BRIGHT FUTURE
New initiative provides key skills linking the classroom to the workplace...
ENSURING every student has the essential skills to succeed has been a focus in lessons, tutor time and clubs throughout this term. Gosport Futures is helping students across the GFM develop skills such as leadership, creativity and problem solving which will equip them to succeed in learning and in future employment. The project, which has received backing from local businesses, is providing the crucial link between classroom learning and employability. GFM Assistant Headteacher Mr Adderley explains: “These skills are vital for all of us. It doesn’t matter if you are just beginning your GFM journey as a student or member of staff, it’s these skills that we all really need to develop and practice. “We constantly use them but by using a clear structure and practising, we all get better. I know that I certainly have improved my listening skills on video calls over the past year.” Recording cards, A1 boards and a steps system have been used to highlight where students are using these core skills during learning, both in class, in clubs and at home. Meanwhile, students have been boosting their career skills and employability by documenting their development on the UniFrog platform. For each of the eight skills students are guided to select examples of where they have improved with easy-to-use guides to useful resources. Mr Adderley says there is lots more to come from this project: “We are all just working really hard on making sure that Gosport Futures are a fundamental part of every lesson. “Using the framework, we can highlight where pupils are strong and where they can develop and we can use this overtly in every classroom, whether that be online or at school to help all of our learners develop those essential skills to succeed.”
GFM Gosport Futures Spring 2021
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