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Reimagining Careers Education

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1 min read

Time to fly

Let's look at the second new feature BECOME has released for schools this month! The new Lesson Flythroughs are a super-quick way for BECOME teachers to refresh what's in a lesson through a short video overview.

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4 min read

'Where's the career quiz?' A case for the right kind of data

We show BECOME to a lot of people. Sometimes what we hear really drives home how much the Career Development profession has done itself a disservice...

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When 'Follow Your Passion' is a Waste of Time

These phrases, so familiar to us all, pop up regularly in career development. 'Follow your passion' and 'You can do anything!' mean well, but our...

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A fortune cookie on a textured pink red background. A slip of paper reads Good Luck!

3 min read

Lucky New Year

Waiting for a career breakthrough? A bit of luck is all you need - First published in the Sydney Morning Herald, July 2024

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An image of four students dressed as: an animal trainer, a chef, an architect, a brain surgeon. In front of them on the table are projectrs investigating careers in fire fighting and graphic design among others.

6 min read

Transforming Ambitions into Reality: Empowering Students through Careers Education

A scramble for decisions at the end of high school is often too little and too late to prepare students for fulfilled lives and careers.

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

4 min read

Career Development in Complex Times

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...

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3 min read

Why we need to stop the careers counselling guessing game

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

6 min read

Feeling Seen, Feeling Known

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

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

2 min read

Transforming Senior Subject Selection

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?

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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