Cross Curricular Skills 

The mandatory cross - curricular skills of literacy, numeracy and digital competence are essential for learners to be able to access knowledge. They enable  learners to access the breadth of a school's curriculum and the wealth of opportunities it offers, equipping them with the lifelong skills to realise the four purposes. These are skills that can be transferred to the world of work, enabling learners to adapt and thrive in the modern world.   

Schools and settings must develop a curriculum which enables learners to develop competence and capacity in these skills and, to extend and apply them across all Areas of Learning and Experience. 

Learners must be given opportunities across the curriculum to:-

• develop listening, reading, speaking and writing skills 
• be able to use numbers and solve problems in real-life situations 
• be confident users of a range of technologies to help them function and communicate effectively and make sense of the world. 

St Cyres Skills Journal 

Each pupil in Year 7, 8 and 9 has a skills journal. The skills journal will enable students to collate excellent work which demonstrates their skills across the curriculum and the progress they are making in those skills.