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Why Character Education is Vital for Success
With Small Charities Week 'Policy Day' well under way, I'd like to take the chance to highlight the importance of the work that we do at...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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How Can You Encourage Your Students to Have a Growth Mindset
All students face challenges and setbacks throughout their education and outside of school, it’s important to equip them with the skills...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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The Importance of Good Career Guidance
“The need to take sustained action to improve career guidance is more pressing than ever.” – David Sainsbury, Settlor of the Gatsby...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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5 Things Schools Should Know about Mental Health First Aid
1 in 10 children aged 5-16 suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder (1). 20% of primary school children suffer from a low sense...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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Differences Between the United States' and United Kingdom's Education Systems
Having grown up in the USA, I started my internship with very little knowledge about the UK school system. I figured it couldn’t possibly...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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Education Should be About More Than Exams
As the Sutton Trust’s Life Lessons Report confirmed earlier this month, it is not merely qualifications that prepare young people for a...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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Five Key Learnings from the Next Steps for Wellbeing in Education Conference
The conference was an inspiring opportunity to come together with so many people who share our belief: that a positive education should...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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How Can Virtual Reality Inspire Students?
Stuart is a qualified teacher and spent 6 months travelling the UK as a Google Expeditions associate. He now runs a company called...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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Our Vision is going Global!
One of our former intern, Sarah Smith, has been teaching out at Haileybury International School in Beijing, China. She recently heard...
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Dec 21, 20223 min read
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An Interview With Sarah Wallbank
During my time interning at Yes Futures, I learned first hand what it was like work for a charity . This organisation does such great,...
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Dec 21, 20224 min read
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The Power of Coaching
Coaching empowers people to find their own answers and to make their own choices. It guides people to reach their full potential; it is...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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Why CONFIDENCE is the most important thing you should teach- Part 2
In Part 1, I argued for confidence being critical in young people’s development and lack of it the main barrier to positive outcomes. I...
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Dec 21, 20224 min read
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Why CONFIDENCE is the most important thing we should teach – Part 1
I'd like to start by inviting you to think back to a time when you felt unconfident. Don't be shy (pun intended); we've all been there....
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Dec 21, 20223 min read
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The future of measurement for soft skills
“How do you measure soft skills?” This was the question filling the Yes Futures office last month as we hosted a discussion for over 40...
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Dec 21, 20223 min read
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How do you measure soft skills?
After recently winning Project Oracle's Evidence Competition, Sarah explains how she developed an award-winning impact measurement tool...
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Dec 21, 20223 min read
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Your distinction can be found during half-term
Your distinction can be found during half-term As a young person reading this article, you are living in the most exciting times ever and...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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#JustSayYes
Think about something you’re good at. Maybe it’s something you are particularly proud of achieving, or something about yourself that you...
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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How to lvl up
How to level up in real life. It's a lovely friday afternoon and you're sitting on the sofa, hanging out with your good friend Mario....
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Dec 21, 20222 min read
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Interview Skills: Overview
So it's interview day and you're stressing out. You’re practicing questions in your head, attempting to answer what ‘your greatest...
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Dec 21, 20224 min read
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How can Character be Taught?
Having established the need for character education, its importance and the challenges of measuring it effectively, how does one actually...
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Dec 21, 20223 min read
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