MADE Training

Happy National Thank a Teacher Day! ❤️
To all the teachers we work with, thank you for being there for your students, and visibly showing up every day. Being in their corner does not go unnoticed, and although it isn't always easy, you are appreciated more than you know.

And to all teachers out there, this is your day, and we hope you get given all the credit you deserve 🙌.

In Gareth Southgate's recent documentary, he says that he struggled adjusting from going to school everyday to playing football full time, and that a lot of young men are struggling with these kinds of transition periods.

With year 6 transition days coming up, we know this transition for young girls and boys alike can be scary. Secondary school is a big step up in independence, the level of learning, and the amount of new people they are bound to meet.

In the spirit of this, we want to remind our network of the 3 most important things we should teach our children going into this brand new period:
✦ 𝐁𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 🧏 - try to go in with your mind as a blank slate. Just like how you were open to trying a new instrument/sport, take the same approach to thinking skills
✦ "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧" 💪 - if you say you can do something, you'll want to do something, and then putting the effort in will lead you to your goals.
✦ 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 🏔️ - you're not going to be able to do everything instantly, and that's okay! Just get back up and keep practising.

If Gareth Southgate struggled adjusting, it is okay that you might struggle too when entering your new school.
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Check out Lincoln Christ's Hospital School's race car!
Thank you John Gibbins and Declan Evans for making this possible. We can't wait to see what you all have in store, and we are right behind you!

Go team! 🏎️

Our director, Sander de Groot, had the privilege of joining The Outward Bound Trust with MADE in a series of physical activities with fellow schools and students.

And if you know Sander, you know this is right up his street!

This week of whimsy comes at the end of students taking part in our VIPER programme. This is where we take proven and innovative thinking skills, coupled with advances in neuroscience, and put them into a 1:1 coaching programme in which students would learn how to think in an explicit and concrete manner.

And what a way to end such a successful period!

We look forward to continuing our partnership with all those involved, and we hope you appreciate these pics of the man himself in his element 😅!

NEET numbers are set to hit 1.25 million in the next 5 years.
That will change from 1 in 8 young people to 1 in 6.
According to the Young People and Work interim report, The Right Honourable Alan Milburn has said that these figures will become reality if we do not fix our system.

This report is meant to be taken forward in 2 phases: the 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 phase and the 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 phase.

We want to pose this solution question to you. Our network.

✦ What do YOU think the solution is to stop the number of NEETs increasing?
✦ From your experience, what are the main reasons for why young people are no longer able/willing to get involved?
✦ What can the government do proactively to see these figures drop?

Let's talk.

Any other queries or questions?
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NEETs don't come from nowhere.
Their struggles with mental health often start from a young age.
That's why it is so important now to talk about having a growth mindset explicitly, especially at a young age, so that students are able to develop their thinking skills to counteract the challenges they are facing.

Carol Dweck, an American psychologist, says that your view of yourself determines everything. If operating through a fixed mindset, students believed all their abilities are fixed traits - that's that.

However, Dweck says that, with a growth mindset, they can be transformed. Not everyone can be a Nobel Peace prize Winner, but everyone can become smarter if they work at it.

Research by Stanford University says that having a growth mindset makes students more likely to challenge themselves, become stronger individuals, and more creative problem solvers.

As we are currently dealing with a crisis of young people not engaging with any form of education or training, it is time to teach growth mindsets explicitly so that we can start reversing this pattern.

Let's start thinking BIG 👊.
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1 in 8.
1 in 8 young people are not in education, employment or training - an increase of 70% over the last decade.

Following the government's recent report on Young People and Work, we were both shocked and saddened at these figures, and wanted to share what we think.

We are clearly at risk of losing generation, and this urgently needs to change.

A large proportion of young adults claiming they are NEET cite mental health as their primary condition, doubling to more than 4 in 10.

We want to make it clear: we don't blame you. Today, the cost of living combined with saturated job markets don't make it easy for this up and coming generation.

However, these limits are not definitive.

We want to talk about these issues, and to have your voices heard. It is important to share how you're feeling, as although it may sound trivial, simply talking about your struggles makes a huge difference. For example, a trusted friend may relate to how you feel, which allows them to express that back to you, and before you know it, a weight is lifted off both of your shoulders.

And mental health issues don't come from nowhere - these struggles start from a young age.

That is why school/college/sixth form is the perfect place to talk about these issues, especially with friends.Staying in school and going as much as possible gives you a familiar routine that you can trust. It also allows you to focus your attention on thinking and developing, as-well as spending time with people important to you.

As a NEET, you are part of the solution to this crisis, and vital to its turning around.

A problem shared is a problem halved, and by addressing these issues and bringing them to social media, we encourage people to get rid of the taboo nature surrounding these topics.

With this in mind, we can take one big step to getting this solved 👊.

For our growth mindset, there is no 'yet'.
You can. That's it.

With it being the middle of exams for year 11s and year 13s, and also with the transition period coming up for year 6's, explicitly talking about being open to new thinking skills is more important than ever.

During exam season, nerves are at an all time high.
But this should not turn into thinking you're not able to do them.

Whilst nerves are high, your confidence should be too. If you're nervous, it shows that you care, and because you care, that means you have done the work to pass these exams. You can do this, and you know you can. Not 'yet', but right now 👊 .

For year 6's, secondary school is a huge jump.
But explicitly practising a growth mindset can provide you with a bridge to cross it.

Because COVID stripped some of the crucial thinking skills and learning abilities away from these children, they are in need of some extra guidance when taking this next step.

This is the perfect time to start talking to these students about approaching their new schools with an open mind. Just like learning a new sport, you walk in ready to learn, no matter how different it is from the things you already know.

And this doesn't happen 'yet'. This happens now.

You can do this 👊.
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𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐈𝐏𝐒
We want to help you and your new year 7's.

Transitioning from primary school to a secondary school is a big deal, and with these new students having missed key learning habits thanks to COVID-19, it is more important than ever to make some things clear.

To our clients and friends, here are 3 Top Tips we have to ensure you can get your transition period to go as smoothly as possible:
1.🧐 𝐁𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 to new 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 - just like being ready to learn a new sport, you need to be open to learn new thinking skills.
2. 💪 "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧" - if you say you can learn this, you will want to learn this, setting yourself up for success with a bit of effort.
3. 📚 Homework is about 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 - just like when you learned to ride a bike, its about the getting up again that gets you to your goal, not beating yourself up about not getting it the first time.

Any other queries or questions?

📩 Drop us a line: [email protected]
📞 Call us on: 0800 270 7660
💬 Or comment below!
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