Key Skills Professional Development

Session 2 - Historical Perspectives

This session introduces participants to the history of key skills and to the government initiatives that led to their introduction in the late 1990s and the changes in 2000.

Session 2 Session plan

Presentation 1 Historical perspectives

Presentation 2 Current political perspectives

Activity 1 Impact of political changes

Activity 2 Your own key skills journey

Handout 1 Summary of DfES consultation January 2003

Handout 2 Development of key skills 2000

The links below are to official documents

The review of key skills final report

Useful addresses