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Navigating Careers: 5 Crucial Questions Students Want Answered

Embark on a journey of career exploration and guidance in our latest blog post, "Navigating Careers: 5 Crucial Questions Students Want Answered," just in time for National Careers Week. Delve into key topics such as career options, goal-setting, skills employers seek, and strategies to stand out in applications. This comprehensive guide equips educators with valuable insights to support students during this significant week and beyond.

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Question: What do students want more of in PSHE/Personal Development? Answer: Financial Education

Consulting with students about what they want in PSHE lessons is something we encourage schools to do. Our student voice survey is a great way to do this and an area where students regularly request more lessons is around finance and budgeting. Here's some tips on areas to think about when it comes to developing knowledge and skills around finances for your students.

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Teachers - Five tips to help promote work life balance. Look after yourselves! (Part 1)

The wellbeing of teachers is a key topic of discussion in recent education news. In this three part series, we will consider ways in which you can support your wellbeing and be an advocate for wellbeing for other staff in your education setting.

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NEW (Zealand) TURN IF YOU WANT TO, THE UK’s NOT FOR TURNING (or is it?)

Co-founder, Angela discusses tobacco and vaping, keeping you up-to-date with latest news and how you can keep your lessons relevant and impactful.

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4 Key Takeaways From The Online Safety Act - Child Protection.

The Online Safety Act received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. Read this blog to find out what teachers need to know about the latest legislation.

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The UK Nitrous Oxide Ban - What Teachers Need To Know.

Legislation in the UK changed on 8 November 2o23, banning nitrous oxide possession and labelling it as a Class C drug. Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is the third most used drug among 16-24 year olds in England. Read more to find out what teachers need to know about this change to the law.

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5 common teacher concerns about about the RSHE review

Relationships and sex education seems to be rarely out of newspaper headlines at the moment due to the imminent DfE review of statutory content. Welsh schools are also grappling with a new guidance, and international schools that follow a broadly UK curriculum will undoubtedly be looking towards the UK to take a steer on their student Personal Development Education curriculum. The uncertainty around the DfE review is leaving busy teachers wondering where to turn to make sure their resources and staff CPD offer remain relevant when the new guidance is released in the Autumn.

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Ten things students DON’T want in their PSHE lessons

Relationships, sex, and health education may have been statutory in English state schools since 2020 but students are not always impressed with what is being delivered. From too many videos to topic overkill, young people tell us what to avoid.

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How do you teach students about misogyny without alienating boys?

Our misogyny and sexual harassment teacher toolkit has been the most popular teacher CPD we have run

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How do you teach students about misogyny without alienating boys?

Sexual harassment, misogyny and women's safety

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