My son Sam has recently started his first part time job. He is working in a Pizza Parlour in Dover and loving every minute of it. It would be easy to think that a job like this would not particularly stretch him, but whilst chatting it through the other day, we realised just how much he is learning on the days that he is there.

Sam has learned about health and hygeine, how to make a fantastic pizza, how to work the till, how credit/debit cards work and how to key them in.  He has learned about customer service, how to deal with awkward customers and how to say ‘I’m sorry’. He now has money so is learning how to budget his personal finances. His work colleagues are all different nationalities so Sam is learning about different cultures and languages. He is also learning how to be a dependable member of the team. His phone answering skills are now top and he has been practicing speaking clearly and coherently.

All this, and Sam has only worked 6 shifts!

What have you learned today? Don’t forget we are learning all the time – we just may not be aware of it!