Life Skills
Life skills, like creativity, critical thinking and collaboration, are central to young people’s personal and social development. Discover key resources for teachers, youth workers and guidance counsellors to support young people’s life skills education.
Why life skills?
Discover why life skills education is essential for young people’s personal, social and professional lives in this short animation.
It explores what life skills are, why they’re important and how young people can develop.
Play the film or download it (opens in a new tab) to share and embed in presentations.
Teaching life skills in your classroom
We have seen the impact that life skills education has on young people and those who teach and support them. When introducing life skills to students, you can also explore new, engaging approaches to teaching and learning, and develop deeper relationships with students.
Guide to teaching life skills
Supporting teachers
ImpactFurther Reading
Further Reading
If you would like to take Taqaddam further, we have a few other resources which we would recommend for interactive lessons on life skills:
- ToolboxToolbox: a curated list of the best business, design and organisational change toolboxes, built by some of the most influential companies, institutions and thinkers.
- Enrol Yourself – Learning Larder: activities to help spark new, creative ideas and help learners reach outcomes and have a fun experience.
- Hyperisland Toolkbox: a toolbox to help work more creatively and collaboratively.
A spotlight on Ms Bassant Gaafarvv
A spotlight on Ms Bassant Gaafar
“Taqaddam prepares young people for the outside world through life skills accompanied by laughter, but it also impacts educators involved when it comes to perspective and approach.”
Bassant started her Taqaddam journey in 2015 and has now discovered how physical engagement, play and active participation are essential for education in the modern classroom – “what is this noise coming out of your classroom?” is now a regular question directed to Bassant.
Activities
Explore resources to help your students engage with and develop key life skills.
