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Essential Life skills for Students, Adults & Community Groups

The Future Toolbox is a game changing programme of essential Tools and Resources created to give our young people a brighter future. Start your journey today by contacting Mark and Jules for a no- obligation chat about how the Future Toolbox can help you. Contact Mark & Jules

Essential Life Skills for Students,
Adults & Community Groups

The Future Toolbox is a game changing programme of essential Tools and Resources created to give our young people a brighter future. Start your journey today by contacting Mark and Jules for a no-
obligation chat about how the Future Toolbox can help you.

Contact Mark & Jules

If you’re a teen, read this bit

OK, we get it. It might’ve been a while since we were teens, but we know that it can be a tough time, so we’re here to help. We don’t want to be boring ‘preachy’ adults who tell you what to do, we’re on your side. The Future Toolbox is here to provide you with essential life skills so that you can achieve the things you want.

First up, we need to get this boring, but a very honest bit out of the way. Sadly, nothing is easy, and success requires hard work. We’ve had to work hard to achieve all the things that we love in our life now but, who says you can’t enjoy the journey?

Now, it’s time to be blunt. Roughly only 3% of the people we share this stuff with, actually take action. Yeah, that includes adults too! That’s a statistic that needs to change. It’s not to benefit us, it’s to benefit you. Become part of the 3% of people who take a look at the tools, put trust in them and in yourself and get off your backside to start your journey to success.

So, what do you want some help with? Click on the Toolboxes below and you will find some stuff to make your life pretty good.

Parents, you should read this bit

We bet you read the section for teens and young adults first, didn’t you?

Anyway, here’s some more information you might find useful. Whether you’re the parent of a teenager or you have kids of a younger age, our aim is to help you create a family community. Even if your children have and grown up and become young adults, or they have left home, being a parent doesn’t stop. These tools are here to help you.

Have a look through the menu below to see what we offer.

*Also, we’d recommend looking at the Adult Mindset Toolbox too. This isn’t just about your kids, it’s about you too.

Pick a Toolbox then give us a call

Right, it’s time to get real about how we feel about education. Neither of us really enjoyed school. Yeah, we found a lot of it boring, pointless, and really challenging at times. Confession time, neither of us got amazing grades or went to university. We thought ‘why are we made to learn stuff that we don’t understand, to sit an exam and be tested on how much we can remember?’ It didn’t seem like a valuable way to learn. The thing is you spend a lot of time at school, your attendance isn’t optional. The education system is a system and, trying to fight it will waste a lot of your mental energy. The way you respond is the thing that’ll make you a stronger person so, let’s learn to use this system to our advantage. The Smarten Your Study Toolbox is full of tools that will show you how to make revision and studying, easier and fun. Yep, we know, most other students don’t believe us when we say that studying can be enjoyable but, we’re not trying to trick you, these techniques are proven to help you to do exactly this.

Take a look below to find out

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Whether you’re a teen in secondary school or a graduate in university, you have an exciting future ahead of you. It’s hard to know what direction to go in, we can help you to take some steps towards finding the path you desire. We’ve supported tens of thousands of teens on their educational journey and their transition into careers. This Toolbox has loads of tools to help you focus on building your brand. From loading your personal statement with stuff to get you noticed, to interview tips that will make you stand out from the crowd. Whether it’s a dream job or a place at college or university, you can get the positive results you want.

Take a look at the topics below to see how we can help:


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It’s time to mix things up, most people start from A to Z but let’s face it, life is unpredictable. There’s no ‘roadmap’ for everyone to follow. It’s your life, what do you want to create? This Toolbox is for absolutely everyone. It doesn’t matter if you’re at school, working part time or full time or in further or higher education, these life skills apply to everyone. Yeah, even your parents and all those adults around you can learn from this! By setting goals, creating positive habits, and focusing on developing a growth mindset, you will achieve success. Sounds like there’s some kind of catch, doesn’t it? The catch is that you have to make the effort to do something, nobody else will do it for you. Sounds harsh but we need to be honest with you. We’ve met lots of successful people who have used these tools consistently and, we’ve just copied them. That’s right, we copied them! You’re not allowed to copy someone in an exam, but you can copy someone’s positive habits to develop yourself. Some of the tools within the Z to A are things you’re probably totally aware of already. You might find that you’ve been doing the opposite of them for quite some time, we’ve done that too, however, when you use these tools consistently, you’ll find that they can make a big impact on your life. You can achieve the things that you want to achieve.

Have fun and click below to get going

Did you love revision, homework and taking exams? Some people do but, we’re going to be honest. It wasn’t for us. We found it boring, hard work and sometimes pointless. Confession time, neither of us got amazing grades or went to university.

A lot of pressure is put onto teens to be high academic achievers, giving the impression that a degree is the ‘holy grail’ of achievements. We agree that higher education is very desirable. It can open lots of doors, as long as you’ve chosen the right course for you.

On the other hand, it’s not right for everyone and that’s okay. Higher education is not the only road that can lead you towards success.

In Smarten Your Study, we help teens to seize the opportunity of learning by making it an enjoyable experience. It’s important to focus on the learning journey rather than the final result. If they can stand in front of a mirror and say that they’ve given it their best shot, that’s what matters. Building confidence will give them a boost for their future success. The result is then just a bonus.

In Smarten Your Study for Parents, we offer tools that will make home study and revision a simple process. We’ll also show you how to support your child with their journey. Help them to boost their confidence and become more resilient so they can handle the future.

TOOLBOX TESTIMONIALS

Working for many Schools, Colleges and Universities for many years, we’re pleased to have made a difference to so many people.

"This has really helped me to think about my future and given me some ideas about what I should do to achieve my goals." Year 10 Student Huxlow Science College
Year 11 StudentCorby Technical College
"This has really helped me to think about my future and given me some ideas about what I should do to achieve my goals."
Year 10 Student
Year 10 StudentHuxlow Science College
"It was great and simple. Draw pictures to remember things & use Plan-Do-Review to make revision simple and stress free."
Year 11 Student
Year 11 StudentCorby Technical College
I'd highly recommend Jules and Mark for face-to-face or virtual delivery. As well as really useful and well-developed content, they are fantastic at delivery. They provide the energy and dynamism that is needed to bring content alive for young people. I've found this even more crucial for virtual delivery, where interaction can often be much more limited and Mark and Jules are able to maintain engagement through the 'performance' of their delivery. They are very good at what they do.
Claudia LusardiStudy Higher
Mark and Jules have gone above and beyond, and I am so very grateful. During very difficult times they have both made the time to support students to complete their assignments and achieve their grades.One of the characteristics that all my students spoke about was the passion that both Mark and Jules have displayed throughout their time as Entrepreneurs. I think this is evident in what they have done for my students at KC. Thank you so much from me and my students, you are both amazing.
Diane FisherKingsthorpe College, Northampton
Mark and Jules from Future Toolbox have supported The King’s School, working with our year 8 and 10 students through the Smarten Your Study programmes. Our students and staff enjoy their sessions, and remember the activities and skills discovered and enhanced. Communication with them is good, prices are extremely competitive and their relationship with the school is supportive, with additional resources after the event. Having Future Toolbox delivering to our students is a core component of our Activities’ Week programme.
Jo HobdayKing's School, Peterborough
Thank you for just taking the time to help us these past two years, it's really helped me in my coursework and having the reassurance when I was doing my presentation (as I was really nervous going in and standing in front of everyone) helped me to do really well and feel a little bit more confident when I was presenting.
Year 10 StudentKingsthorpe College, Northampton
Study Higher have worked with Future Toolbox for some years and had every confidence that involving Mark and Jules in a virtual talk, to a group of care experienced students, about employability skills and understanding how to 'win' at interviews would not be a mistake. The delivery of two fab talks, 'How to Really Mess Up a Job Interview' and 'How to Effectively Use Open and Closed Questions', were ideally structured and paced to allow the students to engage with and learn from.
Beth MidwinterStudy Higher
Mark and Jules collaborated with Linc Higher to offer a series of webinars and face-to-face workshops to our Access to HE students. They covered a range of wellbeing and study skills topics in a lively and interactive way, supporting our work of preparing students for progression to university. We would recommend their friendly approach and keenness to provide sessions which are practical and relevant.
Judi FisherGrantham College
You helped me pass my course work I couldn't have done it without you. thank you so much helped me with practically everything!
Year 10 StudentsKingsthorpe College, Northampton

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