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Learning Circles and Key Skills                 Dysg logo  

iEARN UK have been working with the Key Skill Support Programme in Wales for a number of years.  For the last 3 years some schools and colleges taking part in Learning Circles have been sponsored by KSSPC in recognition of the value in Learning Circles for both developing and accrediting Key Skills.

Key Skills in Learning Circles Overview

Working With Others
  • Plan your work
  • Work with your group to achieve your targets
  • Review your contribution to group work
 Learning Circles require participants to work in local teams within their school, college etc and to work with the larger group of 5 centres
Improving Own Learning and Performance
  • Agree/set targets and plan how to meet them
  • Take responsibility for some of your own learning
  • Review your progress
 All participants develop new skills, often of research and presentation.  Centres often choose to present their results in multi media form - with ample opportunity to learn new skills
Problem Solving
  • Identify a problem and suggest solutions
  • Plan and try out one solution
  • Check if problem is solved and review
At the heart of each Learning Circle is a real problem or issue.  Participants seek to find a solution or a way in which they can positively impact on the issue being studied.
Communication
  • Discussion /Presentation
  • Reading including images
  • Writing for an audience and purpose
 Participation in a Learning Circle requires the full range of communication skills.  There will be discussion to set targets and also on the issues being researched.

The material produce will be published - this gives a framework for real communication skills to be displayed - and accredited.
ICT
  • Research using ICT and non-ICT sources
  • Develop new material
  • Present findings
 Learning Circles are an example of on-line collaborative project work.  Participants will research topics, come to a view about the issues and present their findings in a  format ready for web publication.
Application of Number
  • Collect data
  • Do sums
  • Present findings
 Most Learning Circles give opportunity for participants to undertake numerical research, either measuring attitudes to issues or researching related data.

For an example of a full Key Skills Mapping Follow the link  Key Skills Mapping for One World Project