Author: Lola Wilson

As part of the international DesignMyFuture project activities, we organised an online event for educators on 1 December 2022 at the Slovenian National Institute of Education, where we presented new materials on reducing early school leaving among young people aged 14-17, aimed at teachers and other school professionals. More than 70 teachers and other educators…

On 6 December project partners Ahead Partnership and Leeds Beckett University hosted the DesignMyFuture UK Multiplier Event in Leeds. 50 young people aged 11-16 years old and school staff from the Leeds Learning Alliance attended the event at Carr Manor Community School to find out more about the project and get a first look at…

Spoštovani učitelji in učiteljice! Na Zavodu RS za šolstvo pripravljamo smernice za učitelje in druge strokovne delavce, ki nastajajo v sklopu mednarodnega projekta DesignMyFuture – Opolnomočenje mladih za premišljene izobraževalne in karierne odločitve. Cilj naših prizadevanj je strokovno podpreti mlade v starosti od 14 do 17 let, da sprejmejo premišljene karierne odločitve, dokončajo šolanje oz….

We are delighted to confirm that the final project partner meeting is set for 12 December 2022 at Universidade Lusíada do Porto in Portugal, hosted by PIN – Partners in Neuroscience. This will be swiftly followed by the DesignMyFuture Final Conference on 13 December. At the final project meeting all of the partners will be…

It was my first time in Norway. As soon as I arrived in Tromsø my wish was to go chasing the aurora borealis. I had already seen them on the internet, either in photos or videos. Just like so many other things you can see on the internet, but you feel it’s not the same….

Throughout our lives we realise that the decisions are always there. And if at the beginning of the path we have some people who decide for us and a little later advise us on the decisions to take. In adulthood we feel that most of the decisions are made for us. And that many of…

We are delighted to confirm that the next project partner meeting is set for 10 – 12 October 2022 at UiT The Arctic University of Norway at their Tromsø campus. At this next project meeting all of the partners will be working on completing the teacher and parent guides (Project Intellectual Outputs IO3 and IO4) as…

Parents and carers of young people aged 14 – 25 years old who are currently attending secondary school or have left school in the last five years are invited to take part in the research for DesignMyFuture. Parents and carers are asked to complete a survey which asks for views on how they feel their…

As part of the DesignMyFuture project, throughout the summer period Ahead Partnership have been working with our international project partners to collect data from young people aged 14-25 years old about their skills, learning preferences, ideas on future careers, how they find out about careers and their favourite types of apps and games to help inform the…

UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) is the northernmost university in the world, and the third largest university in Norway offering education from bachelor to PhD level across a broad selection of subject areas. The university has around 16,500 students and 3,500 staff members located in six campuses across Northern Norway, with the main…