It's all about skills! Connections between Information Literacy Skills and wider skills Presentation by Ian McCracken, Learning Resource Manager, Govan High School, Glasgow about his and the schools skills journey in identifying the skills the pupils need and identifying a common vocabulary for the skills. Identifying and matching them to Standard Grades, local and national business requirements, Skills for Scotland Strategy, curricular and extra curricular work, 100 careers, Curriculum for Excellence and The National Information Literacy Framework (Scotland).

1. Ian McCracken LRC Manager Govan High School Glasgow. It’s all about skills! Connections between Information Literacy Skills and wider skills

6. Assumptions and expectations Identified common assumptions- most were based on a lack of analytical skills on the pupils’ side, and a lack of checking for skills on the teachers’ – but no starting points established Behaviour Support – started talking to newly appointed Behaviour Support teacher, who was very interested in the issues regarding how pupil behaviour could be adversely affected by these problems “ Good bad examples”!!

9. Senior Helpers – compiled list of skills

13. A Curriculum for Excellence and Future Skills Please consult your handout LINKS BETWEEN MENU

14. Lin Smith MCLIP School Librarian The Ecclesbourne School Wirksworth Road Duffield Belper Derbyshire DE 56 4 GS email [email_address] An independently developed alternative approach using some similar concepts

19. Sample – I’m happy to send full set to anyone who wants a closer look

20. Tallying the Skills

21. The ten most used Future Skills in e-lit analysis of cfe Outcomes:- (in ascending order) 43 Image modelling Connector 48 Reaching conclusions Decider 53 Setting information out Communicator 53= Big picture connections Connector 59 Adapting communication Communicator 63 Discovering Originator 66 Processing information Connector 75 Gathering facts Connector 78 ICT E-Lit Communicator 82 Analytical skills Connector

22. The LEAST used Future Skills in e-lit analysis of cfe Outcomes:- Co-operation Contributor Creating word pictures Communicator Decision-making Decider Imagination Originator Counting skills Sorter Pushing boundaries Doer Flexibility Sorter Independent expression Originator Empathetic skills Communicator Team skills Contributor Neurological connections Sorter Note taking Communicator

23. Ian McCracken LRC Manager Govan High School Glasgow. [email_address] 0141-582-0090