FUTURE TALENTED Autumn Term 2019 - Issue 4 | Seite 8

RESOURCE
DIGITAL TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS
In today’s fast-changing tech landscape, it can
be a challenge for careers leaders and teachers
to stay ahead of digital trends and understand
the latest terminology.
LifeSkills, created with Barclays, has created
a set of digital guides to help educators get up
to speed on tools such as Skype, YouTube and
Twitter, with tips on using these to bring lessons
to life.
There’s also a handy digital dictionary clarifying
terminology, along with introductions to the BBC
micro:bit, iRights and coding.
WHAT DO YOUNG PEOPLE
FEEL ABOUT THE FUTURE?
An international online survey
has been launched by charity
Education and Employers to
discover what 14-18 year-olds
think about the future, giving
young people the chance to
highlight issues that matter to
them and be heard.
The findings will be
p u b l i s h e d i n a re p o r t
entitled  Facing the Future 
with the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) during
the World Economic Forum in
late January 2020, taking place
in Davos, Switzerland.
Access the guide at: bit.ly/LifeSkillsDigitalTools
WHAT DO TODAY’S CHILDREN ASPIRE TO BECOME?
Children today are three times more likely to aspire to be a vlogger (video
b l o g g e r ) o r You Tu b e r t h a n a n a s t ro n au t , acco rd i n g to a
recent survey. Toy production firm Lego surveyed 3,000 children between
the ages of eight and 12 from the US, UK and China, as well as 326 parents
who had children aged between five and 12.
However, aspirations vary according to region. More than half of
respondents from China said they wanted to be an astronaut, making it
the most popular career choice. In the US and UK, the proportion fell to
just over 10%, with vlogger or YouTuber ranked as the top aspiration in both
countries.
Meanwhile, a separate Drawing the Future study of 7-11 year-olds by
the OECD and the Education and Employers charity found that by the age
of seven, children are already facing limits on their future aspirations.
Andrea Schleicher, director of education and skills, highlighted barriers to
social mobility, warning that says that “talent is being wasted”
due to ingrained stereotyping about social background, gender
and race.
8 // OPINION
Entitled Your Voice, the
survey asks 14-18 year-olds
about the issues that matter
t o t h e m , t h e i r c a re e r
aspirations and concerns
about the future, comprising
t i c k b oxe s , p l u s t h re e
questions where students can
provide written answers; they
can indicate whether they
would like to record a short
video or write a letter.
Participants will be entered
into a draw to win prizes. To
take part in the survey visit:
educationandemployers.org/
your-voice