as work-based learning or apprenticeships.

The importance of resilience will be explored in relation to stress and the impacts of stress. Learners will reflect upon their current resilience levels, before engaging with a range of ideas and activities to help them develop their own resilience toolkit.

This session will encourage learners to reflect on their current revision experience and practice and to explore specific revision techniques further. They will discuss the importance of managing time and space for effective revision.

Learners will identify the need for prioritisation of tasks to enable effective time management and reflect on their current skills before discovering some time management techniques. They will complete some prioritisation and time management activities to support the development of these skills.

A fast-paced and engaging communication workshop that develops learners’ oracy skills and spoken confidence; delivered by Talk the Talk. Learners will explore different modes of communication, develop effective use of structuring in short talks and presentations, and apply persuasive language techniques to get their message across confidently and effectively.