A skills based framework for Living and Learning

Helping learners thrive through an interactive and transformative curriculum

What is ’Skills for Living’?

Programme Modules

• Module 1 - Skills for Living and Global Citizenship

  This module helps learners build the practical skills they need to navigate life, support others, and take an active role in their communities and beyond.
  
  

  • Core Life Skills: Builds critical thinking, communication, empathy, leadership and time management through real-life application
  • Community Roles: Explores peer support and personal responsibility in building stronger, more connected communities
  • Digital Citizenship: Promotes online safety, media literacy and responsible digital participation.
  • Global Perspective: Encourages learners to think globally and understand how local actions contribute to wider change
• Module 2 - Community Building

  This module empowers learners to understand their rights, respect others, and engage in inclusive community participation.
  
  

  • Human Rights and Responsibility: Introduces key civic principles including rights, voting and volunteering
  • Cultural Competence: Builds awareness of different backgrounds and encourages inclusive, respectful engagement
  • Responding to Discrimination: Equips learners to recognise and act against racism, stigma and exclusion
  • Civic Contribution: Promotes positive citizenship through real opportunities for local and national involvement
• Module 3 - Gender Equality

  This module helps learners develop a deeper understanding of gender, respectful relationships, and the importance of creating safe, inclusive environments for all.
  
  

  • Understanding Gender-Based Violence: Builds awareness of different forms of gender-based violence, including consent, harassment and victim-blaming
  • Supporting Others: Introduces practical ways to offer peer support and signpost to appropriate help when needed
  • Gender Roles and Relationships: Encourages reflection on gender expectations and respectful behaviours in personal and social contexts
  • Sexual and Gender Diversity: Promotes understanding of different identities and encourages inclusive, respectful communication
• Module 4 - Mental Health and Wellbeing

  This core module gives learners tools to understand mental health, look after themselves, and support their peers through everyday challenges.
  
  

  • Mental Health Awareness: Introduces different models of mental health and tackles stigma through open conversation
  • Wellbeing Tools: Teaches practical strategies including self-care, stress management and setting personal goals
  • Peer Support and Referral: Builds confidence to spot warning signs and signpost friends to trusted support
  • Storytelling and Self-Acceptance: Uses personal storytelling to strengthen identity, empathy and mental wellbeing
• Module 5 - Disability and Inclusion

  This module helps learners understand disability, challenge discrimination, and take practical steps to create more accessible, inclusive spaces.

  • Understanding Disability: Introduces models of disability and the principles of Universal Accessibility
  • Identifying Barriers: Explores the everyday challenges people with disabilities face across different settings
  • Addressing Discrimination: Builds confidence to recognise and address ableism and exclusion
  • Promoting Inclusion: Encourages learners to take action to improve access, awareness and participation for people with disabilities
• Module 6 - Physical and Sexual Health

  This module supports learners to make informed choices about their health, build healthy habits, and understand key aspects of sexual wellbeing and disease prevention.
  
  

  • Healthy Living: Covers balanced eating, physical activity, and developing a positive relationship with body image and health
  • Sexual Health and Relationships: Explores consent, contraception, reproductive health and respectful relationships
  • Disease Prevention: Raises awareness of HIV, STIs, COVID-19 and other communicable diseases
  • Everyday Health Choices: Encourages reflection on daily habits and long-term wellbeing
• Module 7 - Staying Safe and Reducing Harm

  This module supports learners to make safer choices, understand the risks of substance use, and build the confidence to support themselves and others.
  
  

  • Substance Awareness: Explores the effects of alcohol, drugs, vaping and other substances
  • Reducing Risk: Introduces strategies for safer behaviours and access to support
  • Peer Support: Builds skills to support friends using a non-judgemental approach
  • Decision-Making: Strengthens problem-solving and critical thinking in high-risk situations
• Module 8 - Climate and Sustainability

  This module connects climate change to personal wellbeing and careers, helping learners explore practical responses and imagine more sustainable futures.
  
  

  • Climate Understanding: Explains the causes, impacts and key terms around climate change
  • Personal Action: Encourages small, everyday steps to reduce environmental impact
  • Health and Adaptation: Links climate change to mental and physical wellbeing
  • Green Careers: Introduces pathways in sustainability, including green, blue and circular economies
• Module 9 - Financial Skills and Future Planning

  This module prepares learners to manage money confidently, think creatively about their futures, and plan for greater independence.
  
  

  • Money Management: Teaches budgeting, saving and avoiding debt
  • Financial Safety: Raises awareness of scams, fraud and risky financial decisions
  • Enterprise and Creativity: Encourages entrepreneurial thinking and income generation
  • Career Readiness: Builds transferable skills like adaptability, creativity and networking

Outcomes for Learners