Recently, COBIS (Council of British International Schools) posted a blog with Dawn's thoughts about life skills. It is all about the most important curriculum not actually being included on schools' timetables.
She believes that the more confident a child becomes (by developing independence, having purpose and becoming more life-ready), the more able they become across the board.
You can read the article here: https://www.cobis.org.uk/our-network/blog/blog-demo-page/~board/blogs/post/what-if-the-most-important-curriculum-isnt-on-the-timetable