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Reimagining Careers Education

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Why is 'Why?' Important?

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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The delta of the Geba River on the west coast of Guinea-Bissau is a complex natural system that is ever-changing

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Career Development in Complex Times

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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Why we need to stop the careers counselling guessing game

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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Students smilling in a high school classroom

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Feeling Seen, Feeling Known

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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