Did you know?Did you know?

Sometimes size does matter.Sometimes size does matter.

If you’re one in a million in If you’re one in a million in ScotlandScotland……

… … there are there are 55 people just like people just like you.you.

If you’re one in a million in If you’re one in a million in ChinaChina……

… … there are there are 13001300 people just people just like you.like you.

In India, there are In India, there are 11001100 people people just like you.just like you.

The The top thirdtop third of the population in of the population in China with the highest IQ…China with the highest IQ…

… … is greater than the is greater than the total total populationpopulation of the European Union. of the European Union.

In India, it’s the top In India, it’s the top 42%42%..

Translation for teachers: they Translation for teachers: they have more young people in have more young people in

education than we have people.education than we have people.

If you consider together 13 If you consider together 13 variations on the spelling…variations on the spelling…

… ‘… ‘MohamedMohamed’ was the 2’ was the 2ndnd most most popular name for a British boy in popular name for a British boy in

2006.2006.

During the course of this During the course of this presentation…presentation…

… … 66 babies will be born in the UK… babies will be born in the UK…

… … 244244 babies will be born in babies will be born in China…China…

… … 351351 babies will be born in India. babies will be born in India.

Britain came Britain came lastlast in a UNICEF in a UNICEF survey of children living in relative survey of children living in relative

povertypoverty in the developed world. in the developed world.

GROS expects the number of GROS expects the number of children in Scotland to children in Scotland to drop by 15%drop by 15%

over the next 25 years.over the next 25 years.

Did you know?Did you know?

China will soon become the China will soon become the number one English-speaking number one English-speaking

country in the world.country in the world.

If you took If you took every jobevery job there is there is today in the UKtoday in the UK

and Germanyand Germany

and Franceand France

and Italyand Italy

and Poland…and Poland…

and you and you outsourcedoutsourced them to them to China…China…

… … it would still have a labour it would still have a labour surplus.surplus.

The US Department of Labor The US Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner estimates that today’s learner

will have will have 10 to 1410 to 14 jobs… jobs…

… … by age by age 3838..

According to the Department of According to the Department of Trade and Industry…Trade and Industry…

1 out of 4 workers today is 1 out of 4 workers today is working for a company for working for a company for

whom they have been whom they have been employed employed less than 1 yearless than 1 year..

The average Briton today will The average Briton today will have have 16 homes16 homes in their lifetime. in their lifetime.

Twenty years ago, it was Twenty years ago, it was fivefive..

According to former US Secretary According to former US Secretary of Education, Richard Riley…of Education, Richard Riley…

… … the top 10 jobs that will be in the top 10 jobs that will be in demand in 2010 demand in 2010 didn’t existdidn’t exist in 2004. in 2004.

We are currently preparing learners We are currently preparing learners for jobs that for jobs that don’t yet existdon’t yet exist……

… … using technologies that using technologies that haven’t yet been inventedhaven’t yet been invented……

… … in order to solve problems we in order to solve problems we don’t yet don’t yet recognise as problemsrecognise as problems..

Scotland accounts for 0.2% of Scotland accounts for 0.2% of global carbon emissions.global carbon emissions.

The refinery at Grangemouth The refinery at Grangemouth accounts for 5% of the UK’s total accounts for 5% of the UK’s total

carbon emissions.carbon emissions.

Scotland’s estimated Scotland’s estimated energy energy potentialpotential from renewable sources is from renewable sources is

an output of 59.1GW.an output of 59.1GW.

Our Our current consumptioncurrent consumption is is 10.5GW10.5GW

Did you know?Did you know?

The only authorities in the UK The only authorities in the UK with with broadband Internetbroadband Internet

penetration above 50%...penetration above 50%...

are Shetland and are Shetland and Aberdeenshire.Aberdeenshire.

(Stirling, Aberdeen and Moray make (Stirling, Aberdeen and Moray make up the rest of the UK’s top five).up the rest of the UK’s top five).

Did you know?Did you know?

Nintendo invested more than Nintendo invested more than $140 million in research and $140 million in research and development in 2002 alone.development in 2002 alone.

In the same period, the U.S. In the same period, the U.S. Federal Government spent Federal Government spent less less than halfthan half that much on research that much on research

and innovation in education.and innovation in education.

Wikipedia, the online user-created Wikipedia, the online user-created encylopedia, has encylopedia, has 8 million articles8 million articles

in 253 languages.in 253 languages.

One visitor in 20 will edit its One visitor in 20 will edit its content.content.

There are over 106 million There are over 106 million registered users of MySpace.registered users of MySpace.

If MySpace were a country, it would If MySpace were a country, it would be the 11be the 11thth largest in the world largest in the world (between Japan and Mexico).(between Japan and Mexico).

The average MySpace page is The average MySpace page is visited 30 times a day.visited 30 times a day.

Did you know?Did you know?

We are living in We are living in exponentialexponential times. times.

There are over There are over 2.7 billion2.7 billion searches searches performed on Google each month.performed on Google each month.

To whom were these questions To whom were these questions addressed B.G. (before Google)?addressed B.G. (before Google)?

In 2000, 17 billion text In 2000, 17 billion text messages were sent worldwide.messages were sent worldwide.

By 2005, that figure had reachedBy 2005, that figure had reached500 billion500 billion..

There are about 540,000 words There are about 540,000 words in the English language…in the English language…

About 5 times as many as in About 5 times as many as in Shakespeare’s time.Shakespeare’s time.

The British Library adds over The British Library adds over 8000 items to its collection…8000 items to its collection…

… … every dayevery day

It is estimated that a week’s It is estimated that a week’s worth of worth of New York TimesNew York Times……

… … contains more information contains more information than an average person was than an average person was

likely to come across likely to come across in a in a lifetimelifetime in the 18 in the 18thth century. century.

It is estimated that 1.5 exabytes It is estimated that 1.5 exabytes (1.5 x10(1.5 x101818) of ) of unique new unique new

informationinformation will be generated will be generated worldwide next year.worldwide next year.

That’s estimated to be more That’s estimated to be more than all the information available than all the information available

for the for the previous 5000 yearsprevious 5000 years..

The amount of new technical The amount of new technical information is information is doublingdoubling

every 2 years.every 2 years.

For students starting a four-year For students starting a four-year technical degree, this means…technical degree, this means…

… … half of what they learn in their half of what they learn in their first year of study will be first year of study will be outdatedoutdated

by their third year.by their third year.

It is predicted to double every It is predicted to double every 72 hours by 2010.72 hours by 2010.

Predictions are that e-paper will Predictions are that e-paper will be cheaper than real paper.be cheaper than real paper.

The young people who left The young people who left school this year have never school this year have never lived in a world without the lived in a world without the

Internet.Internet.

Over Over 48 million48 million laptops were laptops were sold worldwide last year.sold worldwide last year.

The The One Laptop Per Child One Laptop Per Child FoundationFoundation is expecting to deliver is expecting to deliver

between between 50 to 100 million50 to 100 million computers a year to children in computers a year to children in

developing countries.developing countries.

By 2023, when today’s P1s will By 2023, when today’s P1s will be just 21 years old and be just 21 years old and

beginning their (first) careers…beginning their (first) careers…

… … US researchers say it only will US researchers say it only will take a $1000 computer to exceed take a $1000 computer to exceed

the capabilities of the capabilities of the human brainthe human brain..

And while technical predictions And while technical predictions beyond about 15 years are hard beyond about 15 years are hard

to make…to make…

… … US predictions are that by US predictions are that by 2049 a $1000 computer will 2049 a $1000 computer will exceed the computational exceed the computational

capabilities of capabilities of the human racethe human race..

What does it all mean?What does it all mean?

Shift happensShift happensand our young people and our young people

need to be suitably need to be suitably equipped to enter a equipped to enter a

changing worldchanging world

Now you know…Now you know……..how do we respond?…..how do we respond?