Social mobility Opinion The Guardian view on soft skills: being clever is not enough The new education secretary’s agenda so far looks uncontroversial, which doesn’t mean it is unimportant Damian Hinds, secretary of state for education. Mr Hinds addressed the challenge that rapid technological change poses to schools and the need to create systems so adults can acquire new skills. Mr Hinds is not the first minister to extol the virtues of resilience – the ability to defer gratification and to recover from setbacks. But it is encouraging that Mr Hinds sees it as a priority. It will certainly take character and resilience to translate Mr Hinds’ lofty words into practical, evidence-led policy.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2018 18:11 UTC