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This task meets Gatsby Benchmarks: BM3, BM4
Ask students in groups:

Divide a sheet of paper into 8 and add the following skill categories which employers’ value

•Communication

•Teamwork

•Problem Solving

•Organisation

•Leadership

•Personal Effectiveness

•Leadership

•Creative skills

Then ask them to sort the following list of skills into the correct groups

Adaptability

Collaboration

Coding

Time Management

Confidence

Presenting Ideas

Innovation

Leading a Group

Planning Ahead

Listening

Finding Solutions

Creating Content

Resilience

Storytelling

Sharing Responsibility

Prioritising Tasks

Taking Responsibility

Written Communication

Online Research

Generating Ideas

Supporting Teammates

Decision Making

Motivating Others

Analysing Information

Asking Questions

Reliability

Team Working

Problem Solving

Communication

Organisation

Negotiation

Creativity

Multitasking

Self-Motivation

Digital Communication

Persuasion

Patience

Delegating Tasks

Independent Working

Data Analysis

Visual Communication

Troubleshooting

Encouraging Others

Meeting Deadlines

Research Skills

Critical Thinking

Leadership

Speaking Clearly

Managing Resources

Working with Others

The Answers are below

Communication Skills

• Speaking clearly

• Listening

• Asking questions

• Giving instructions

• Presenting ideas

• Negotiation

• Persuasion

• Written communication

Teamwork Skills

• Working with others

• Supporting teammates

• Sharing responsibility

• Collaborating

• Resolving disagreements

• Encouraging others

Problem-Solving Skills

• Finding solutions

• Troubleshooting

• Analysing information

• Making decisions

• Thinking creatively

• Evaluating options

Organisation Skills

• Time management

• Planning ahead

• Prioritising tasks

• Meeting deadlines

• Managing resources

• Multitasking

Leadership Skills

• Taking responsibility

• Motivating others

• Delegating tasks

• Leading a group

• Setting goals

• Making decisions

Personal Effectiveness Skills

• Reliability

• Resilience

• Adaptability

• Patience

• Self-motivation

• Confidence

• Initiative

• Independence

Digital Skills

• Using software

• Creating content

• Online research

• Coding

• Data analysis

• Social media management

• Digital communication

Customer and Service Skills

• Helping others

• Empathy

• Understanding needs

• Handling complaints

• Being approachable

Creative Skills

• Designing

• Generating ideas

• Storytelling

• Artistic skills

• Innovation

• Visual communication

Numeracy Skills

• Budgeting

• Measuring

• Calculating

• Handling data

• Interpreting statistics

Extension question

Choose three skills from the list and explain where you have used them recently.

•Example - I used persuasion to help my little brother understand why mum wanted his room cleaned.

•OR

•I showed organizational skills to sort out my art coursework into sections.

That’s it for this week.

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