Penny Carballo-Smith

21st century careers researcher, writer, parenting educator. Executive Director of Future Think, adviser to Not for Profits, British, Caribbean.

[Freelancer Club @freelancerclub]

There are over 1.1 billion freelancers in the world 🌍 What a fantastic community to be a part of! If you want to connect with likeminded creative individuals, our platform is a great place to start 😎 https://t.co/oDqIBvoTRW

[Freelancer Club @freelancerclub]

Despite being more connected than ever, the world seems to be an increasingly more lonely place. We are all in need of a real community. A network of individuals that connect, share and grow together. A safe space to be vulnerable, feel supported and heard.

[Financial Times Live @ftlive]

WATCH LIVE - Hear from @MiraMagecha, @GouldingJohn, @DrAudreyT and FT's Amy Bell at #FTFutureofWork to learn how to proactively combat stress and avoid burnout before it happens. https://t.co/nFnWjK8QB3

[Financial Times Live @ftlive]

'Companies are getting a lot more confident engaging with freelance talent and integrating freelancers into their workforce.' Matt Dowling #FTFutureofWork

[Financial Times Live @ftlive]

As we enter the season of self-improvement, now is the time to take stock of where we want to be in 5-10 years #FTFutureofWork

[Financial Times Live @ftlive]

Audrey Tang shares her practical advice on how to set boundaries and manage your time at #FTFutureofWork

[Institute of Race Relations @IRR_News]

🚨 NEW

Ministers will be able to strip British citizens of their citizenship without telling them, under the Nationality and Borders Bill.

https://t.co/NVusMxU3yd

[Education Week @educationweek]

Most of the teenagers participating in the world’s largest math and science test believe that they can improve their own intelligence, and the strength of this “growth mindset” is linked not just to how well they do but to their own sense of well-being.
https://t.co/1UH5qYDkDJ

[Justin Worland @JustinWorland]

“As the effects of climate change have become more visible ...law schools, med schools, literature programs, economics departments and more are incorporating climate into their undergraduate curriculums, grappling with how climate will transform their fields”

[Education Week @educationweek]

As schools predict an increased need for mental health supports for all students, they should incorporate a cultural lens into their responses, said Janine Jones, a professor of school psychology at the University of Washington. #K12MentalHealth https://t.co/KMdL9ZWgTg

[Tes Global @TesGlobalX]

More than two-thirds of parents say home-schooling in the latest lockdown went well.

https://t.co/lQhhkWBM9q

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

THE Podcast: How should universities prepare students for the world of work post-pandemic and how should that be reflected in delivery models and course offerings?

#THECampus talks to @UofGVC and @NWGleason
https://t.co/vAtxScFBQF

[The Guardian @guardian]

Guardian front page, Monday 12 April 2021: Young black people three times as likely to be jobless as white peers

[Guardian Jobs @GuardianJobs]

Where to start when researching for an interview? Written by Personal Career Management in association with Guardian Jobs https://t.co/IYXrhRK6dn

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

On “Money Talks”, @MIT labour economist @davidautor describes the effects of covid-19 on automation in the workplace https://t.co/C9jtTGdEbC

[@timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) @timnitGebru]

Corporate DEI departments should be abolished. They are very harmful. At google they report up through HR & block any real change that people want to make from the ground up. They're used to shield the company from accountability. 1/2

[acuitymag @AcuityMag]

How can firms attract the talent they need for business success? And what skills do accountants need so machines don’t replace them? Getting and keeping good talent is a topline issue as border closures bite.
@Chartered_Accts @lyndagratton @AmirGhandar
https://t.co/qlT3i4A7x1

[Lester Holloway @LesterJHolloway]

The British Medical Journal destroy the #SewellReport, saying its' section on health tries to "undo several decades of irrefutable peer reviewed research evidence on ethnic disparities".

https://t.co/9UmdTiLWXh

[Isabelle Parasram OBE @IsabelleParasra]

UK jobs crisis: Over-50s crisis as redundancies soar by 195%. OLDER workers are facing a "tsunami of redundancies" as the scramble for jobs heats up, figures reveal https://t.co/ha8ZybVbqI @ExpressGilo @rest_less_uk
⁩ ⁦@Wera_Hobhouse @LibDemsinBiz @meralhece @LibDems @age_uk