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Reimagining Careers Education

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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 why). We got lots of excellent suggestions! In the latest Career Counselling, Coaching and Assessment...

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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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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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Designing your life from the inside

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...

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The secret ingredient for subject selection

Liv Pennie: Aug 7, 2023 12:30:57 PM

Student agency. It's the secret ingredient that we're all after. By agency, we mean young people taking active control over their life and learning....

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Empathy and Careers Education

Grace Kinch: Jun 27, 2023 2:11:03 PM

Prompted by a recent article in The Guardian, BECOME Education Consultant Grace Kinch, has been thinking about some of the surprises students may...

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People must not be married at first sight to career options

Jim Bright: Jun 14, 2023 1:30:49 PM

First published in the Sydney Morning Herald, June 10, 2023. Narrowing down our options is probably the most common approach to decision-making. Its...

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The Most Powerful Thing you Can Do...

Liv Pennie: May 16, 2023 12:19:40 PM

... before they leave Primary school. If you could give your students one big thing before they leave Primary school, something that would set them...

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