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Bev Laing: Nov 13, 2024 11:48:40 AM
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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Liv Pennie: Oct 30, 2024 1:32:47 PM
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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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...
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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
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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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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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...
