could I ask are there any teachers in the audience and I mean teachers tutors
the audience and I mean teachers tutors
the audience and I mean teachers tutors anyone who may teach others can you wave
anyone who may teach others can you wave
anyone who may teach others can you wave your hand if you’re a teacher and can
your hand if you’re a teacher and can
your hand if you’re a teacher and can you have a look at those wonderful
you have a look at those wonderful
you have a look at those wonderful people and give them a huge round of
people and give them a huge round of
people and give them a huge round of applause
they don’t always get the recognition
they don’t always get the recognition they deserve
they deserve
they deserve are there any parents in the audience
are there any parents in the audience
are there any parents in the audience give them another really big round of
give them another really big round of
give them another really big round of applause we’re just looking at the two
applause we’re just looking at the two
applause we’re just looking at the two most important to Moreau jobs that
most important to Moreau jobs that
most important to Moreau jobs that currently exist if you currently don’t
currently exist if you currently don’t
currently exist if you currently don’t have a tomorrow job this talk is for you
have a tomorrow job this talk is for you
have a tomorrow job this talk is for you as well as the teachers as well as the
as well as the teachers as well as the
as well as the teachers as well as the parents this is about learning for
parents this is about learning for
parents this is about learning for tomorrow I’ve chosen a Shakespeare quote
tomorrow I’ve chosen a Shakespeare quote
tomorrow I’ve chosen a Shakespeare quote to start tomorrow and tomorrow and
to start tomorrow and tomorrow and
to start tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from
tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from
tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day and way back he Shakespeare’s
day to day and way back he Shakespeare’s
day to day and way back he Shakespeare’s time he was already considering what is
time he was already considering what is
time he was already considering what is it we need to know today to cope with
it we need to know today to cope with
it we need to know today to cope with tomorrow and so I’m going to talk about
tomorrow and so I’m going to talk about
tomorrow and so I’m going to talk about three things quite quickly the tomorrow
three things quite quickly the tomorrow
three things quite quickly the tomorrow challenge the fact that we’re currently
challenge the fact that we’re currently
challenge the fact that we’re currently ignoring tomorrow and then how do we
ignoring tomorrow and then how do we
ignoring tomorrow and then how do we embrace tomorrow okay so first of all
embrace tomorrow okay so first of all
embrace tomorrow okay so first of all what is this tomorrow challenge well you
what is this tomorrow challenge well you
what is this tomorrow challenge well you may have heard the statistic 60% of the
may have heard the statistic 60% of the
may have heard the statistic 60% of the Jabez jobs
Jabez jobs
Jabez jobs haven’t yet been invented I told them
haven’t yet been invented I told them
haven’t yet been invented I told them earlier that about 80% of statistics are
earlier that about 80% of statistics are
earlier that about 80% of statistics are made up on the spot but I believe this
made up on the spot but I believe this
made up on the spot but I believe this one might be true if those jobs aren’t
one might be true if those jobs aren’t
one might be true if those jobs aren’t invented yet how do we train how do we
invented yet how do we train how do we
invented yet how do we train how do we teach how do we learn for the future of
teach how do we learn for the future of
teach how do we learn for the future of those jobs the second thing is we can’t
those jobs the second thing is we can’t
those jobs the second thing is we can’t afford to ignore education or learning
afford to ignore education or learning
afford to ignore education or learning it’s not just about whether or not we
it’s not just about whether or not we
it’s not just about whether or not we become economically viable then a vastly
become economically viable then a vastly
become economically viable then a vastly and rapidly changing world we need to
and rapidly changing world we need to
and rapidly changing world we need to also be able to overcome ignorance of
also be able to overcome ignorance of
also be able to overcome ignorance of many kinds and we might focus quite a
many kinds and we might focus quite a
many kinds and we might focus quite a lot saying oh well all of tomorrow jobs
lot saying oh well all of tomorrow jobs
lot saying oh well all of tomorrow jobs are going to be about technology but
are going to be about technology but
are going to be about technology but actually we need to really check
actually we need to really check
actually we need to really check ourselves on that because I just had my
ourselves on that because I just had my
ourselves on that because I just had my hair
hair
hair done by some amazing beauticians and the
done by some amazing beauticians and the
done by some amazing beauticians and the service industry is going to be one of
service industry is going to be one of
service industry is going to be one of the industries of the future and we also
the industries of the future and we also
the industries of the future and we also need to be very careful because research
need to be very careful because research
need to be very careful because research is showing that technology might
is showing that technology might
is showing that technology might actually be quite addictive to children
actually be quite addictive to children
actually be quite addictive to children so these are some of the challenges the
so these are some of the challenges the
so these are some of the challenges the inconsistencies and the contradictions
inconsistencies and the contradictions
inconsistencies and the contradictions that we face I hope with this now
that we face I hope with this now
that we face I hope with this now there’s a famous quote and that is the
there’s a famous quote and that is the
there’s a famous quote and that is the when the wind of change blows those who
when the wind of change blows those who
when the wind of change blows those who cope build windmills they don’t build
cope build windmills they don’t build
cope build windmills they don’t build walls and in our modern society that
walls and in our modern society that
walls and in our modern society that idea of building walls has become even
idea of building walls has become even
idea of building walls has become even more pertinent now we need to teach our
more pertinent now we need to teach our
more pertinent now we need to teach our future children how to build windmills
future children how to build windmills
future children how to build windmills when those winds have changed blow so
when those winds have changed blow so
when those winds have changed blow so what are we doing about it well at the
what are we doing about it well at the
what are we doing about it well at the moment our education systems pretty much
moment our education systems pretty much
moment our education systems pretty much globally are ignoring tomorrow we have
globally are ignoring tomorrow we have
globally are ignoring tomorrow we have what I would call the education for
what I would call the education for
what I would call the education for yesterday it worked for our politicians
yesterday it worked for our politicians
yesterday it worked for our politicians like our grammar school education in the
like our grammar school education in the
like our grammar school education in the UK and maybe the education system where
UK and maybe the education system where
UK and maybe the education system where children sit in rows and we try and make
children sit in rows and we try and make
children sit in rows and we try and make them listen that’s yesterday’s education
them listen that’s yesterday’s education
them listen that’s yesterday’s education we’ve also developed an obsession with
we’ve also developed an obsession with
we’ve also developed an obsession with testing and I learnt the expression the
testing and I learnt the expression the
testing and I learnt the expression the first time I visited Romania a pig
first time I visited Romania a pig
first time I visited Romania a pig doesn’t grow any fatter no matter how
doesn’t grow any fatter no matter how
doesn’t grow any fatter no matter how many times you weigh it the knowledge
many times you weigh it the knowledge
many times you weigh it the knowledge economy which I think may be something
economy which I think may be something
economy which I think may be something of a myth we need to be very very
of a myth we need to be very very
of a myth we need to be very very careful about telling everybody but the
careful about telling everybody but the
careful about telling everybody but the future is what you know the future is in
future is what you know the future is in
future is what you know the future is in your knowledge when actually the future
your knowledge when actually the future
your knowledge when actually the future might be in what you can do and the
might be in what you can do and the
might be in what you can do and the personality you have if you think 10
personality you have if you think 10
personality you have if you think 10 years ago I had never heard of the job
years ago I had never heard of the job
years ago I had never heard of the job social media marketing manager 20 years
social media marketing manager 20 years
social media marketing manager 20 years ago I’d never heard of a wind farm
ago I’d never heard of a wind farm
ago I’d never heard of a wind farm engineer so we think about this
engineer so we think about this
engineer so we think about this knowledge economy yes there are those
knowledge economy yes there are those
knowledge economy yes there are those jobs but often it’s the personality
jobs but often it’s the personality
jobs but often it’s the personality those are the skills we
those are the skills we
those are the skills we need to be teaching the skills of
need to be teaching the skills of
need to be teaching the skills of customer care we also need to consider
customer care we also need to consider
customer care we also need to consider something called now the post truth
something called now the post truth
something called now the post truth society the fact that we have to deal
society the fact that we have to deal
society the fact that we have to deal with is that alternative facts one of
with is that alternative facts one of
with is that alternative facts one of the key things we need to be teaching
the key things we need to be teaching
the key things we need to be teaching our children is not to believe
our children is not to believe
our children is not to believe everything you read on the internet
everything you read on the internet
everything you read on the internet because discernment is actually going to
because discernment is actually going to
because discernment is actually going to be really important for our teacher
be really important for our teacher
be really important for our teacher future children and then the final point
future children and then the final point
future children and then the final point I asked my grandmother before I was
I asked my grandmother before I was
I asked my grandmother before I was doing this speech grandma you’re 96 and
doing this speech grandma you’re 96 and
doing this speech grandma you’re 96 and you have seen a lot of changes in your
you have seen a lot of changes in your
you have seen a lot of changes in your time what do you think is the most
time what do you think is the most
time what do you think is the most awesome thing that’s happened the most
awesome thing that’s happened the most
awesome thing that’s happened the most difficult thing you’ve had to come to
difficult thing you’ve had to come to
difficult thing you’ve had to come to terms with all the technology the fact
terms with all the technology the fact
terms with all the technology the fact that you’ve been able to use Facebook
that you’ve been able to use Facebook
that you’ve been able to use Facebook and she said oh darling I had to come to
and she said oh darling I had to come to
and she said oh darling I had to come to terms with yogurt but actually there’s
terms with yogurt but actually there’s
terms with yogurt but actually there’s so much that we don’t really know about
so much that we don’t really know about
so much that we don’t really know about what we got to come to terms with the
what we got to come to terms with the
what we got to come to terms with the future is so uncertain and in fact I can
future is so uncertain and in fact I can
future is so uncertain and in fact I can say one thing standing here with
say one thing standing here with
say one thing standing here with certainty is the future is very
certainty is the future is very
certainty is the future is very uncertain so what are we going to do
uncertain so what are we going to do
uncertain so what are we going to do well we’re going to embrace tomorrow and
well we’re going to embrace tomorrow and
well we’re going to embrace tomorrow and we’re going to be led by the Cat in the
we’re going to be led by the Cat in the
we’re going to be led by the Cat in the Hat
Hat
Hat to do that because what we need to be
to do that because what we need to be
to do that because what we need to be able to do is think left think right
able to do is think left think right
able to do is think left think right think low think high the things we can
think low think high the things we can
think low think high the things we can think of if only we try we need a
think of if only we try we need a
think of if only we try we need a creative generation we need children to
creative generation we need children to
creative generation we need children to be in school learning to learn learning
be in school learning to learn learning
be in school learning to learn learning to love learning and learning to work
to love learning and learning to work
to love learning and learning to work together so they can think up the things
together so they can think up the things
together so they can think up the things that we’re going to need for a very
that we’re going to need for a very
that we’re going to need for a very challenging future fundamental skills
challenging future fundamental skills
challenging future fundamental skills like literacy this photograph is taken
like literacy this photograph is taken
like literacy this photograph is taken from a project in Papua New Guinea and
from a project in Papua New Guinea and
from a project in Papua New Guinea and this project is where adults who can
this project is where adults who can
this project is where adults who can read even just a little bit they go and
read even just a little bit they go and
read even just a little bit they go and teach the people next door to them or
teach the people next door to them or
teach the people next door to them or children in their community to read so
children in their community to read so
children in their community to read so if they learn a word I can teach that
if they learn a word I can teach that
if they learn a word I can teach that word to someone else
word to someone else
word to someone else it’s called one-plus school in one play
it’s called one-plus school in one play
it’s called one-plus school in one play it means each one teach one it’s a
it means each one teach one it’s a
it means each one teach one it’s a community initiative because literacy is
community initiative because literacy is
community initiative because literacy is a fundamental tool that so many of the
a fundamental tool that so many of the
a fundamental tool that so many of the people in our world don’t have yet many
people in our world don’t have yet many
people in our world don’t have yet many people in the UK don’t have and I know
people in the UK don’t have and I know
people in the UK don’t have and I know here in Romania many children are still
here in Romania many children are still
here in Romania many children are still struggling to get literacy but that’s
struggling to get literacy but that’s
struggling to get literacy but that’s one of the first tools in their toolkit
one of the first tools in their toolkit
one of the first tools in their toolkit and the second tool is numerously the
and the second tool is numerously the
and the second tool is numerously the skills of adding up and even if all
skills of adding up and even if all
skills of adding up and even if all you’ve got to do that with is stones we
you’ve got to do that with is stones we
you’ve got to do that with is stones we can still be teaching children those
can still be teaching children those
can still be teaching children those skills of numeracy but they’re tools
skills of numeracy but they’re tools
skills of numeracy but they’re tools they’re not something that has to be
they’re not something that has to be
they’re not something that has to be tested over and over again to see if
tested over and over again to see if
tested over and over again to see if they are numerous they’re tools that
they are numerous they’re tools that
they are numerous they’re tools that they can use for problem-solving tools
they can use for problem-solving tools
they can use for problem-solving tools that they can use for communication
that they can use for communication
that they can use for communication tools that they can use to do things
tools that they can use to do things
tools that they can use to do things with these children here walk for two
with these children here walk for two
with these children here walk for two hours to get to school because they
hours to get to school because they
hours to get to school because they recognize the importance of those tools
recognize the importance of those tools
recognize the importance of those tools for their future life communication
for their future life communication
for their future life communication skills are going to be essential and not
skills are going to be essential and not
skills are going to be essential and not just about communicating as in telling
just about communicating as in telling
just about communicating as in telling people things but understanding the
people things but understanding the
people things but understanding the other understanding or the languages
other understanding or the languages
other understanding or the languages understanding the fact that people see
understanding the fact that people see
understanding the fact that people see things differently from you they come
things differently from you they come
things differently from you they come from different cultures and different
from different cultures and different
from different cultures and different backgrounds in our current world with so
backgrounds in our current world with so
backgrounds in our current world with so many issues of strife that is going to
many issues of strife that is going to
many issues of strife that is going to be a fundamental skill for the children
be a fundamental skill for the children
be a fundamental skill for the children of our future and problem-solving this
of our future and problem-solving this
of our future and problem-solving this is me encountering instructions for Lego
my knees saying to me aunt ELISA you’re
my knees saying to me aunt ELISA you’re not very good at this are you I said I’m
not very good at this are you I said I’m
not very good at this are you I said I’m a little bit stuck and I’m not used to
a little bit stuck and I’m not used to
a little bit stuck and I’m not used to following instructions but problem
following instructions but problem
following instructions but problem solving is an essential skill for the
solving is an essential skill for the
solving is an essential skill for the future so many of the children I
future so many of the children I
future so many of the children I encounter they want to know tell me the
encounter they want to know tell me the
encounter they want to know tell me the answer
answer
answer like there’s this answer and they can
like there’s this answer and they can
like there’s this answer and they can get that answer tell me the answer but
get that answer tell me the answer but
get that answer tell me the answer but there aren’t any answers the world of
there aren’t any answers the world of
there aren’t any answers the world of tomorrow is moving on so fast we don’t
tomorrow is moving on so fast we don’t
tomorrow is moving on so fast we don’t know what the answers are we can’t tell
know what the answers are we can’t tell
know what the answers are we can’t tell the children of today what the answers
the children of today what the answers
the children of today what the answers are for tomorrow we’ve got to give them
are for tomorrow we’ve got to give them
are for tomorrow we’ve got to give them the skills and the tools to solve their
the skills and the tools to solve their
the skills and the tools to solve their own problems they might not always have
own problems they might not always have
own problems they might not always have the Lego instructions to follow to make
the Lego instructions to follow to make
the Lego instructions to follow to make a dragon or they may not have an aunty
a dragon or they may not have an aunty
a dragon or they may not have an aunty with their head in her hands we also
with their head in her hands we also
with their head in her hands we also need to be able to take risks we need to
need to be able to take risks we need to
need to be able to take risks we need to be able to teach children teach the
be able to teach children teach the
be able to teach children teach the future generation that it’s okay to fail
future generation that it’s okay to fail
future generation that it’s okay to fail it’s actually okay to make a mistake
it’s actually okay to make a mistake
it’s actually okay to make a mistake our testing culture isn’t really helping
our testing culture isn’t really helping
our testing culture isn’t really helping them with that I met a parent recently
them with that I met a parent recently
them with that I met a parent recently who had paid extra money for their child
who had paid extra money for their child
who had paid extra money for their child to have extra lessons just for the SATs
to have extra lessons just for the SATs
to have extra lessons just for the SATs test at the age of seven seven that
test at the age of seven seven that
test at the age of seven seven that child should have been out timing trees
child should have been out timing trees
child should have been out timing trees problem solving risk-taking those are
problem solving risk-taking those are
problem solving risk-taking those are the skills for the future also these are
the skills for the future also these are
the skills for the future also these are girls in this tree and it’s really
girls in this tree and it’s really
girls in this tree and it’s really important that we start we get rid of
important that we start we get rid of
important that we start we get rid of those distinctions about what girls and
those distinctions about what girls and
those distinctions about what girls and boys can’t do we need female engineers
boys can’t do we need female engineers
boys can’t do we need female engineers female risk-takers we need girls that
female risk-takers we need girls that
female risk-takers we need girls that climb trees too so embracing our
climb trees too so embracing our
climb trees too so embracing our tomorrow what would a future curriculum
tomorrow what would a future curriculum
tomorrow what would a future curriculum look like well it’s creativity it’s
look like well it’s creativity it’s
look like well it’s creativity it’s where children bring together the tools
where children bring together the tools
where children bring together the tools they’ve learnt and they learn and do
they’ve learnt and they learn and do
they’ve learnt and they learn and do together
together
together they’re creative it’s about
they’re creative it’s about
they’re creative it’s about problem-solving it’s also about putting
problem-solving it’s also about putting
problem-solving it’s also about putting problem solving and creativity together
problem solving and creativity together
problem solving and creativity together so that what they are able to do is
so that what they are able to do is
so that what they are able to do is buildings and problem-solve together
buildings and problem-solve together
buildings and problem-solve together it’s about communication skills but it’s
it’s about communication skills but it’s
it’s about communication skills but it’s not just about communicating it’s
not just about communicating it’s
not just about communicating it’s putting the communication skills into a
putting the communication skills into a
putting the communication skills into a session into a lesson it’s about
session into a lesson it’s about
session into a lesson it’s about teamwork and this slide here is from an
teamwork and this slide here is from an
teamwork and this slide here is from an activity I’ve just done recently and
activity I’ve just done recently and
activity I’ve just done recently and that activity was children were learning
that activity was children were learning
that activity was children were learning about the plants hunters of the 18th
about the plants hunters of the 18th
about the plants hunters of the 18th century and back in the 18th century we
century and back in the 18th century we
century and back in the 18th century we were searching for cures for plant for
were searching for cures for plant for
were searching for cures for plant for diseases we went to look for plants all
diseases we went to look for plants all
diseases we went to look for plants all over the place but the children dressed
over the place but the children dressed
over the place but the children dressed up they were given tools they were
up they were given tools they were
up they were given tools they were taught information by someone dressed up
taught information by someone dressed up
taught information by someone dressed up as an explorer but they were digging
as an explorer but they were digging
as an explorer but they were digging things up they were counting the samples
things up they were counting the samples
things up they were counting the samples they were working in teams to collect
they were working in teams to collect
they were working in teams to collect things so the education of the future
things so the education of the future
things so the education of the future combines all our skills
combines all our skills
combines all our skills it isn’t citizen rose it brings us
it isn’t citizen rose it brings us
it isn’t citizen rose it brings us together and it gives us activities to
together and it gives us activities to
together and it gives us activities to problem-solve to do things and to act
problem-solve to do things and to act
problem-solve to do things and to act it’s not just also about risk-taking
it’s not just also about risk-taking
it’s not just also about risk-taking it’s about resilience one of the key
it’s about resilience one of the key
it’s about resilience one of the key things children are going to need for
things children are going to need for
things children are going to need for their future is resilience I’ve worked
their future is resilience I’ve worked
their future is resilience I’ve worked for many years and I have had so many
for many years and I have had so many
for many years and I have had so many jobs and that’s now the children of our
jobs and that’s now the children of our
jobs and that’s now the children of our future are going to change careers many
future are going to change careers many
future are going to change careers many times there’s no such thing as a job for
times there’s no such thing as a job for
times there’s no such thing as a job for life anymore so what those children need
life anymore so what those children need
life anymore so what those children need is to be able to get up and get on with
is to be able to get up and get on with
is to be able to get up and get on with it
it
it and things go wrong or where things
and things go wrong or where things
and things go wrong or where things didn’t go in the direction they went
didn’t go in the direction they went
didn’t go in the direction they went they need that resilience to say hey I
they need that resilience to say hey I
they need that resilience to say hey I know how to get over been stuck I know
know how to get over been stuck I know
know how to get over been stuck I know how to learn for myself and through
how to learn for myself and through
how to learn for myself and through activities in school were they have
activities in school were they have
activities in school were they have given time what I call struggle space
given time what I call struggle space
given time what I call struggle space they learn that resilience and finally
they learn that resilience and finally
they learn that resilience and finally they need to just learn how to learn
they need to just learn how to learn
they need to just learn how to learn I’ve recently done a project where we
I’ve recently done a project where we
I’ve recently done a project where we taught children how to just enjoy
taught children how to just enjoy
taught children how to just enjoy storytelling and through that the
storytelling and through that the
storytelling and through that the literacy grades of those children went
literacy grades of those children went
literacy grades of those children went up and up and up we didn’t put them
up and up and up we didn’t put them
up and up and up we didn’t put them through tests we didn’t make them doing
through tests we didn’t make them doing
through tests we didn’t make them doing anything like that we just read stories
anything like that we just read stories
anything like that we just read stories and we also asked them to invent their
and we also asked them to invent their
and we also asked them to invent their own stories and as a result their
own stories and as a result their
own stories and as a result their literacy levels increased okay so the
literacy levels increased okay so the
literacy levels increased okay so the most important thing is if we’re going
most important thing is if we’re going
most important thing is if we’re going to create this future if we’re going to
to create this future if we’re going to
to create this future if we’re going to do this we’re all in it together this
do this we’re all in it together this
do this we’re all in it together this isn’t just for schools this isn’t just
isn’t just for schools this isn’t just
isn’t just for schools this isn’t just for parents this is all of us it says an
for parents this is all of us it says an
for parents this is all of us it says an average area takes a whole village to
average area takes a whole village to
average area takes a whole village to educate a child but if we’re going to do
educate a child but if we’re going to do
educate a child but if we’re going to do something about the future of the
something about the future of the
something about the future of the children tomorrow it takes all of us to
children tomorrow it takes all of us to
children tomorrow it takes all of us to do this to lobby the school to lobby the
do this to lobby the school to lobby the
do this to lobby the school to lobby the government and say this is the education
government and say this is the education
government and say this is the education we want for our children tomorrow and we
we want for our children tomorrow and we
we want for our children tomorrow and we want it for every child not just the
want it for every child not just the
want it for every child not just the special ones not just the rich ones this
special ones not just the rich ones this
special ones not just the rich ones this is something we need for every child and
is something we need for every child and
is something we need for every child and so to finish on Shakespeare if you can
so to finish on Shakespeare if you can
so to finish on Shakespeare if you can look into the seeds of time and say
look into the seeds of time and say
look into the seeds of time and say which grain will grow and which will not
which grain will grow and which will not
which grain will grow and which will not and we can’t we don’t know which child
and we can’t we don’t know which child
and we can’t we don’t know which child will be the next prime minister next
will be the next prime minister next
will be the next prime minister next president the next great footballer what
president the next great footballer what
president the next great footballer what we do know is if we give them all a
we do know is if we give them all a
we do know is if we give them all a chance if we give them that education
chance if we give them that education
chance if we give them that education for tomorrow then they will lead us into
for tomorrow then they will lead us into
for tomorrow then they will lead us into tomorrow and they will overcome some of
tomorrow and they will overcome some of
tomorrow and they will overcome some of those challenges some of those things
those challenges some of those things
those challenges some of those things that we are seeing if we do this
that we are seeing if we do this
that we are seeing if we do this together then they will learn for
together then they will learn for
together then they will learn for tomorrow thank you very much
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