Guidance and Support

‘Skills 4.0 – A skills model to drive Scotland’s future’ illustrates the meta-skills model and outlines why developing these will provide a strong foundation on which humans can prepare themselves for a future that is rapidly changing and increasingly unpredictable.    

Introducing learners to the language of meta-skills at an earlier stage in education will support them to not only cope with the changes they will be exposed to later in life but to thrive through these. 

This area of the toolkit provides resources that offer guidance and support for senior leaders and practitioners.   

Guidance paper 

This paper explores the main drivers and policies which underline the importance of skills and the concept of meta-skills within education. 

• A guide to meta-skills across the curriculum

Supporting resources 

* NEW FOR JUNE 2024*  This tool can be used by establishments to self-evaluate the implementation of their skills approach.

• Embedding skills audit tool

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