Underpinning all that we do is a holistic, values-driven approach to personal formation that sees character as the key to successful living whether measured in terms of fulfilment and attainment or public service and citizenship.
SkillForce is rooted in the core principles of courage, dedication, dependability, discipline, loyalty, resilience, respect and selflessness.
We are reassured by the recent emphasis placed upon character and values within education as evidenced by the DfE’s Promoting Fundamental British Values as Part of SMSC in Schools (2014) the Jubilee Centre’s A Framework for Character in Schools. SkillForce is ideally positioned to help schools respond by running programmes to complement existing learning, delivered within the classroom or off-site and tailored to the needs of the students as well as the requirements of the school.
In particular, SkillForce can offer:
- Programmes that specifically focus on character and values, such as SkillForce’s Prince’s and Junior Prince’s Awards.
- Programmes in which character and values are embedded, including Primary Pathway, New Horizons (Scotland: Broader Horizons), On Track, Onto Next Steps (Scotland: Stepping On) and Your Future.
- Instructors acting as mentors and role models who seek both to embody and to disseminate by example core values and characterful responses to challenge, teamwork, leadership and decision-making.
