How good are you at learning new things?

Being able to learn new things can help you a lot. This page shows ways that you can get better at learning new things by planning.

Some people find it easy to learn a new thing by simply reading a book. Others find it easier if someone explains it to them personally.

To show how good you are at the these things, you have to show that you can:

• Work out how you are going to learn something new.
• Make a plan about how you are going to do the work and follow it. Do the most important things first.
• Improve the way you work by learning something new and do an activity.
• Check how the work looks and whether it is how you planned.

• Help set targets for learning something new.
• Take responsibility for your own learning, (don't wait for others to tell you to do things), using your plan and help from other people.
• Improve the way you work by studying a subject and do a practical activity.
• Check how you have done and show what you have done to others.

• Agree targets for learning something new and plan how you will get the work finished.
• Take responsibility for your own learning by using your plan and help from others.
• Improve your work by studying a difficult subject or working through a difficult practical activity that involves independent (on your own) learning.
• Check progress twice. Show what you have learnt.

Click on a level number to see more detailed information about the requirements for that level.