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I watched Louis Theroux’s Manosphere documentary over the weekend and I think investing in formal soft skills education is part of the answer. I wish we could simply dismiss these influencers as bigoted idiots who’ll soon fade into oblivion, but the truth is they’re filling a real values gap for many boys. What’s worrying is that this "manosphere" is now mainstream. A large UK study last year found 76% of secondary school teachers were “extremely concerned” about manosphere-related behaviours in the classroom. And in Further Education, where much of this responsibility is often pushed into tutorial sessions or pastoral slots, it’s clear we’re not yet matching the scale or urgency of the issue. Ofsted’s current focus on personal development, behaviour, and attitudes does create space for this work but in practice it’s too often fragmented, under-resourced, or treated as an add-on rather than a core priority. What the manosphere is doing, effectively, is teaching a value system and a set of behaviours that reinforce it. 1. They teach “toughness” we need to teach how to recognise, accept and express one’s vulnerability 2. They frame interactions, especially with women, as “a game”. It’s always objectifying, transactional and manipulative interactions. We can teach active listening tools and what respectful communication actually looks like in practice. 3. They sell “red pill” ideologies, misogynistic and often anti-semitic worldviews based on conspiracy theories. We need to make critical thinking the one muscle young people care most about flexing. We can’t hope that they will just ”grow out of it”. Importantly, it’s not about “correcting them”, we need to demonstrate how those tools will directly benefit them in their daily lives right now. This is how they will be listened to by adults, get respect from peers and even be more successful with girls. The DfE needs to pay closer attention. From school through to early adulthood, the system has to deliberately invest time, resource, and expertise into this. So the question is: are we doing enough within our current frameworks or is it time to explicitly design a boy-focused, anti-manosphere strand into how we approach personal development? Educators reading this, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

How can colleges and apprenticeship providers better prepare apprentices for their EPA? In this webinar, we look at AI tools, EPA best practices and innovations that are giving learners the soft skills they truly need for the real world.

Meta HMS update: what it means for immersive education 🔹 The facts, as they stand: • Meta is shifting resources to hardware and letting the existing education ecosystem look after deployment → Institutions can now purchase headsets through any consumer channel • Headset management becomes self-serve → Meta Horizon Managed Services becomes free, and working directly with the MDM of your choice becomes easier 🔍 So what does this mean for immersive education and XR? This is a positive step toward a simpler, more flexible model for immersive learning. Immersive education is no longer about a specific device. It’s about combining: - simulation-based practice - AI-driven personalisation and feedback - meaningful data generated from real interactions, not passive e-learning That’s where the real value sits. The field has moved beyond tech-focused experimentation and hype into something more grounded, outcome-driven, and sustainable. 🤸♀️The age of flexibility What we increasingly see in institutions is a deployment spectrum: 🤫On one end: learners practising asynchronously, on their own devices, in their own time, getting as many repetitions as they need, in total psychological safety 🥽 On the other: VR-based sessions in labs and simulation spaces, used deliberately for high-impact moments and formative assessment The power is in choosing the right combination for your learners and your institution. 📊 Our data reflects this clearly: - 85% of our top 250 largest deployment at Bodyswaps use a combination of VR and 2D deployments - VR sessions have more than doubled in 2025, where non-VR sessions have tripled, showing that immersive learning is now embedded more longitudinally in curriculum for greater impact Owen, a student at Creating Tomorrow College has summed it all up very eloquently 😁 #AI #XR #VR #SoftSkills #Education

Empower your future nurses with vital soft skills through the power of AI & VR. ✨ Nova is back again to show off how our customisable AI roleplays and learner pathways can help you empower your nursing students with key skills they need to succeed in their careers. Learn more about Bodyswaps and nursing: https://bit.ly/45Vap8r #Nursing #NursingEducation #AIinNursing #VRinNursing #AI #VR

Transform employability training with immersive AI. 🚀 Nova is excited to share with you our Job Interview Roleplay, introducing how it will empower educators to instill lifelong skills and confidence in their students. Learn more about Bodyswaps and employability skills: https://bit.ly/45yIrxU #EmployabilitySkills #JobInterview #InterviewSkills #AI #VR

ICYMI: we launched our biggest update ever. 🤩 Bodyswaps 3.0 is here, making everything even more personalised than before. ✍️ Create: Soft skills learning pathways tailored to your learners, formed of AI roleplays, scaffolded learning modules, bite-sized activities, and more… 🚀 Deploy: One-click class deployment across VR, PC, and mobile 📈 Assess: Learning performance data from individual to institution level Bodyswaps 3.0 available now: Making soft skills training effortless for educators, effective for learners.🧡 New to Bodyswaps? Book a call with our team via the link in the comments to discuss our platform trial, which will give you a chance to try all these features for free! Existing Bodyswaps champion? Just log in to Bodyswaps Go and see the changes for yourself. 🙌 #AIinEducation #AIinHealthcare #AI #HE #FE #HealthcareEducation