Dan Hawes is head of marketing and the co-founder of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau: "Think through the qualities assessors will be looking for, such as leadership, problem-solving, business skills, initiative and creativity.
Ofsted visited last summer, and though it expressed concern that the results of its 2012 GCSE entrants – the last to be taught entirely under a more traditional curriculum – were low, the inspectors described the new approach, with its focus on skills such as creativity, problem-solving and showing initiative, as "broad, balanced and innovative".
His work embodies his passion to incorporate Black history lessons into his art as a vehicle for creating problem solving initiatives.
Such programs work best if embedded in the context of larger strategic problem solving initiatives and are ongoing as long-term investments in women's leadership globally.
One improvement advocated by Munby is the development of "problem-solving courts", a US initiative that involves judges attempting to tackle the underlying problems that bring claimants or offenders repeatedly back to court.
Rather than reducing numbers, Gove hopes to reform prison regimes, placing greater emphasis on education and meaningful activity, but he acknowledged that the sweeping changes he envisaged would take time to deliver, and that new initiatives such as "problem-solving courts" and "reform prisons" needed time to be tested before being rolled out widely.
The Clinton Global Initiative, an annual problem-solving conference of world leaders, founded by former President Bill Clinton, concludes Thursday in New York City.
It is when we want to develop initiative, creativity, judgment, and problem-solving ability in people that praise fails us most.
These scenarios are designed to address the following areas: empathy, initiative and resilience, communication and problem-solving skills, team work, insight and integrity, compassion.
Such letters often have more impact than grades or test scores at the graduate level, where factors such as initiative, hard work, creativity, independence, problem-solving ability, and teamwork are prized skills.
