Which traditional school subject is the most important for career success?

People all have a view on this, and the results of the Luvata (http://www.luvata.com/en/News-Room/Quick-Poll-Results/Which-traditional-school-subject-is-the-most-important-for-career-success/?backurl=%2Fen%2FNews-Room%2FQuick-Poll-Results%2F ) poll are clear: maths and the sciences comprise a full 50% and literacy and languages 43%; arts, geography and history are also-runs sweeping up the rear. Of course, these statistics are misleading, especially to parents: they see that doctors or lawyersContinue reading “Which traditional school subject is the most important for career success?”

Motivating young people

On Friday I drove up with Dr Dave Richards of Bournemouth University's Business School to Warwick University's Science park for the launch of Smart Development Solutions' Youth Map. This is a product that has been developed literally through 'public' demand. Over the past three years whenever I have had educationalists – headteachers, teachers, consultants –Continue reading “Motivating young people”