A Brief Description of each Key Competency

 

Managing Self

Self-motivation – a “can do” attitude. An ability to establish personal goals, make plans and set high standards for oneself. This is about students knowing who they are? , Where they come from?,  and How they fit in.

The School will monitor the following skills:

• Organisation

• Goal Setting

• Actions and Choices

• Learning Choices

 

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Relating to Others

Interacting effectively with a diverse range of people in a variety of settings. The ability to listen actively, recognise different points of view, negotiate and share ideas.

• Self-Awareness

• Relationships

• Working Together

 

Participating and Contributing

Participating actively in communities including places of learning, work and recreation, which may be based on family, interest and/or culture. A capacity to respond appropriately as a group member, to make connections to others and to create opportunities for including people in group activities.

• Involvement

• Teamwork

• Social Situations

 

Thinking

Using creative, critical and reflective processes to make sense of and question information, experiences and ideas.

• Asking questions and forming opinions

• Choosing strategies to work through problem

• Reflecting and self-assessing on work

• Using tools to aid this process

 

Language, Symbols and Texts

The school’s objectives for ENGLISH and MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS are the basis of this competency.  Those objectives connect across all learning areas and activities.

 

• Knowing languages and symbols are systems for representing and communicating information, experiences and ideas.

• Using languages and symbols to produce texts of all kinds: written, spoken, visual, informative and imaginative, informal and formal, mathematical, scientific and technological.