The first key skill is organisation and planning. To achieve my short term and long term priorities I began by writing them down in a diary; with immediate goals at the top and future goals towards the end. Thus, allowing myself plenty of planning time on how to achieve these goals.
Organisation has helped me keep track of my personal commitments as well as revision sessions during my GCSE's and A levels. With my priorities …show more content…
Therefore, proving to be useful for my future learnings. From this experience, I consider my development need is to split the day into convenient time slots. I found that jotting down activities on a calendar helped me to be organised and ready for the day. However, I must establish my high-quality study time and consume this chunk of time entirely focussed on my work. Therefore, my development needs for this year and coming years at University is structuring my day in short time spans that are suitable for my needs. This method will ensure I strike a balance between personal commitments and priorities, and complete work during beneficial …show more content…
Consequently, I couldn’t express myself during tutor or peer discussions. However, as these sessions continued to take place, I had familiarised with the environment as well as formed an understanding with individuals. An example of taking part in discussions include many from my GCSE and A level subjects, whether it was discussing my progress with tutors or sharing important scenes from a novel.
Throughout sixth form I had to produce written work that was recited by others, either by staff, myself or peers. Communication skills are important throughout life, therefore there should be relentless focus on these skills in primary teaching. In the CBI Education and Skills Survey (2012 pg. 24) it mentions ‘employers also believe it is important for children to start developing effective communication skills that are essential later in personal and working