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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 “Orwellian” and “detached from reality”, or at least so said journalist and concerned parent James Panichi...
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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...
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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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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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Liv Pennie: Jan 30, 2024 10:32:45 AM
Humans are naturally wired to imagine the future. Data shows that young people are actively thinking about their lives and careers long before formal...
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Liv Pennie: Jan 23, 2024 9:08:21 AM
You could hear a pin drop. It's a Wednesday afternoon and we're in a Professional Learning session with a dedicated group of high school teachers and...
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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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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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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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Liv Pennie: Sep 8, 2023 1:19:04 PM
We’ve written before about the three main pitfalls of careers tests. The kind of tests that promise to deliver The Answer, The Solution, The One True...
