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Becoming an Englishian

Picture of Bev Laing Bev Laing: Nov 13, 2025 2:22:38 PM

If you're good at Maths, you aspire to become a mathematician. If you enjoy History, become a historian! If you're good at English, you could become a writer. (Yes I admit I made up the word 'Englishian' in the title, and it makes me cringe, too).

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What do we do while we wait for policy to catch up? We lead anyway.

Picture of Marian Wright Marian Wright: Oct 1, 2025 12:00:00 PM

Across Australia, young people sit in classrooms and wonder what their futures might hold. Marian Wright digs deep into what ACARA's decision about...

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Purpose, passion and meaning are all important - and different

Picture of William Wragg William Wragg: Sep 24, 2025 9:18:07 AM

Are passion and purpose the same thing? In our latest guest blog post, William Wragg reminds us they are not -- nor are they the same as meaning in...

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Mind the Gap

Picture of Liv Pennie Liv Pennie: Aug 20, 2025 9:38:13 AM

Big system change is tough but there are positive signs. Policymakers and education strategies leaders around the world are recognising that quality...

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Why is 'Why?' Important?

Picture of Grace Kinch Grace Kinch: Jul 24, 2025 3:53:36 PM

How deeply are students asking why they are interested in certain occupations? At BECOME, we believe that asking why is absolutely vital. ‘Why’ is...

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Five BIG ways all teachers boost career ideas

Picture of Bev Laing Bev Laing: Jul 22, 2025 5:22:00 PM

There's so much going on at school. Teaching knowledge and understanding, learning skills for study, life and wellbeing. Some - but not all - of it...

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Ways to boost student engagement

Picture of Liv Pennie Liv Pennie: Jul 16, 2025 3:17:03 PM

What if every student in your classroom saw the reason for what they are learning at school? What if they understood the WHY? Why their learning is...

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Time to fly

Picture of Bev Laing Bev Laing: Mar 13, 2025 3:37:18 PM

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...

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

Picture of Bev Laing Bev Laing: Mar 7, 2025 3:56:41 PM

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

Picture of Dr Trent Loader Dr Trent Loader: Feb 12, 2025 2:07:05 PM

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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