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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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Chi l dDomi noLaunc hest oHel pPar ent sTur nThei r Chi l d’ sPot ent i alI nt oPr ac t i c alEv er ydayAc t i on Chi l dDomi no, aUKdev el opedc hi l ddev el opmentand par entgui danc epl at f or m, hasl aunc hedt ohel ppar ent s under s t andt hei rc hi l d’ ss t r engt hs , i nt er es t sanddev el opmentneeds , andt ur nt hos ei ns i ght si nt opr ac t i c al ac t i ons t heyc ant ak eathome. Par ent sof t enknowt hei rc hi l dr ene xt r emel ywel l butc an s t r uggl et ot r ans l at et hos eobs er vat i onsi nt oc l ear , pr ac t i c al dev el opments t eps . Ev er y da yc omment s—“ t heyas k endl es sques t i ons , ”“ t heyhat ewr i t i ngbutl ov ebui l di ng, ” “ t heyf r eez ei ngr oups ”—r ar el ybec omeapl an. Chi l dDomi nowasbui l tt obr i dget hatgap: t ot ak ewhatpar ent sal r eadys eeands hapei ti nt oonepr ac t i c al ne xts t epata t i me. Thepl at f or mbegi nswi t hanagea war eas s es s mentc ov er i ngs t r engt hs , i nt er es t s , l ear ni ngpr ef er enc es , beha vi our s andar easac hi l dma ybefindi ngdi f fic ul t . Thi sbui l dsapr i vat eChi l dSnaps hotwr i t t enf orpar ent sr at hert hans pec i al i s t s—ac l ears ummar yofhowac hi l dappear st ol ear n andengage. Fr omt her e, Chi l dDomi nof oc us esonas i ngl ene xts t ep. T oda y’ sDomi noof f er sonepr ac t i c al , per s onal i s edac t i on atat i me, s opar ent sar enothandedal ongpr ogr amme t heyar eunl i k el yt ofini s h. Par ent sc anac toni t , s ki pi t , as k f ors omet hi ngdi f f er ent , orr ec or dwhatt heynot i c ed, and t hegui danc eadj us t sasmor ei nf or mat i oni sadded. Thepl at f or mal s ogener at esper s onal i s edc our s ess haped ar oundac hi l d’ si nt er es t sandc ur r entdev el opmentneeds , c ov er i ngar eass uc hasc ommuni c at i on, c ur i os i t y , c onfidenc e, c r eat i vi t yandi ndependenc e. Ageappr opr i at eLi f e Ski l l ss i tal ongs i det hem, f r omr oad, fir eandonl i nes af et y f ory oungerc hi l dr ent omoney , r es pons i bi l i t yandev er yda yi ndependenc easc hi l dr engr ow. Pr ogr es sanddi ar yt ool sl etpar ent sr ec or dobs er vat i ons ov ert i me, s odev el opmenti svi s i bl easapat t er nr at her t hanas i ngl es naps hot . Par ent sc ani nvi t eac hi l d’ st eac her t os har eopt i onal obs er vat i onst hr oughapr i vat el i nk; not hi ngi saddedt oac hi l d’ spr ofil ewi t houtt hepar ent ’ s appr oval . Wher ebot hpar entandt eac heri nputar ea vai l abl e, Home&Sc hool I ns i ght sbr i ngt het woper s pec t i v es t oget her , hi ghl i ght i ngwher et heyagr eeandwher et hey di f f er . Chi l dDomi no’ sappr oac hi sbui l tar oundas i mpl ei dea: s mal l , i nt ent i onal ac t i onsr epeat edov ert i mec anc r eat e muc hl ar geref f ec t si nac hi l d’ sdev el opment . Ac onv er s at i on, abook, anewr es pons i bi l i t yoras ki l l pr ac t i s edf ora f ewmi nut esada yr ar el yf eel ss i gni fic antoni t sown, but t hes emoment sac c umul at e. Par ent spus ht hefir s t domi no.

“ Par ent sknowt hei rc hi l dr enbet t ert hanany one, but knowi ngwhatt odowi t ht hos eobs er vat i onsi s n’ tal wa ys eas y . Chi l dDomi nowasc r eat edt ot ur nwhatpar ent sal r eadys eei nt hei rc hi l dr eni nt opr ac t i c al s t epst heyc an t ak e. Thei deai ss i mpl e: ones mal l , i nt ent i onal ac t i onc an bec omet hefir s tdomi noi ns omet hi ngmuc hbi gger . ” —Mus t af aJ ama, FounderofChi l dDomi no Chi l dDomi noi sdes i gnedf orf ami l i eswi t hc hi l dr enac r os s di f f er entagesands t ages , andt hegui danc eadapt sac c or di ngt ot hec hi l d’ sageandt hei nf or mat i ont hef ami l ypr ovi des . I ti spos i t i onedasapar entgui danc eandc hi l ddev el opmentt ool . I tdoesnotpr edi c tac hi l d’ sf ut ur e, di agnos e c hi l dr en, orr epl ac epr of es s i onal advi c ef r omt eac her s , c l i ni c i ansorot hers pec i al i s t s . Chi l dDomi noi sa vai l abl enowatht t ps : / / c hi l ddomi no. c om. Fami l i esc ans t ar twi t haf r eedi s c ov er yas s es s ment , and Chi l dDomi noGr owt hi s£10permont h, whi c hi nc l udest he f ul l as s es s ment , per s onal i s edc our s es , Li f eSki l l s , T oda y’ s Domi no, pr ogr es sanddi ar yt ool s , andopt i onal t eac her i nput . Theof fic i al l aunc hannounc ementi sa vai l abl eat : ht t ps : / / c hi l ddomi no. c om/ pr es s / c hi l ddomi nol aunc hes per s onal i s edc hi l ddev el opment pl at f or m

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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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“ Thos e e xper i enc es c ans t a ywi t h c hi l dr enf ar bey ondt he wor ks hop i t s el f , hel pi ng t hembec ome mor e c onfidenti n howt hey appr oac hnew s i t uat i onsandi nt er ac twi t ht hepeopl ear oundt hem. ” As pok es per s onf orTheDoua yMar t yr sCat hol i cSec ondar ySc hool s ai d: “ Thewor ks hopswer eaval uabl e addi t i ont ot hes c hool ’ senr i c hmentweekandr ec ei v edv er ypos i t i v ef eedbac kf r oms t af f . Pupi l sr es pondedwel l t ot hec r eat i v eappr oac h, andt hes es s i onswer edel i v er edwi t hent hus i as mandpr of es s i onal i s m Dr amaKi ds ’ Pr ogr ammef orSc hool sof f er sc ur r i c ul umal i gnedwor ks hopsf orear l yy ear s , pr i mar yand s ec ondar ys et t i ngs . Ses s i onsc anbet ai l or edt owhol e y eargr oups , t ar get edc ohor t sors mal l eri nt er v ent i on gr oups , andc ans uppor tar easi nc l udi ngPSHE, l i t er ac y , ant i bul l yi ng, wel l bei ngands c hool t r ans i t i on. Formor ei nf or mat i onaboutTr af al garEduc at i onand i t st r ai ni ngpr ogr ammes , vi s i t www. t r af al gar educ at i on. c om Re l e as ef r omRe vPRv i aJ our nol i nk

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Per f ec t i oni s ts t udent sar emor el i kel y t ode v el opdepr es s i onandanxi et y Thedi s c r epanc ybet weenas t udent ’ ss t andar dsandt hei r per c ei v edper f or manc ei nc r eas est hel i k el i hoodoft hem ha vi nghi gheranxi et yl ev el s , andi nt i me, hi gherl ev el sof depr es s i on, ac c or di ngt onewr es ear c hf r omNy enr ode Bus i nes sUni v er s i t y . Thes t udyf oundt hats t udent swhoe xper i enc e per f ec t i oni s mdi s c r epanc ywi l l l eadt oi nc r eas edanxi et y l ev el s . Thi si sl i nk edt ot hef ac tt hatt heyf eel whatt heydo i s n’ tgoodenough, t hei rper f or manc edoes n’ tal i gnwi t h t hei rs t andar ds , t heyar er ar el ys at i s fiedwi t ht hei r per f or manc e, orof t enf eel di s appoi nt edaf t erc ompl et i nga t as k. I ti st hedi s c r epanc yt heye xper i enc ewhi c hc aus es t hei ranxi et y , r at hert hanas t udents et t i ngt hems el v eshi gh s t andar ds . Ther es ear c h, l edbyPhDc andi dat e, YoyBer gs , andher c ol l eaguesatNy enr odeBus i nes sUni v er s i t yi dent i fied t r aj ec t or i esofanxi et ydev el opmenti nuni v er s i t ys t udent s andhowt hes ec anl eadt oi nc r eas edl ev el sofdepr es s i v e s ympt omsi nas t udent ’ sgr aduat i ony ear .

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