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Reimagining Careers Education

The delta of the Geba River on the west coast of Guinea-Bissau is a complex natural system that is ever-changing

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Career Development in Complex Times

Liv Pennie: Oct 30, 2024 1:32:47 PM

Has your career been a simple path from A - to B - to C? Would 16-year-old you be surprised at what you do now? What would they have said if someone gave them a map of the path your career has taken from when you left school to today? Most people in...

A person exploring - their footsteps leading up a sand dune. Blue sky beyond.

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Why we need to stop the careers counselling guessing game

Jim Bright: Sep 25, 2024 4:15:41 PM

First published in the Sydney Morning Herald, August, 2024. School careers advisors are like a “backwards Google” and the tools they use are...

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Students smilling in a high school classroom

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Feeling Seen, Feeling Known

Bev Laing: May 8, 2024 9:18:19 PM

Most educators, parents and specialists would agree: the transition from Primary to High School can be challenging. Students have to get used to...

Career Education Schools Case studies

A bright colourful graffiti mosaic of a bear's face. The mood is thoughful, energetic and confident.

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Transforming Senior Subject Selection

Bev Laing: Mar 7, 2024 12:29:01 PM

You know how - a bit too often - when discussing senior subject selections with students, they say, 'I haven't really thought about it'. Or they come...

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Year 6 and Year 5 students discuss their career ideas at a flipped career expo

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What does a Whole-School Approach to Careers Ed Look Like?

Liv Pennie: Feb 13, 2024 1:18:17 PM

Quick quiz! What does your school's motto or slogan say? Got it in mind? Great. Now here's the important bit: Does the school slogan relate to the...

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A child looks at a sign with Believe in Yourself on it

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A case for careers education in the primary years

Liv Pennie: Jan 30, 2024 10:32:45 AM

Data shows that young people are actively thinking about their lives and careers long before formal career guidance traditionally occurs within...

Career Education Schools Aspirations

A person looks at the distant horizon from the top of a mountain. The feeling is calm and peaceful.

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Careers Education, belief and the hippo in the road

Liv Pennie: Jan 23, 2024 9:08:21 AM

You could hear a pin drop. It's a Wednesday afternoon and we're in the depth of a Professional Learning session with a dedicated group of teachers...

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Careers on Screen

Bev Laing: Oct 20, 2023 10:10:52 AM

Updated October 2024 A while ago, we asked on social media what movies and TV shows people thought made great examples for career development (and...

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A climber on a white climbing wall with colourful hand and foot holds and ropes

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Beware of the Shortcuts

Liv Pennie: Oct 17, 2023 10:39:37 AM

The case for slowing things down when it comes to K-12 Careers Education. Traditionally in Career Development, it's all about efficiency --...

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Three people on stools addressing a class of students. A woman in bright green is speaking.

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Designing a career development program: a case study

Bev Laing: Sep 15, 2023 7:29:09 AM

Recently we checked in with Andrew McEwan, Deputy Principal of Holy Spirit College Fitzgibbon, Queensland. Their experience can offer some insights...

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