Skills Builder

Gig Mill Primary School has begin working with The Skills Builder Partnership to ensure every child has opportunities to build eight essential skills to support them now and beyond their primary education.
 

Research has shown that building the eight essential skills within the Skills Builder programme can support the emotional well-being and academic success of children and young people, as well as preparing them for life beyond school. The Skills Builder Framework takes each of these essential skills and breaks them down into steps from initial exposure to a high level of mastery. 

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The essential Skills are: 
 

• Listening 

• Speaking 

• Problem solving 

• Creativity 

• Staying positive 

• Aiming high 

• Leadership 

• Teamwork 

 

Each month we will focus on a different skill and through specific lessons and indirect teaching, we will help to develop this skill across school. We will let you know via the school newsletter which skill we are focusing on each month so that you can help to reinforce this at home if you wish. We also hope to involve parents in this journey. For example, if you have a job or role that utilises any of these essential skills, we would be interested in hearing from you! 
 

The programme should offer your child many exciting opportunities within school and we look forward to sharing these with you throughout the year!