Last week, we conducted user interviews with a group of students. Amongst other things, we chatted about what they wanted to do with their future. What ensued was an insight…
The Growth Mindset achieved popularity in education circles as an antidote to Snowflake Children. Young people have no resilience due to a fixed mindset. The growth mindset teaches children that…
In October, Ill be running the Manchester Half Marathon in memory of my sister-in-law, Nikki Ridehalgh. Nikki passed away in 2016 after battling breast cancer. She was diagnosed in 2011….
Employability skills development touches two main sections of the OFSTED Common Inspection Framework: Quality of Teaching, Learning & Assessment and Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare. Ofsted has produced a guide…
Were in the process of enhancing the way badges are achieved on Kloodle to make the process of capturing employability skill development easier. We will achieve this through to do…
Work experience is becoming more prominent. Ofsted are looking at records of work experience. T Levels require participation as part of the course. Many systems record a students participation in…
Im writing this whilst looking at an 8 year old hunched over a screen. Shes eating into her daily allotted smartphone time, but I still feel uneasy. Ive read horror…
Kudos mustve made an impression on me. For the uninitiated, Kudos is an aeons-old careers software programme that bestows upon you a future career path via the answering of a…
Insights into the world of work are vital for young people. My first work experiences revolved around the filing cabinet. I was a terrible administrator. Id lose focus and forget…
I attended an event held by Salford Foundation which ended with a keynote delivered by Professor David Spicer. He asked the audience of 100-odd souls to raise their hands if…