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Thebac kt os c hoolki t c henr es ett hatc oul dmakeyourmor ni ngs l es sc haot i c Ther et ur nt os c hool br i ngswi t hi tt her et ur noft hemor ni ngr us h. Lunc hbox es needﬁl l i ng, wat erbot t l esdi s appearj us tasy ou' r eheadi ngoutoft hedoor , and s omeonei nevi t abl yr emember saper mi s s i ons l i patt hel as tpos s i bl emoment . Formanyf ami l i es , muc hoft hatc haospl a ysouti nt heki t c hen. Wi t ht henew s c hool t er mappr oac hi ng, Wi l l Fr ankl i ng, Cof ounderofKi t c henMak eov er s , r ec ommendsl ooki ngathowt her oomwor ksdur i ngt hebus i es tpar toft heda y . Af ews i mpl ec hangest owher eev er y da yes s ent i al sl i v ec oul dmak emor ni ngs eas i erwi t houtr equi r i ngac ompl et eki t c henov er haul . Keepbr eakf as tandpac kedl unc heswi t hi neas yr eac h Br eakf as tandpac k edl unc hpr epc ani nv ol v eopeni ngs ev er al c upboar dsand dr a wer sbef or ey ou' v eev enhady ourﬁr s tc of f ee. Keepi ngt het hi ngsy ouus e t oget herandc l os et ooneanot herc anr educ eunnec es s ar yt r i psar oundt he ki t c henandhel pev er y oneknowwher ees s ent i al sbel ong. Wher eappr opr i at e f ort hei rage, s t or i ngl unc hbox es , wat erbot t l esandot hers af eev er y da yi t ems wi t hi nc hi l dr en' sr eac hc anal s ohel pt hemgeti nv ol v edi nget t i ngr eady .

Gi ves c hool c l ut t ers omewher et o l and Themor ni ngr us hi s n' tt heonl y c hal l enge. Att heendoft hes c hool da y , al l oft hei rs t uf fc omesbac k t hr ought hedoorwi t ht hem. Rat her t hanﬁght i ngwher et hes et hi ngs nat ur al l yendup, c r eat es i mpl e s t or agear oundy ourf ami l y' se xi s t i ng habi t s . Adedi c at eddr a weror or gani s erf orpaper wor kanda c ons i s t entpl ac ef orbagsandev er y da yes s ent i al sc ans t opt hems pr eadi ngac r os s t heki t c hen. Tr yt hi s : Fi tahookaty ourc hi l d' shei ghtf orbagsandc oat s , andas hal l owt r a yby t hedoorf orl et t er sandper mi s s i ons l i ps . Res ett oni ghtf ort omor r owmor ni ng

Tr yt hi s : Pi c konel ows hel fordr a werands t oc ki twi t hev er yt hi ngf orpac k ed l unc hes-box, wr appi ng, s nac ks-s oi t ' sas i ngl es t opr at hert hant hr ee. Pr ot ec tonec l ears t r et c hofwor kt op Pos t , k eys , c har ger sands c hool l et t er sha v eahabi tofﬁndi ngt hei rwa yont o ki t c henwor kt ops . Bymor ni ng, y ou' r et r yi ngt omak epac k edl unc hesar ound y es t er da y' sc l ut t er . Keepi ngoneuni nt er r upt eds t r et c hofwor kt opc l eargi v esy ouar el i abl epr epar at i ons pac e, whet hery ou' r ebut t er i ngs andwi c hesbef or es c hool orget t i ng di nnerr eadyl at ert hatda y . I tdoes n' tc os tanyt hi ng, buti tc ani mmedi at el y mak et heki t c henmor ef unc t i onal . Tr yt hi s : Putas mal l t r a yorbowl byt hedoorf ork eys , pos tandc har ger s , s o t heyha v es omewher et ol andt hati s n' tt hewor kt op.

Af ewmi nut ess pentr es et t i ngt heki t c heni nt heev eni ngc anpr ev ents mal l j obs f r ombec omi ngt omor r owmor ni ng' spr obl ems . Cl ear i ngt hepr epar at i onar ea, deal i ngwi t hpaper wor kandr et ur ni ngev er y da yi t emst ot hei rus ual pl ac esmeans y ou' r enots t ar t i ngt heda ys ear c hi ngf ort hi ngs . Tr yt hi s : Mak eat womi nut ec hec kl i s t-l unc hbox esout , bagsbyt hedoor , wor kt op c l ear ed-ands t i c ki ti ns i deac upboar ddoororont hef r i dgeasani ght l ynudge. Thebes tf ami l yki t c heni s n' tnec es s ar i l yt hebi gges tormos tper f ec t l yor gani s ed. I t ' s onet hatwor ksar oundt hepeopl eus i ngi t . Af ews mal l c hangesbef or et henew s c hool t er mc oul dhel pmak et hos ehec t i cweek da ymor ni ngst hatl i t t l ebi teas i er . T oﬁndoutmor eaboutKi t c henMak eov er s , pl eas evi s i t : www. ki t c henmak eov er s . c o. uk Re l e as ef r omRe vPRv i aJ our nol i nk

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AIweakenswr i t t enas s es s ment s ,dr i vi ngar et ur nt ol i v ee xams , s ayt enbus i nes ss c hooldeans Bus i nes ss c hool sar et ur ni ngt oor al def enc eandl i v eas s es s mentasAImak es wr i t t enwor kanunr el i abl es i gnal ofi ndependentt hi nki ng, ac c or di ngt o10t op Eur opeanbus i nes ss c hool deans . Sc hool sar er et hi nki ngas s es s mentbec aus ewr i t t ens ubmi s s i onsont hei rown c annol ongerpr ovi des uf fic i entevi denc eofwhats t udent sunder s t and. " Wear enotgoi ngt oanal ys ewhaty ous ubmi t t ed, "s a ysPedr oOl i v ei r a, Dean ofNovaSBE. " Wear egoi ngt oanal ys ey ourabi l i t yt oar guet hepoi nty ouar e maki ngi nt hedoc umentandt odef endt hedoc ument . I ft het hes i swaswr i t t en byAI , i twi l l beobvi ousi n30s ec onds . " Thefindi ngc omesf r omTheFut ur eofGr aduat eManagementEduc at i onRevi s i t ed2026, anewr epor tf r omt heGr aduat eManagementAdmi s s i onCounc i l ( GMAC) . Af ol l owupt oGMAC' s2022s t udy , t her epor tdr a wsoni nt er vi ewswi t h deansf r omEs adeBus i nes sSc hool , Fr ankf ur tSc hool ofFi nanc eandManagement , HECPar i s , I MD, I mper i al Col l egeBus i nes sSc hool , I NSEAD, L ondon Bus i nes sSc hool , NovaSc hool ofBus i nes sandEc onomi c s , t heUni v er s i t yof Gl as gowandVl er i c kBus i nes sSc hool , al ongs i deevi denc ef r omt heGMAC Pr os pec t i v eSt udent sSur v ey2026, t heGMACCor por at eRec r ui t er sSur v ey 2026andt heGMACAppl i c at i onTr endsSur v ey2025. NovaSBEhasi nc r eas edt het i mes t udent ss penddef endi ngt hei rt hes es , whi l e Fr ankf ur tSc hool i sbr i ngi ngbac kor al e xami nat i onsandfinal pr es ent at i ons . At HECPar i s , " mac hi neof f "as s es s ment sc ompl et edwi t hpenandpapert es ts t udent s ' f oundat i onal knowl edge, whi l e" mac hi neon"e x er c i s esas s es showef f ec t i v el ys t udent sc anus eAI . I NSEADi sdev el opi ngi nt er ac t i v eAI power ed c as es t udi esi nwhi c hs t udent sengagewi t hana vat aroft hepr ot agoni s tand mus tas kt her i ghtques t i onst ounc ov ert hei nf or mat i ont heyneed. Pet er T odd, DeanofI mper i al Col l egeBus i nes sSc hool , des c r i best hes hi f tt owar ds l i v eas s es s mentast he" per f or mat i v ear t s " .

Ther epor tfindst hats c hool sf ac et woc onnec t edc hal l enges : pr es er vi ngs t udent s ' abi l i t yt ot hi nki ndependent l yandt eac hi ngt hemt ous eAIef f ec t i v el y . Mar i onDebr uyne, DeanofVl er i c kBus i nes sSc hool , war nsof" c ogni t i v es ur r ender " , wher es t udent sout s our c et hei rl ear ni ngandt hi nki ngt oAIandl os et heabi l i t yt opr ac t i s e f undament al s ki l l s . " Empl oy er sandc andi dat esneedt oknowt hataqual i fic at i onr emai nsar el i abl e s i gnal ofc apabi l i t y . Ther es pons et oAIs houl ds t r engt hent hatt r us tbymaki ngt he s t andar dsbehi ndas s es s mentc l ear erandmor emeani ngf ul , "s a ysNal i s haPat el , Regi onal Di r ec t or , Amer i c asandEur opeatGMAC. Behi ndt hec hangei nas s es s menti sac hangei npur pos e. Ther epor tfindst hatbus i nes seduc at i oni ss hi f t i ngf r omdel i v er i ngi nf or mat i ont owar dsdev el opi ngj udgement , adapt abi l i t yandhumanc onnec t i on. Asgener at i v eAIt ak esov ermor er out i neanal yt i c al wor k, s c hool sar epl ac i nggr eat eremphas i sonc ommuni c at i on, empat hy , c ol l abor at i on, c onfli c tr es ol ut i onandc ompl e xpr obl emf r ami ng. Bey ondAI , t hedeansdes c r i beas hi f tf r oma" flatwor l d"t oa" r uggedwor l d" , wher e t r adedi s put es , pol i t i c al f r agment at i onandr es t r i c t i onsonmobi l i t yar emaki ngs ec ur i t yandr es i l i enc ec ent r al t omanagementeduc at i on. Sc hool si nEur opear eal s o movi ngbey ondr el i anc eonas i ngl eflags hi pMBA. Spec i al i s edmas t er ' sdegr ees , e xec ut i v eeduc at i onandi nt er di s c i pl i nar ypr ogr ammesar et aki ngongr eat ers t r at egi c i mpor t anc e, whi l es ev er al deansc aut i ont hats t ac kabl epr ogr ammesandmi c r oc r edent i al sr emai ndi f fic ul tt odel i v erpr ofit abl y . Thefindi ngsmar kas i gni fic antc hangef r omGMAC' s2022r epor t , whent ec hnol ogy wasdi s c us s edmai nl yi nr el at i ont oonl i neandhybr i dt eac hi ng. Foury ear sl at er , t he f oc ushass hi f t edf r omwher es t udent sl ear nt ohows c hool sc anes t abl i s ht hats t udent sar es t i l l doi ngt het hi nki ng. Ther epor tc anbedownl oadedonGMAC. c om. Re l e as ef r omBl ue S k yEduc at i on

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Dadwi t hADHDanddys l e xi abui l dsl ear ni ngappwher eki dsear n t hei rpoc ketmone ybyget t i ngs pel l i ngsandt i mest abl esr i ght AWes tL ondondadwhos t r uggl edt hr oughs c hool wi t hundi agnos edADHDanddys l e xi ahasbui l tal ear ni ngappwi t hat wi s t : i t t ur nsc hi l dr en’ sr egul arpoc k etmoneyi nt oar ewar df orl ear ni ng. Par ent ss ett heamount s , t r ac kpr ogr es sandpa youtast heynor mal l ywoul d—butnowev er ypennyi sear nedt hr oughs pel l i ng, mat hsandr eadi ngpr ac t i c e. ThePoc k etMoneyGame( www. t hepoc k et moneygame. c om) was bor nwhenNei l Ki dd, apr i mar ys c hool gov er nor , c oul dn’ tfinda pr ac t i c eappt hathel dhi sowns on’ sat t ent i on. “ Ev er yappwet r i ed wasei t herf ul l ofads , want edabi gs ubs c r i pt i on, ormys ons a w s t r ai ghtt hr ought hef ak er ewar ds , ”hes ai d. “ Ki dsknowt hedi f f er enc ebet weenvi r t ual c oi nsandac t ual money . SoI bui l tt het hi ngI c oul dn’ tfind—wi t hhi mt es t i ngev er ybi tofi t . ” Theappc ov er st heKS1andKS2nat i onal c ur r i c ul um—s pel l i ng, t i mest abl es , mat hsandr eadi ngc ompr ehens i on—andwasdes i gnedf r omt hegr oundupf orc hi l dr enwhofindt r adi t i onal l ear ni ngt ool shar dgoi ng, i nc l udi ngt hos ewi t hADHDanddys l e xi a. Shor tques t i onbur s t s , ac l eandi s t r ac t i onf r eel a y outandi ns t ant r ewar dsk eeps es s i onsmanageabl ef orc hi l dr enwhoc an’ ts i t t hr oughwor ks heet s t yl eapps . Theappwor ksasapoc k etmoneyt r ac k erwi t hl ear ni ngbui l ti n: par ent sdec i det her at eperc or r ec tans wer , t heappk eepss c or e, andpar ent spa youtt hei rc hi l d’ sear ni ngshowev ert heyus ual l y

do. I ts i mpl yr ef r amesmoneyf ami l i eswer eal r eadygi vi ngas s omet hi ngear ned. Ther ear enoadsandnoi napppur c has es ai medatc hi l dr en. I t ’ sagenui nef ami l yoper at i on: Nei l ’ sei ght y ear ol ds onWi l f t es t edev er yf eat ur e—i fi tbor edhi m, i tgotr ebui l t—andt he bus i nes si sbei ngbui l twi t hhi sf ut ur ei nmi nd. Thet i mi ngi sdel i ber at e: wi t ht henews c hool y earappr oac hi ng, t hous andsofpar ent sar el ooki ngf orwa yst or ebui l dr out i nes af t ert hes ummerbr eak. Theappal s oi nc l udesaf r eeMul t i pl i c at i onT abl esChec kpr ac t i c et ool —nol ogi nr equi r ed—f orYear4 par ent spr epar i ngf ort hegov er nment ’ ss t at ut or yt i mest abl es c hec k. ThePoc k etMoneyGamec os t sf r om£3. 99amont h, wi t ha£2 SummerPas sc ov er i ng12weeks , andaf r eet i ert ogets t ar t ed. Nei l , whos er v esasagov er norataHouns l owpr i mar ys c hool , s a yst hemi s s i oni sper s onal : “ Sc hool wasmi s er abl ef ormebec aus enot hi ngwasbui l tf orbr ai nsl i k emi ne. I fear ni ngt hei r poc k etmoneyi swhati tt ak esf orac hi l dl i k eI wast of eel goodat s pel l i ng, t hat ’ st hec heapes tt ut or i ngi nBr i t ai n. ” Re l e as ef r omThePoc k e tMone yGame

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Mor et hanhal fofUKpr of es s i onal sr epor t wor kpl ac ebur noutaswor kl oadpr es s ur esmount NewRober tHal fr es ear c hr ev eal sbur noutr emai nsas i gni fic ant c hal l engef orwor k er s , wi t ht heUKr anki ngamongt he wor s t af f ec t edc ount r i ess ur v ey ed. Keyfindi ngs : -55%ofUKpr of es s i onal sf eel bur ntoutatwor kaswor kl oads bec omehar dert omanage -TheUKfigur ei sabov et hei nt er nat i onal a v er ageof48%ac r os s ni nemar k et ss ur v ey ed -TheUKr ec or dedt hef our t hhi ghes tr at eofhi ghbur nout , behi ndCanada, t heUni t edSt at esandBr az i l AheadofWor l dMent al Heal t hDa yon10t hOc t ober , new r es ear c hf r omt al ents ol ut i onsandbus i nes sc ons ul t i ngfir m Rober tHal fr ev eal st hatwor kpl ac ebur noutr emai nsa s i gni fic anti s s uef ormanyUKpr of es s i onal s . Thes t udyf oundt hat55%ofwor k er sf eel bur ntoutatwor k, pl ac i ngt heUKabov et he48%a v er ageac r os st heni nemar k et s s ur v ey ed. Whenas k edwhatwasdr i vi ngt hei rbur nout , 54%ofwor k er s c i t edahea vi erwor kl oadduet ounder s t af fing, whi l e39% r epor t edl owert eammor al eaf t err es t r uc t ur i ngorl abour r educ t i ons . Af ur t her39%r epor t edf eel i ngs t uc ki nt hei rc ar eer . UKamongt hemos taf f ec t edmar ket ss ur veyed Ac c or di ngt ot hedat a, t heUKr ec or dedt hef our t hhi ghes tl ev el ofr epor t edbur noutamongt hec ount r i esi nc l udedi nt he r es ear c h, behi ndCanada( 62%) , t heUni t edSt at es( 59%) and Br az i l ( 59%) . Thefindi ngshi ghl i ghtt hee xt entt owhi c hs us t ai nedwor kpl ac e pr es s ur esc ont i nuet oaf f ec templ oy ees . Whi l ebur noutl ev el s var yi nt er nat i onal l y , t her es ear c hs ugges t st hatas i gni fic ant pr opor t i onoft heUKwor kf or c ei se xper i enc i nghi ghl ev el sof s t r ai natwor k. Mat tWes t on, Seni orManagi ngDi r ec t or , UK&I r el andatRober t Hal f , c omment ed: “ Bur nouti sc l ear l ynol ongerani s s ueaf f ec t i ngas mal l gr oupof empl oy ees . Whenmor et hanhal fofpr of es s i onal ss a yt hey’ r e e xper i enc i ngi t , empl oy er sr ec ogni s ei tasawor kf or c ei s s uewi t h i mpl i c at i onsf orpr oduc t i vi t y , r et ent i onandl ongt er mbus i nes s per f or manc e. " Empl oy er sneedt or ec ogni s et hataddr es s i ngbur nouti s n' t s i mpl yaboutof f er i ngs uppor twhenpeopl er eac hac r i s i spoi nt , butt aki ngapr oac t i v eappr oac h. Cr eat i ngenvi r onment swher e wor kl oadsar emanageabl e, c ar eerdev el opmentr emai nsvi s i bl e, andempl oy eesf eel equi ppedt oper f or matt hei rbes tov ert he l ongt er mr equi r esr egul ar l yas s es s i ngr es our c es , e xpec t at i ons andc ul t ur e, andadj us t i ngwhenneeded.

" Wor l dMent al Heal t hDa ypr ovi desanoppor t uni t yt or eflec ton whet hert hos ef oundat i onsar ei npl ac e, bec aus eaddr es s i ng bur noutr equi r esmor et hanwel l bei ngi ni t i at i v esal one. Bus i nes s esal s oneedt oc ons i derhowwor ki ss t r uc t ur ed, whet hert eamsha v es uf fic i ents uppor tandr es our c es , andhow empl oy eesc ans us t ai nabl ymanagei nc r eas i ngdemands . " I nt er nat i onal c ompar i s ons Per c ent ageofpr of es s i onal swhof eel bur ntoutatwor k -Canada: 62% -Uni t edSt at es : 59% -Br az i l : 59% -Uni t edKi ngdom: 55% -Net her l ands : 45% -Ger many: 43% -Bel gi um: 42% -Swi t z er l and: 38% -Fr anc e: 32% Whatempl oyer sc ando Cons i der i ngt hefindi ngs , Rober tHal fr ec ommendst hat empl oy er s : -Regul ar l yas s es swhet herwor kf or c ec apac i t yal i gnswi t h bus i nes sdemands -Hel pempl oy eespr i or i t i s ewor kl oadsands etr eal i s t i c e xpec t at i ons -Mai nt ai nongoi ngc onv er s at i onsar oundwor kl oad, wel l bei ng andc ar eerdev el opment -Ens ur emanager sar eequi ppedt oi dent i f yandaddr es ss i gnsof empl oy eebur nout -Pr ovi deaddi t i onal s uppor tdur i ngper i odsofor gani s at i onal c hange -Cons i derper manentandpr oj ec t bas eds t af fings ol ut i onst o s uppor tt eamsdur i ngper i odsofi nc r eas eddemand Re l e as ef r omBl ue S k yPR

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Whens omet hi nggoeswr ong, t r ynott oi mmedi at el yj umpi nwi t ht he ans wer . I ns t ead, as k: “ Whatdoy out hi nkhappened? ”or“ Whatc oul d y ouc hangeandt r yagai n? ”

Thegoodnewsi spar ent sdon’ tha v et o. Andy oudon’ tneedt oknow howt oc odey our s el ft ohel pc hi l dr ens t ar tbui l di ngus ef ul s ki l l snow. Her ear eﬁv es i mpl ewa yst os t ar t , ac c or di ngt oEdKi m, VPofEduc at i onatCodeNi nj as . 1. L ookbehi ndt hes c r eent oget her Chi l dr enmi ghtknowt hei rwa yar oundt hei rf a v our i t eappsandgames butenc our aget hemt ot hi nkaboutwhat ’ sac t ual l yhappeni ngbehi nd t hes c r een. Ne xtt i met hey’ r epl a yi ngagameorus i nganapp, as k: “ Howdoy ou t hi nkt hegameknowswhent omak et hathappen? ”or“ Whydoy ou t hi nkNet ﬂi xr ec ommendedt hats how? ” Youdon’ tneedt oknowt heans werei t her . Thei deai st ogett hemc ur i ousabouthowt het ec hnol ogyt heyus eev er yda yac t ual l ywor ks– andhel pt hems eet hati t ’ ss omet hi ngpeopl eha v edes i gnedandbui l t .

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