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Skills to Thrive
Our Skills to Thrive Programme encourages students to develop a range of skills ready for their next steps after A levels. Students set skills targets for the academic year with tutors during their 1-1 sessions. As the year goes on, students log examples of these skills which they can refer to in applications for university, work, or apprenticeships.
- Communication : Listening to others closely, and expressing yourself clearly
- Creativity/Innovation : Using your imagination to come up with new ideas
- Critical Thinking : Evaluating information in order to form your own opinion
- Independence : Working effectively on your own
- Initiative : Achieving something by taking action yourself
- Leadership : Motivating and managing others to achieve a shared goal
- Organising & Time Management : Managing yourself and others to achieve a specific goal
- Problem Solving : Finding a solution to a situation or challenge
- Reflectiveness : Giving thoughtful consideration to your own learning and experiences
- Resilience & Staying Positive : Using strategies to deal with change and overcome setbacks
- Teamwork : Working cooperatively with others to achieve a shared goal
"I did an online course in smart, sustainable cities relating to urban planning in Paris and New York. This helped me develop critical thinking and my independent work."
"I volunteer at a local charity shop, working on the till, managing stock, and listing items to be sold online. It has been really useful for building my CV as it helped me develop my communication skills and teamwork."