What are life skills?

Find out all about what life skills are, why they're important and how we can teach them as part of English language education in a selection of informative articles written by leading ELT experts and life skills specialists.

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Life Skills Resources

Explore our collection of life skills resources by topic for lesson plans, games and exclusive video interviews to integrate life skills teaching into your English language classes.

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Employability Skills

In the 21st century world, students entering the job market are expected to have flexible skills in order to adapt to a changing work environment. For many teenagers and adults, learning English opens a wealth of new employment opportunities within an international context. As a result, it's important for English students to develop employability skills alongside their language skills.

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Creativity

Are you a creative thinker? Creativity enables us to see things through different perspectives, as we use our imagination to approach problems and come up with innovative ideas.

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Cultural Awareness

Cultural awareness is all about recognising and understanding that we all have different values shaped by our diverse cultural backgrounds.

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Open Mind

"Do you have something that always makes you happy? How your life would be different if you were the child of someone famous? What's your biggest priority for the new year?"

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People Management

Understanding how to manage people in a workplace situation can mean everything from knowing how to get the best out of others and motivating your team, to being able to lead and support your colleagues through difficult situations.

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