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.
'Excellent range of scenarios that not only enhance communication, literacy and numeracy skills but also raise awareness amongst those learners at greatest risk of exploitation (by helping them to understand their rights). 'Duncan Barrow, Foundation Team Leader, Somerset Skills and Learning
Keep up to date with the latest Skilled to go news and events.
The Skilled to go team has created two Skilled to go posters, an English and Scottish version that can be printed and put in your staff area. The posters can be printed in A4 and in A3 size.
" Skilled to go poster English version (PDF 103kb)
" Skilled to go poster Scottish version (PDF 103kb)
The Skilled to go team has created two online videos which will give you an overview of Skilled to go and will show you how to navigate around the Skilled to go website. Check out the videos by clicking on the link below:
Our Scottish secondary education toolkit users received an email this week about the new and updated resources. If you received this email, please forward it to a friend and help us to share the word about Skilled to go. Word of mouth from colleagues and managers is the main way that new teachers and education staff hear about Skilled to go, so you can play a key role in doing this.
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We have updated the Scottish secondary education toolkit AND launched it in ready-to-go pack format. This means users can now choose which download method best suits their needs. In addition to the existing toolkit, teachers recommended that we provide ready-to-go packs that pull together all parts of an activity along with the delivery guidance and curriculum references. These ready to go packs are available to download for FREE once you log in, or after you register if you are a first-time user. Tell us your views on this and other topics on our teacher comment board.
Skilled to go is committed to providing up-to-date resources. We aim to review the materials annually, working with legal experts to ensure that examples and information are accurate across all countries. Download a summary of which resources have changed in this update (pdf 110kb).
Following teacher feedback, we have updated the Skilled to go web pages to make them easier to use.
You told us the previous format was not as intuitive as it could be and that you found yourselves getting lost on our site. You also highlighted that we could make better use of Skilled to go branding, colours and images and entice new users by including teacher quotes and sample activities before having to register.
We've responded to these requests and produced what we think is a sleeker, more user-friendly website. What do you think? Tell us your views on this and other topics on our Teacher discussion board.
Users can now choose which download method best suits their needs. Teachers recommended that we provide ready-to-go packs that pull together all parts of an activity along with the delivery guidance and curriculum references alongside our current resources.
For more information see Overview of new ready-to-go Skilled to go activity packs.
Skilled to go is committed to providing up-to-date resources. We aim to review the materials annually, working with legal experts to ensure that examples and information are accurate across all regions.
The Buying and selling, Technology and Utilities modules for use in adult education were updated in March of this year. Click here to see what has changed.
Remaining modules and the toolkits for use in Scottish secondary education and by TSS will be updated this year.
In 2010 and 2011, OFT carried out research to better understand teachers' use of Skilled to go in order to make future improvements and maximise use of the materials.
You can read the research reports here.
