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Blog: New Year Advice… read a book, watch a film or listen to a podcast!

Happy New Year to one and all! As we enter what are the “new twenties”, it is worth a moment to pause and reflect. What words of careers advice may be worth offering to others in this twenty first century of both wonder and confusion? I would suggest that perhaps in a world where we […]

Blog: Year 9 Careers Information & Advice: A guide to choosing GCSE options

We are entering the time of year when many year 9 students begin to consider what subjects they wish to take for their GCSE options It may be that you aren’t sure how best to support your child or you may be very informed and confident Our intention is to offer a gentle guide to support...

Blog: CXK & Partners Launch SEND Provision Map for Kent & Medway

CXK is pleased to launch a new joint initiative with MYT, CEC Kent and DWP Schools, with our SEND Provision Map for Kent & Medway Through our ongoing partnership work, we’re pleased to be able to work closer together to support as many young people as possible across the countyAs a trend...

Blog: Daylight Robbery and the Winter Blues

With the new academic year now gaining momentum, so too is the seasonal change that frames our daily activity Warmer spells give way to cold, damper climates, sunlight softens and our days are clipped short as dark nights draw in ever earlier As these seasonal changes take hold, it is easy for many...

Blog: Have You Ever Been Caught Out By A Curve Ball In Vocational Training?

I am a huge advocate of vocational training and further education; college gave me a second chance many years ago and certainly helped me get to where I am now However, there is a fly in the ointment in what is, by nature, a wonderful thing Some of our education and training systems currently in...

Blog: Year 11 Careers Information & Advice: A Parent’s Guide to Post 16 Options

Yes, the day is here! Your child is now in Year 11 and preparing for their GCSEs! However, before the exams hit they need to consider what they will do next yearWhether 6th form, college, study programmes, apprenticeships or traineeships application for these choices start this October! (Which...

Blog: Future Skills For Which Future?

I spent much of my summer holidays in northern England and Scotland, exploring Hadrian’s Wall and discussing the rise and fall of the Roman Republic and Empire with my children This led me to thinking about our own society and visions of the future Many articles which seek to 'future gaze' have...

Blog: My Self Destructive Life is the Reason I’m Alive

Recent studies show that there has been a rise in the rates of self-harm in England, with the highest numbers seen in those aged 16 to 24 Over recent years, this rise appears to have catapulted self-harm into public awareness and common language, yet do we really understand what drives young people...

Blog: How to Write a Good CV

Writing a CV can be a tricky task We all know that a CV should take up no more than 2 A4 sides; but how do you create a punchy, effective CV, in no more than two sides, which will stand out over the hundreds of other CVs a recruiter might receive for a roleThe most important thing is to tailor...

Blog: Taking Results Day in your Stride

For many students the exam process can be a swinging pendulum of emotions, as tensions rise and fall from exam prep, to receipt of results Not long ago had delegates breathed a sigh of relief as they exit their final exam, to once again find the rising swell of anticipation surfacing as results...

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