Future-ready

Confident of his place in the world, an Elizabethan will face the future and any fears he feels squarely, fully aware that this future is likely to bring rapid technological and societal change and uncertainty, with the potential for increasing social fragmentation and conflict in the coming decades, arising, for example, from the impact of climate change or backlashes against the progress that has been made in the establishment of a more inclusive society.

The able Elizabethan will be exceptionally well equipped to find his path in this future. He will be adaptable and will benefit from a wide range of employability skills, such as digital and financial literacy, AI competency and resilience.

He will be responsible in purposely taking a long-term approach to his own learning, understanding that this must sometimes be at the expense of short-term gain. He will understand the importance of ethics and decision-making in our modern society, including the digital world, and will apply his powers of leadership to the issues raised in this regard by AI.