EdisonLearning Core Learning Skills

Core Learning Skills

How do you develop the essential skills for learning and life?

The EdisonLearning Primary Core Learning Skills Curriculum intentionally and systematically develops pupils’ personal learning and life skills. These skills include the social and emotional aspects of learning and 'Every Child Matters' outcomes, which develops pupils’ ability to learn more effectively and results in increased motivation, raised standards and accelerated progress.

The Primary Core Learning Skills Curriculum supports the EdisonLearning Primary Connected Curriculum (or any creative subject curriculum).

What are the Core Learning Skills?

Learning with Others
Developing Independence & Responsibility
Improving Own Learning Performance
Developing a Sense of self Worth & an Understanding of Self & Others
Thinking Skills
Speaking & Listening

These strands are supported by the Core Learning Skills Framework which encompasses banks of ‘I Can’ statements which are designed to be used as learning objectives / targets which clarify what the skills are in order to enable progression.

If you would like to find out more about EdisonLearning's Primary Core Learning Skills Curriculum, please contact us on 01376 562953.

21C Skills for Learning & Life Feedback

The school's approach to developing core skills across the curriculum is having an evident impact on levels of attainment.

For example, pupils' writing is now improving at similar rates to that seen in reading and mathematics.

Craige Brown, Head teacher, The Mawney School

"The school provides an extremely rich and varied curriculum. This is the result of a period of extensive curriculum development and change that has led to a stimulating programme of topics in which subjects are linked together. Pupils say how much they like this approach because it makes learning fun…

Pupils are additionally taught thinking skills that help them to see how an activity helps them in many ways, for example academically by improving their speaking and listening, or socially by developing their respect for others.

The high levels of these skills for their age mean that the pupils are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their education."

Ashley Down Junior, Bristol - Ofsted April 2009

"Pupils described with great enthusiasm how they had to work in teams on a recent enterprise project to raise funds for a school trip. They had to negotiate and compromise as well as developing good entrepreneurial skills..."

Raleigh Infants, Norfolk - Ofsted June 2010

‘Links between subjects are well established and add interest for pupils. The curriculum has several strengths.

A successful and imaginative development is to use visits strategically to begin each topic. This “kicks starts” each pupil’s interest with a chance to learn through direct, practical experience. This is a key element in helping pupils who speak English as an additional language.’

Raleigh Infants, Norfolk - Ofsted June 2010

"Meaningful links with other subjects are developing well through the school’s revised curriculum.

A published skills-based curriculum has been adopted which ensures progression and coverage of the National Curriculum for art and design."

St Mary’s Catholic Primary, Northampton - Ofsted February 2011

Core Learning Skills - Evidence and Impact

TeachPrimary - At Its Core

Teach Primary went to visit a school in Essex where personal and social competencies and learning to learn are at the heart of everything they do...

Core Learning Skills Products & Services

Primary Core Learning Skills

Quality Framework for Learning and Teaching

Quality Framework for Leadership

Featured Workshops

Free Core Learning Skills Workshop

In the light of the prospected changes to the National Curriculum, EdisonLearning will be running a free workshop session on Core Learning Skills and how these skills will prepare your pupils for their future and help safeguard learning and progress in your school by teaching them how to learn.