PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & ETHICS

Thinking for Yourself: Building Your Future

Learn to think clearly, question what you hear and build a future that’s truly yours.

  • Learner-led, self-paced.
  • Assessed (75% pass threshold).
  • Evidence suitable for quality assurance.

6 Guided Learning Hours

  • 2 hrs: Short Mandatory Core 
  • 4 hrs: Applied Thinking Lessons 

Self-paced

Videos, Quizzes, Unique Tools & Frameworks

Device Requirements

PC, Tablet, Mobile

Quality Assurance

Quality-assured coverage of mandatory topics

Pass Mark 75%

Retries allowed

On Successful Completion

NTA Certificate

About this Unit

This unit is designed to cover 16-19 mandatory topics in a short, self-paced unit that feels relevant to young people's lives (6 GLH). 

Contents

Short Mandatory Core (2 hrs)

Fast-paced lessons to help you understand your rights, responsibilities, and safety. 
  • Consent
  • Prevent
  • Fundamental British values
  • Online safety
  • Mental wellbeing

Applied Thinking Lessons (4 hrs)

Analyse stimulus materials, form your own views, and set ambitious goals. 
  • Ambition – set ambitious goals.  
  • Flirting and boundaries.
  • Tolerance – when does comedy go too far? 
  • Eco-extremism – spot when a valid cause is being hijacked by dangerous ideologies. 

Dr Helen Lawal, Presenter

I’m a medical doctor who has worked across sexual health, neurodiversity, and general practice. I have a side hustle in TV and media – including presenting on Channel 4.

Quality Assured

Quality assured by Bryan Horne, Chief Regulatory Officer, National Talent Academy (former Ofqual Director).

Assessed at 75% pass threshold.

Unique Tools and Frameworks

Practical tools you’ll use to analyse situations, make decisions and explain your thinking.

The Theory of the Staircase

Learn how the same thing can be viewed through different ‘lenses’ depending on what you want to achieve. Developed by David Jaffa, Founder, National Talent Academy. 

Belief Spectrum

Learn to identify whether statements are fine, marginal or extreme. 

For Colleges and Schools

  • Mandatory themes covered: Consent, Prevent, FBV, Online Safety, Wellbeing (with live updates).
  • Inspection-ready evidence generated through assessed activities (75% threshold).
  • Designed for young adults: stimulus analysis, learner voice, ambitious goal-setting.
  • Aligned to Participation & Development delivery at scale.