Sarah Wild, Author at Future Talented

Understanding the employer mindset

Recognising why businesses work with schools will help careers leaders to forge positive relationships, writes ISE chief research officer Tristram Hooley.

How challenging students helps to embed essential skills

Students at Caister Academy in Norfolk take part in Challenge Days where they can practise essential skills required for work.

Driving forward the Gatsby revolution: A manifesto for careers

A five-point careers manifesto urging the next government to “drive forward the Gatsby revolution” has been launched by Careers England, with the Careers Development Institute and the International Centre for Guidance Studies.

From deprivation to empowerment: how one man changed his story

Kenny Imafidon’s tale of resilience and positivity shows that where you come from doesn’t have to dictate where you end up. We provide a sample of his insights from a video interview with BecomingX.

Reflecting on the progress of careers leadership

Careers leaders are now an identifiable workforce in schools and progress is encouraging, according to two major surveys by the Careers & Enterprise Company. Joe Lepper reports.

The changing face of learning and earning

Research by Barclays LifeSkills shows the decline of the Saturday job, but a rise in online ventures and entrepreneurism among young people in education, writes Sarah Wild.

Eight personality traits to succeed in cybersecurity

The global economy is predicted to be short of 1.8 million cybersecurity workers by 2022. Hogan Assessments pinpoint the traits young people will need to forge a career in this emerging field.

Master the art of conversation to excel at work

Learning how to converse fluently and authentically could give young people the edge in the modern workplace, writes voice-over artist Lorraine Ansell.

Recruiting young people in the digital economy

Jason Fowler, Fujitsu’s director of HR for the UK & Ireland, talked to Tom Ritchie about the skills young people will need in the digital economy and the benefits of apprenticeships.

Helping schools to teach computer science confidently

The Computer Science Accelerator Programme boosts teachers’ knowledge of computer science and students’ access to expertise, writes programme manager Claire Arbery.