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Wendell Park Primary School in West London, recently ran a Skillsbuilder Challenge Day. The Skillsbuilder framework supports teachers to build essential skills into young people’s education. Eight essential skills - listening, presenting, problem solving, creativity, staying positive, aiming high, leadership and teamwork are broken down into 16 tangible, teachable and measurable steps.

So would Nik recommend a teacher externship to others? Absolutely! In fact he says his colleagues are all very keen to sign up.

‘Demonstrating the relevance of subjects to the real world through my own experience makes lessons more engaging for the kids. It’s the difference between students who are interested and want to be there, and just keeping a class under control.’

Kate Dawson is an entrepreneur and business woman. Ten years ago she launched The All-in-One Company literally creating the first onesies. If you’ve ever watched Dancing on Ice, Big Brother or the X Factor on the television, chances are you will have seen one. Kate recently teamed up Churchill Community College, in Wallsend, who are piloting project-led learning in partnership with local employers, part of our Edge Future Learning in the North East. She tells us how it’s been going.