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Reimagining Careers Education

Aspirations

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.

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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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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

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

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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

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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A teenager's feet on a skateboard on a ramp

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The secret ingredient for subject selection

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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A woman walks between two city buildings in the sunshine

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People must not be married at first sight to career options

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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Several people in a control room seen from the back.

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Talking to Students about Space Careers

Heard on a New York sidewalk: “Pardon me,” the man says, “can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?” “Yes,” answers the maestro. “Practice!” This...

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