This article examines the issue of developing soft skills in primary school students based on national values. In the context of globalization, one of the main tasks of modern education is not only to provide academic knowledge but also to foster students’ personal development, social adaptation, and life skills. In this regard, soft skills are considered an essential component of contemporary educational content.

The aim of the study is to identify the content and methods for developing soft skills in primary school students through national values and to experimentally verify their effectiveness. The research employed methods of theoretical and comparative pedagogical analysis, observation, questionnaires, and a pedagogical experiment.

The experimental study was conducted in primary classes of a general secondary school in Almaty. The results demonstrated that the systematic integration of national values into the educational process positively influences the development of communication, cooperation, self-regulation, and responsibility skills among primary school students. The experimental group showed significantly higher improvement in soft skills indicators compared to the control group.

The findings confirm that national values can be effectively used as a pedagogical resource for developing soft skills in primary education and contribute to students’ holistic personal development.