Institute for the Future on the skills needed
The Institute for the Future (IFTF) updated its respected Future Work Skills 2020 report to include literature reviews of all the relevant studies. They highlight...
Category : Future & Skills
Future and skills
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The wider world has changed almost beyond recognition yet school remains by and large the same. The English school system is still set up to...
How Minecraft and duct tape wallets prepare kids for the future
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Vimeo founder Zach Klein on the learning found in untraditional places Zach Klein, famous for co-founding Vimeo is also the CEO of DIY.org and Jam...
98% of 5-year-olds are ‘creative geniuses’
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We’re born creative but lose this way of thinking Dr George Land and Beth Jarman were commissioned by NASA to develop a test for creativity,...
UK children missing out on languages
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Foreign languages are another incredibly important skill, especially for future jobs opportunities, which schools are failing to teach children French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Turkish,...
CBI President: education is more than knowledge alone
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Another voice – that of CBI (Confederation of British Industry) President Paul Drechsler CBE – was added to those calling for education to mean more...
The Warwick Commission report on the Future of Cultural Value
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A school system overly focused on siloed subjects is one of threats facing the cultural and creative industries The Cultural and Creative Industries – industries...
The knowledge economy is dead so why are our schools still flogging it?
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Tony Wagner, educational expert (with many years of experience of hands on teaching and many more at Harvard), says schools are obsolete “We still talk...
Let kids get cyber skills playing and exploring online
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Former head of GCHQ: Children learn about the virtual world via play and exploration, and attempts to limit access is damaging this important learning The...
The future of work, according to leading HR professionals
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Jobs will increasingly need creative, flexible, problem solvers say John Hagel III and Jeff Schwartz, two leading voices in the field of HR and business...