Skilled to go uses real life consumer situations, such as choosing a mobile phone, to help learners develop consumer skills, knowledge and confidence alongside literacy and numeracy.
This FREE toolkit of resources includes games, quizzes, role plays and case studies, plus video and audio content.
Lorna Henderson, Secondary school teacher, Broxburn Academy, Scotland'I found the STG workshop I attended incredibly useful.
We were given sample materials and taught how we could use and adapt them for our classes.
It's helpful for people who are new to using Skilled to go, or people who are already registered on the site and using materials in part.'
A short glossary of terms and documents used in Skilled to go.
A set of resources for use with a particular audience; e.g. the adult education toolkit.
There are three toolkits: for adult education, for Scottish secondary education and for local authority Trading Standards Services (TSS).
Modules cover a particular consumer topic; e.g. Buying and selling. A group of modules make up a toolkit.
In the adult education toolkit there are five modules: Buying and selling, Technology, Utilities, Scams, Buying and running a car.
In the Scottish secondary toolkit there are three modules: Buying and selling, Technology and Utilities.
In the TSS toolkit there are two modules: Buying and selling and Scams.
Guidance for teachers which includes full consumer information, useful links and websites and suggestions for delivery and answers for each activity.
Teachers' notes are only relevant to the adult education and Scottish secondary toolkits where there are separate Teachers' notes for each module.
The equivalent document for the TSS toolkit is the Delivery guide.
Background on Skilled to go and full curriculum references for adult education only.
The equivalent document for the Scottish secondary education toolkit is the Curriculum mapping guide.
For the TSS toolkit the equivalent is the Delivery guide.
Background on Skilled to go, suggestions for delivery, activity answers and full curriculum references for the Scottish secondary education toolkit only.
There is no Curriculum mapping guide for the adult education toolkit or for the TSS toolkit.
Background on Skilled to go, suggestions for delivery and activity answers for the TSS toolkit only.
There is no Delivery guide for the adult education or Scottish secondary education toolkits.
A set of nine supporting templates for use across all modules within the adult education and Scottish secondary education toolkits.
The delivery guidance in the Teachers' notes or Curriculum mapping guide will indicate if you need one.
