IN BLACK AND WHITE – a book review.
I don’t often do book reviews – I mean, there will obviously be one of my own book The Ladder as we approach its launch in February – but I feel compelled to tell you about this one. I’ve just … Continued
Apprenticeship benefits?
Apprenticeships and benefits. Earlier this week I chanced upon a discussion in the Careers Leaders UK Facebook group regarding apprenticeship choices and benefits. In essence, a student at the school of one of the careers advisors on the group was … Continued
Their future is in their hands, help them unlock it.
Picture a young person living in a major town or city in today’s Britain. They will know what they want or need as a teenager, some will have them all: a smartphone which gives them access to anything on the … Continued
It’s the differences that help us fit together.
I often hear the quote “There’s no I in team” or see it as a nice graphic on social media. It means two things to me: There’s no room for big egos in a team (see The Apprentice’s manufactured … Continued
Cutting it fine…
Procrastination…I’ve been putting this blog off for a while. Some of us like to get ahead. Some of us like to get things done ‘in good time’. Some of us like to ‘cut it fine’. But…some of us wait until … Continued
Try, try and try again.
Boys DO Try. I’ve just started reading Boys Don’t Try? By Matt Pinkett and Mark Roberts and by Page 5 and after the introduction by Mary Myatt I was already thinking about the Title…do boys try? If so, what do … Continued
Continuous Partial Attention: CPA or CBA?
Hello, How can you LAUNCH your Resilience? Recently there’s been a lot of talk about stress, wellbeing and resilience in education – there’s a lot of stress about generally due to austerity, uncertainty and changes in the social and political … Continued
It’s as easy as falling off a skateboard…
It’s as easy as falling off a skateboard… My name is Bernie, I’m 51 and 11 months and I fell off a skateboard last Saturday. There, I’ve said it, admitted it. I’m an idiot. We were having a family … Continued
Careers – we can always learn something new.
On Saturday 24th February I was honoured to be chosen as the guest speaker for #SkillsFest2018 in Barrow in Furness, South Cumbria. Skills Fest is an annual celebration of jobs, placements and opportunities in the South Lakes / Furness region … Continued
Looking for Connections.
Quiz time: Q: What do the following words have in common? Belief Understanding Interest Learning Decisiveness A1: They are all featured in our #YourEnterpriseAlphabet cards as definitions. A2: They spell BUILD as an acronym. Building (see what I … Continued