Welcome to The Employable Child — a straight-talking, future-focused blog series for anyone who wants kids to thrive in a world run by code, creativity, and collaboration.
Each post unpacks how we can give children the digital superpowers they’ll need to navigate jobs that don’t even exist yet. No jargon. No dry policy talk. Just clear, witty, practical insight for parents, educators, and future-shapers.
Chapter 2 Your child might be applying for a job that doesn’t exist yet. There was a time when a job was for life. You’d get your O-Levels, find something local, learn on the job, stay for decades, collect a clock at retirement, and that was that. Fast forward to now — and we’re living…
Chapter 1 Let’s address the robotic elephant in the room: why on earth should we talk about employability in primary school? These kids are still trying to work out what day it is, some of them believe dinosaurs might still be lurking in the woods, and most of them think “Wi-Fi” is a human right…
Chapter 2 Your child might be applying for a job that doesn’t exist yet. There was a time when a job was for life. You’d get your O-Levels, find something local, learn on the job, stay for decades, collect a clock at retirement, and that was that. Fast forward to now — and we’re living…
Chapter 1 Let’s address the robotic elephant in the room: why on earth should we talk about employability in primary school? These kids are still trying to work out what day it is, some of them believe dinosaurs might still be lurking in the woods, and most of them think “Wi-Fi” is a human right…
Welcome to The Employable Child, a blog series exploring why digital skills can’t be treated as an optional extra — and why we must start preparing children today for the future world of work. Insightful, accessible, and focused on raising a generation ready to create, code, and thrive in jobs that don’t even exist yet.…
A blog exploring why digital skills can’t be treated as an optional extra — and why we must start preparing children today for the future world of work. Insightful, accessible, and focused on raising a generation ready to create, code, and thrive in jobs that don’t even exist yet.
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