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For learners from school through to university and beyond
What stage are you at?
For people like teachers, youth group leaders, mentors, local authorities, charities, job centre staff, and parents or carers
Work with a group or a class
Coach an adult
Tools, tips and activities to help your family
Resources for educators
This module focuses on the idea of positive challenge for growth and development. It will encourage learners to consider how they currently deal with setbacks and how they can take a solution-focused approach to facing challenges in the future.
By the end of the module, learners will be able to:
Your adult learners can also get a free objective assessment of their skills which includes staying positive (resilience), by accessing CareerEar skills assessments. This aims to help them understand how well they have developed their skills to support them succeeding in today's workplace.
Virtual training session and top tips:
LifeSkills has partnered with education charity The Talent Foundry to deliver virtual training sessions that can be watched at home. The videos below provide an interactive virtual delivery of the overcoming setbacks module as well as a short video with our 4 top tips for overcoming setbacks in your everyday life. These are also available here for you to share directly with the adult learners you are supporting.
Below is a short video with our 4 top tips for overcoming setbacks in your everyday life.
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