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Climate change – a game changer for students

6 minutes of reading

The Earth’s changing climate is going to dominate the lives of every young person on the planet today. The race is on to slow current global warming trends and avoid potentially catastrophic outcomes, and today’s 5 to 18 year olds are going to be the ones solving this problem for us. It’s big news, big science, is becoming big business, and may provide big opportunities for people who want to help our planet and communities avoid the worst effects of a changing planet.

21st Century Skills for Students

5 minutes of reading

Anyone who works in education, learning or an industry or any kind is hearing about the need for people to develop ’21st Century Skills’. These skills are now becoming essential for human development and success in life and work, and are being coupled with new technical skills from exponential industries.

Healthcare and Future Opportunities

6 minutes of reading

In this article we look at samples of work and trends happening in healthcare and wellbeing with an eye on future learning and opportunities for students. Everything healthcare and wellbeing-related that we are seeing in the research is usually focused around one or both of two mains goals:

Schools Must Change – here’s why

7 minutes of reading

When reading through articles that examine human technologies, innovation and the future, it’s always interesting how few attempt to seriously tackle education and learning.

Societal Change – can schools keep up?

4 minutes of reading

We are at the cusp of a wave of transformative societal change, in which traditional social structures and boundaries that bind us (for better or worse) become blurred. Augmented and virtual realities are moving into the mainstream, AI already permeates most aspects of our daily lives, human intelligence is being extended through integration with technology, and the implications for society, work, learning and wellbeing cannot be overstated.

Transport is Evolving – here’s how

5 minutes of reading

From the research, it’s clear that new and emerging forms of transport are going to transform how we move and live, so today we’re taking a look at where the investment is happening, likely trends that might develop, and what this might mean for us as teachers, parents and school leaders.

10 facts about the future of Science

6 minutes of reading

Today we’re going to look at some of the work being done through a Science lens and the new opportunities for young people as they enter university and the world of work.

3 reasons why lifelong learning is essential

6 minutes of reading

This article examines why lifelong learning is essential for anyone seeking to thrive in a new world of exponential technology and disruptive innovation.

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