New report by Cambridge identifies five priorities to prepare students for a changing world
- Foster greater self-management skills to help students navigate uncertainty
- Reframe subject knowledge to increase its value in age of AI
- Signpost skills more clearly so students recognise they’re prepared for the future
- Strengthen oracy to help students build meaningful relationships
- Strengthen the role of school as the place to build purposeful connections
A major new report from the International Education group at Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge) captures the voices of nearly 7,000 teachers and students across 150 countries. It offers a unique view of how students experience education today and the skills and attributes they think are important for a future being shaped rapidly by technological advance, climate pressures, and shifting global dynamics.
The report, Navigating the future: Preparing learners to thrive in a changing world, draws on responses from 3,021 teachers and 3,840 students worldwide, alongside insights from experts in education, social science, psychology, technology, government, and policy. It explores how students and their teachers feel about students’ readiness for the future, the skills they value, and the challenges they perceive in developing them. Both groups see opportunities in digital technologies to enhance learning, but voice concerns about distraction and risks to critical thinking and communication skills.
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