Persona Life Skills framework

Developing 22 Life Skills across six Skillsets

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Persona Life Skills framework

Developing 22 Life Skills across six Skillsets

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A structured social-emotional skills framework to help students navigate their life journey. 

 

Skip to the 22 Life Skills 

With Pearson, we defined 22 social-emotional Life Skills, across six Skillsets and three Levels. These skills empower young people to make better decisions and achieve more positive outcomes in life challenges. Our age-appropriate curriculum builds pupils’ Life Skills from age 11, boosting wellbeing, academic success and employability.

The Persona Life Skills map to PSHE Association, UK Relationships & Sex Education (RSE) topics, Ofsted, Independent Schools Inspectorate, CASEL, National Education Policy (India), Cambridge iGCSE, IB Learner Profile, British Schools Overseas, Skills Builder, VIA Character, GL Assessment, Gatsby, Unicef and other benchmarks.

Three scaffolded learning levels:

  • LEVEL 1: START

    Students gain a basic understanding of the Life Skill across different contexts, learn to recognise it, see its benefits and start to use simple tips and strategies.

  • LEVEL 2: APPLY

    Students learn how to apply the Life Skill in relevant scenarios, and consider – through their Persona Insights – how their own and others’ mix of personality styles, and their thinking, communication and behaviour, can affect this.

  • LEVEL 3: CHALLENGE

    Students challenge themselves to become more adaptable, considering the needs and preferences of others as well as themselves – through their Persona Adaptability – and working on their growth areas to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

Skillset 1 – Being Realistic

 

  • Life skill 1 – Goal-setting: Setting myself achievable goals.
  • Life skill 2 – Stress Management: Managing my stress in different situations.
  • Life skill 3 – Time Management: Managing my time, so I don’t disappoint myself or others.
Skillset 1 – Being Realistic

Skillset 2 – Communication

 

  • Life skill 4 – Active Listening: Listening to others without interruption, showing I am taking in the information.
  • Life skill 5 – Processing Information: Taking the time to consider what someone is trying to tell me.
  • Life skill 6 – Speaking Formally: Speaking formally to others, eg. giving a presentation or in an interview.
  • Life skill 7 – Speaking Informally: Using the correct language and tone to get myself heard.
  • Life skill 8 – Writing Formally: Using appropriate language and tone when writing formally, eg. a job application.
  • Life skill 9 – Writing Informally: Using appropriate language and tone when writing informally, eg. text message.
Skillset 2 – Communication

Skillset 3 – Open-mindedness

 

  • Life skill 10 – Empathy: Understanding others’ thoughts and feelings and considering their points of view.
  • Life skill 11 – Respect: Being respectful of others, regardless of any difference.
  • Life skill 12 – Willingness to Change: Being willing to change my own thoughts and behaviours.
Skillset 3 – Open-mindedness

Skillset 4 – Problem Solving

 

  • Life skill 13 – Conflict Management: Being able to reduce conflict when there is a disagreement, for the benefit of all.
  • Life skill 14 – Creative Thinking: Being able to see things in different ways to find solutions to problems.
  • Life skill 15 – Critical Thinking: Being able to consider and analyse what I’ve heard, so I can make my own judgement.
  • Life skill 16 – Effective Teamwork: Playing an effective role within a group, in order to achieve a common goal.
Skillset 4 – Problem Solving

Skillset 5 – Resilience

 

  • Life skill 17 – Perseverance: Keeping going, on something worthwhile, even when things get hard.
  • Life skill 18 – Self-confidence: Having trust in myself, regardless of what others may think.
  • Life skill 19 – Staying Positive: Maintaining a positive attitude and believing things will work out well.
Skillset 5 – Resilience

Skillset 6 – Self-control

 

  • Life skill 20 – Being Adaptable: Being able to adapt my thinking and communication, to achieve positive outcomes.
  • Life skill 21 – Managing Feelings: Being aware of a range of emotions, and managing how they impact me and others.
  • Life skill 22 – Self Awareness: Being aware of my mix of personality styles.
Skillset 6 – Self-control

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Persona Life Skills is our online social-emotional learning platform with personality insights at its heart, helping young people navigate their life journey by developing life skills.