The Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities progression maps have been developed from CCEA’s Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities Framework (see Appendix 1 for a reminder of the strands within the framework). They are constructed using a ‘from-to’ grid, which provides suggestions on how to make comments that record learners’ progress in a subject specific context.

Each of the five Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities has been broken down into a series of key actions that contribute to the strand. The five Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities are detailed in the Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities for Key Stage 3 booklet, which was distributed as part of the Key Stage 3 Curriculum Support and Implementation Box.