Schools are busy places; they are busy teaching children all about subjects like geography, history, maths and science. They’re also teaching them practical skills like being physically active, safe online and how to tie their shoe laces. Then there’s all that they do around teaching them to express themselves artistically through drama, art and music. Let’s not forget about having to keep abreast of new technology, navigate playground relationships, manage time, proofread their work and be a contributing member of society.

With that hectic schedule how do teachers find time to add anything else? But children do in fact need more to compete in an ever changing world. They need:

A useful assessment tool to identify strengths and areas to work on, providing a great conversation starter for you and your child.

Builds core literacies to navigate daily life, competencies to conquer challenges and qualities like curiosity and persistence.

Universities are looking to move away from pure academic results as the sole determinant of entry to things like thinking skills.

Schools are judged by the achievements of their pupils and good grades are the easiest measure which is a very narrow focus.

Conventional education is no longer enough to succeed in a changing world and 60% of jobs in the future haven’t been invented yet.

StartUp Realm provides exciting challenges that the whole family can tackle from problems facing future cities to social innovation.

From video interviews, websites to visit, articles to read and questions to guide your thinking. A great conversation starter!

Great resource to support your 10 to 18 year olds to develop 21^st Century skills as well as help them explore their interests.